The Boy In The Dress

Description

Title: The Boy in the Dress
Author: David Walliams
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2009
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9780007279043

The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams is a funny, warm, and thoughtful children’s novel illustrated by Quentin Blake. It follows Dennis, a boy who loves football, misses his mum, and feels that something colourful is missing from his grey everyday life.

When Dennis discovers the world of fashion and tries wearing a dress, his life becomes more complicated, surprising, and revealing. The story explores friendship, family, difference, courage, self-expression, and the pressure to fit in, all with David Walliams’s familiar humour and emotional warmth.

This paperback is ideal for young readers who enjoy funny school stories, character-led fiction, and books that gently open conversations about identity and acceptance. Quentin Blake’s illustrations add energy and charm throughout the story.