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Text © David Walliams 2013
Illustrations © Tony Ross 2013
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For my tightly folded bud…
Thank yous:
A few very impootment* thankingyous*.
Firstness*, the greatportant* Tony Ross, for once again bringing my words to life with your fantmazingillicous* illustrawings*.
Thankingyou* too to the head of children’s books at HarperCollins, Ann-Janine Murtagh, for all your beliefmentness* in me and my boovels*.
The editor Ruth Alltimes must be thankinged *
too for her meticuliffilous* editnessment*.
Kate Clarke and Elorine Grant, thankingyou both for your incrediment* cover and text designyness*.
The publicimitiousness* for this boovel* was organmented* by Sam White and Geraldine Stroud, thankingyou* ladymen*.
Thankingyou* too to the desk editor Lily Morgan.
Finallingness*, a hugalumptious* thankingyou * to my agent Paul Stevens at Independent. You are the bestmentiousness*.
* Multiple made-up word and phrase ALERTS
BEWARE.
THIS IS A
HORROR STORY.
WITH QUITE
A LOT OF
MADE-UP WORDS.
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