David walliams new biography book gangsta granny

Book by David Walliams

For the BBC TV film adaptation, see Gangsta Granny (film).

Gangsta Granny is a 2011 British children's comedy fiction book, written by David Walliams,^[1] illustrated by Tony Ross and published by HarperCollins.

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A sequel, Gangsta Granny Strikes Again, was released in 2021.

Plot

Ben, an 11-year old, curious boy, hates having to stay with his old Granny every Friday because his parents go to see a dancing show named Strictly Stars Dancing which is a parody of Strictly Come Dancing. He finds it boring and repetitive as his Granny always feeds him cabbage-related dishes, most commonly cabbage soup and cabbage chocolate, and they are constantly playing Scrabble, plus her television hasn't been working since the 1900s.

Ben loves plumbing and is a long-term subscriber to the magazine Plumbing Weekly, which he buys every week from Raj's newsagent. Ben's parents disapprove of him being a plumber, as their ambition for their