The Point.1888 and Harper Collins Children’s Books have revealed a new partnership with Redan Publishing, for the first ever The World of David Walliams Bag O’ Fun magazine.
Hitting newsstands on 13 August, the special issue will aim to reflect the core values that millions of David Walliams’ fans are already familiar with thanks to his bestselling books.
The magazine will be packed with activities, puzzles, jokes, story extracts and stickers, bringing David’s favourite book characters into one place.
The content includes a guide on how to build your own Beast of Buckingham Palace, an opportunity to join the Midnight Gang with a Story Maker game, details on how to make your own pet FING! (with feeding kit included) and even a special day in the life of David Walliams. In addition, readers will also receive a fun head torch for secret under-the-cover reading.
“This is a dream publication – I have wanted to bring the humour, fun and values of David Walliams to a children’s magazine for years and to see this now come to life is brilliant,” commented Katie Wilkinson, commercial and strategy director at The Point.1888. “Redan have developed a publication that perfectly translates everything fans already love about David’s books into a new format and we can give children additional content and fun.”
Julie Jones, md at Redan Publishing, continued: “We are truly delighted to bring to market this unique magazine that brings together an exciting collection of activities inspired by some of the most popular characters from The World of David Walliams. Fans of the books will be able to extend their love for the stories by immersing themselves in puzzles, crafts, drawing, colouring and even read original content from David himself.”
Nick Lake, fiction publisher at HarperCollins Children’s Books, added: “We are really thrilled to work with Redan to bring the world of David Walliams to even more children. This creatively conceived, wonderfully designed and most importantly very fun magazine is full of the joy of stories, and will bring so much pleasure to children this summer. (We are already making our own Fing pets in the office.) We hope that, alongside David’s brilliant books, it will help to inspire a whole new generation of readers.”
The magazine is edited by Shane Jones, who offered: “It has been a privilege to work with these much-loved characters and create new and exciting content that complements and enhances the reading experience. It was so much fun trying to think of the different ways that we could capture the humour and heart from the stories, and I’m confident that we achieved this. I’m really proud of how it’s turned out.”
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