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David Baddiel


UK flag (b.1964)

David Baddiel is an author and comedian. He has written and performed in a series of highly successful TV comedy shows, including The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned. His debut children’s novel, The Parent Agency, was the bestselling 9-12 debut of 2014 and was hailed by the Guardian as ‘funny, sometimes moving and always engaging.’ He lives in London.
 


Genres: Children's Fiction, Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
October 2024

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Collected Journalism
 
October 2024

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Small Fry
 
October 2025

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Flying South
 
Novels
   Time for Bed (1996)
   Whatever Love Means (1999)
   The Secret Purposes (2004)
   The Death of Eli Gold (2011)
   The Parent Agency (2014)
   The Person Controller (2015)
   AniMalcolm (2016)
   Birthday Boy (2017)
   Head Kid (2018)
   The Taylor Turbochaser (2019)
   Future Friend (2020)
   (The Boy Who Got) Accidentally Famous (2021)
   Virtually Christmas (2022)
   Small Fry (2024)
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Collections
   Only Children (2023)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Plays show
 
Graphic Novels show
 
Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by David Baddiel
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Dear NHS (2020)
100 Stories to Say Thank You
edited by
Adam Kay
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The Atheist's Guide to Christmas (2010)
edited by
Robin Harvie and Stephenie Meyer

Award nominations
2019 British Book Award Children's Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist) : Head Kid


David Baddiel recommends
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The Book That No One Wanted to Read (2022)
Richard Ayoade
"One book that I really think children should read is The Book That No One Wanted to Read."
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Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List (2022)
Jenny Pearson
"Breaks records for funny and touching storytelling."
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Marge and the Great Train Rescue (2017)
(Marge, book 3)
Isla Fisher
"Charming, funny, delightful."

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