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The jaw-achingly funny children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross.

Meet the Meeks!

Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn’t enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there’s only one problem… What is a FING?

Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a FING?

An explosively funny, totally surreal Tall Story about two perfectly nice parents and their unbelievably monstrous daughter from the phenomenal bestselling author David Walliams.

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7 - 9 years
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280 pages
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English
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HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Publication date

21 February 2019
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PRAISE FOR DAVID WALLIAMS:

“I absolutely love David Walliams's books. In a few more years they will become classics.” – Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole

“Dahl finally has a worthy successor” – Telegraph

"Another triumph for David Walliams. His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air" – The Sun

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David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children and become one of the most influential children’s writers today. Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 40 million copies, and his books translated into 53 languages.

Born in London, Tony Ross went to art school in Liverpool. His cartoons have appeared in famous publications the world over. His first book, Hugo and the Wicked Winter, was published in 1972. Tony has since written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000!

David and Tony have worked on seven bestselling picture books together, and thirteen of David’s phenomenally successful children’s novels. David and Tony also collaborated on the 2017 World Book Day title, BLOB, and on the blockbuster collections The World’s Worst Children 1, 2 and 3, The World’s Worst Teachers and The World’s Worst Parents.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07N6P1CMW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks (21 February 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 104393 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages

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it was pretty good

Reviewed in Australia on 13 September 2019

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the book wasnt the best but it wasnt the worst...
Cons:
it wasnt really based on fing
it was more based on the dad and the daughter
Pros:
it was funny
it was entertaining

overall it was a pretty good book and it would be for ages 7- 13

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Another great story from Mr Walliams.

Reviewed in Australia on 23 March 2019

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My daughter is enjoying her book as she does all the David Walliams books. We all love the humour and witty writing that is just as appealing to adults.

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dt364

great

Reviewed in Australia on 26 May 2019

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this is a great book! I recomend this for 11 yr old boys.
You should get this book it is truely amazing!
God dam it in need to do 20 words

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Stefan Luke

Fing

Reviewed in Australia on 24 February 2019

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This book in my opinion is the best children's book my son has ever read. The fun and mischievious characters really do lighten the mood of the reader!

One of the best books out there! (David Walliams is a great author)

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Paul

Kids loved it!

Reviewed in Australia on 23 August 2021

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Another great book! My 8 year old really enjoyed it!

Reviewed in Australia on 18 May 2020

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I think it was very interesting book and I really enjoyed it! I have to do twenty words so her are some random ones: cat dog harry potter

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Hayley

Great book

Reviewed in Australia on 22 April 2019

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I love david walliams this is a great book for kids it made me feel mixed feelings but a great book highly recommend for kids of all ages.

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Jacqueline Lovett

Great book

Reviewed in Australia on 9 August 2020

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My granddaughter loves it

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K. J. Kelly

Elongated 'World's Worst Child' tale, not a strong Walliams story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 March 2019

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From the first, I had the feeling this was one of the WWC series, expanded. This was the first time my son has bought a Walliams' on day of publication, as he's such a fan of every other by the author (we've only missed out Awful Auntie). It's taken around 10 nights for me to read it to him, and he's enjoyed it.

So this review is not from his perspective - an 8 year old will love this: bum/poo jokes, lots of noises and silly creatures, things being destroyed, lists. It's also half the length of most of Walliams' recent novels, but still with regular Tony Ross sketches, so does speed along. No, it's great for the target market.

But as an experienced reader and librarian, it's pretty weak I'm afraid. This is the author's first novel with no hero/heroine. As Myrtle is a World's Worst Child in all but book title, she's actually also a minor character for most of the book. Spoiled by her librarian parents (oh what a terrible example they set for my profession!), she's a stereotype of an indulged brat with no personality anyway - nobody will be dressing up as her next World Book Day.

And Mr and Mrs Meek themselves are spineless simpering cliches, calling each other 'Mother' and 'Father'. There's nothing to them and they don't grow or do anything of note throughout the entire book.

***** SMALL SPOILER AHEAD *****
The story itself is ridiculously simple: brat wants 'Fing' as pet. Parents acquiesce. Parents find said potentially destructive pet. (SPOILER!!) Destruction occurs. A World's Worst Children-like 'serves-you-right ending for spoilt brat' also occurs.
***** END OF PLOT SPOILER *****

While my son found this entertaining, and I did enjoy some moments (list of unusual creatures in the MONSTERPEDIA being one), it just didn't feel as though it had been created with much love or care as some of the author's others clearly were. Even Fing himself has no character - he's an eating/pooing being, no emotion besides a lot of 'grrrr'ing. So I didn't care for the girl, her parents, the pet - there's no 'enemy' or battle... it really is just a reject from World's Worst Children or one made longer.

We spotted our beloved Raj twice (once as a graphic on a bus, and once Walliams shoehorns him in, even saying he's done it to place the much-esteemed newsagent in the story). Always a highlight, but certainly not enough to help raise this up from 'meh' rating to the bestselling status it will instantly earn without the merit of Walliams' previous heartfelt and genuinely funny inventions.

For ages 7-11.

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Danny

Literary equivalent of a Big Mac

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2019

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David Walliams is getting a bit lazy. This is an extension of a worlds worst children story.

The good - My seven year old read the book herself in a couple of sittings. She enjoyed it and it was easier for her to read alone than some of the longer DW books. Good for reluctant readers. The basic storyline was quite amusing - it will resonate with parents of children who always seem to ask for more stuff (ie mine!).

The bad - This felt like cheap, disposable literature. The children’s story equivalent of a Big Mac. Great for a quick hit, but doesn’t last long and leaves you with a lingering feeling of dissatisfaction. Absolutely no depth and the characters were unbelievably stereotyped. Even more so than DW’s other books. The book was padded out with illustrations and lists. A few lists are amusing, but DW went too far with the number of lists in Fing.

I would recommend buying this for a 7/8/9 year old who is struggling to enjoy reading. However, if you are looking for a better example of DW’s work, opt for something with more substance like the Midnight Gang or Bad Dad.

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michelle oldroyd

Only sells because it is David Walliams!!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2019

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This could be an extract from worlds worst children! Think David Williams is milking the cash cow with this piece of trite

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Becks

Nice looking book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2019

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Super fast delivery. My son was excited to receive the package only to find the front cover had a big rip down it. Shame but he's looking forward to reading the book.

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pjae27

We all loved it! (aged 5,7 and 39)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2019

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We were all pleasantly surprised by this book. My 5 and 7 year old had David Walliams picture books and felt they were a tad sophisticated in their humour, but I feel he does this age group brilliantly! We laughed every single page and I couldn't put it down. (my daughter sneakily read ahead of us when we did). I was sceptical at first that the child character was such a brat and the parents were the nice ones (as Roald Dahl normally has nice children as the main character) but my kids loved it. There were jokes on every page. Jam packed! With lots of brilliant illustrations by the wonderful Tony Ross, and what a great story!
I have nothing bad to say about this book. It's not for those who dislike toilet humour, But apart from that I'd recommend it. Buy it quickly before it comes on TV so your kids can use their imaginations!

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