23 Best middle grade books like The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams

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The World’s Worst Parents

By: David Walliams

4.09

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Millions of young readers have loved the World’s Worst Children tales and revelled in the World’s W…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (Tom Gates, #1)

By: Liz Pichon

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late dog attacks; spilt water; and, lightning. Tom's exercis… read more

Similar categories in Liz Pichon's The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (Tom Gates, #1) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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2. Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #8)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.27

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

Greg Heffley and his family and friends are back in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 8, the latest install… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #8) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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3. The Worst Thing About My Sister

By: Jacqueline Wilson , Nick Sharratt

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Being a sister isn't always easy . . . but what's the very worst thing about your sister? Marty … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Wilson's The Worst Thing About My Sister book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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4. The Creakers

By: None , Tom Fletcher

4.29

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

What silently waits in the shadows at night? What's under your bed, keeping just out of sight? D… read more

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  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Everything's Amazing [sort of] (Tom Gates, #3) by Liz Pichon

5. Everything's Amazing [sort of] (Tom Gates, #3)

By: Liz Pichon

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Back to school, but it's not all bad. We're entering Rooster in a dog show, the School Disco and my… read more

Similar categories in Liz Pichon's Everything's Amazing [sort of] (Tom Gates, #3) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

6. Top of the Class (Nearly) (Tom Gates, #9)

By: Liz Pichon

4.13

Format: None pages,

From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Best Book for Younger Readers - Red House Childr… read more

Similar categories in Liz Pichon's Top of the Class (Nearly) (Tom Gates, #9) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. The Parent Agency

By: David Baddiel

3.97

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A boy travels to an alternate world where kids get to choose their own parents in this zany, intern… read more

Similar categories in David Baddiel's The Parent Agency book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. The 26-Storey Treehouse

By: Terry Denton , Andy Griffiths

3.41

Format: 549 pages, Paperback

If you're like most readers, you're probably wondering just how Andy and Terry met. Well, it's a lo… read more

Similar categories in Terry Denton's The 26-Storey Treehouse book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Tom Gates: Yes! No (Maybe...) (Tom Gates, #8)

By: Liz Pichon

3.65

Format: None pages,

From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Best Book for Younger Readers - Red House Childr… read more

Similar categories in Liz Pichon's Tom Gates: Yes! No (Maybe...) (Tom Gates, #8) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • childrens
  • fiction

10. The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #9)

By: Jeff Kinney

3.79

Format: 477 pages, Hardcover

A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you're the Heffleys. The… read more

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11. Genius Ideas [Mostly] (Tom Gates, #4)

By: Liz Pichon

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Paperback

Seeing Delia without her sunglasses on is a BIG shock, but that's nothing compared with the surpris… read more

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12. Excellent Excuses [and Other Good Stuff] (Tom Gates, #2)

By: Liz Pichon

3.97

Format: 328 pages,

No school for two whole weeks leaves Tom with heaps of time for the important things in life. Yeah!… read more

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13. The Danger Gang

By: Tom Fletcher

4.23

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

The electrifying new adventure from bestselling author of The Christmasaurus and The Creakers, Tom … read more

Similar categories in Tom Fletcher's The Danger Gang book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #12) by Jeff Kinney

14. The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #12)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.34

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

This edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Getaway can longer be ordered. Please go to to order this tit… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #12) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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15. The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #13)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.33

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battle… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #13) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #14) by Jeff Kinney

16. Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #14)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.35

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In Wrecking Ball, Book 14 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series—from #1 international bestselling auth… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #14) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17) by Jeff Kinney

17. Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling aut… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams

18. The World’s Worst Parents

By: David Walliams

4.09

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Millions of young readers have loved the World’s Worst Children tales and revelled in the World’s W… read more

Similar categories in David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
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19. The 143-Story Treehouse: Camping Trip Chaos! (The Treehouse Books, 11)

By: Andy Griffiths

4.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York Times -bestselling team Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton invite readers to come hang out wi… read more

Similar categories in Andy Griffiths's The 143-Story Treehouse: Camping Trip Chaos! (The Treehouse Books, 11) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure by Jeff Kinney

20. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure

By: Jeff Kinney

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

You’ve never seen the Wimpy Kid World like this before—an entirely new, awesome, friendly, truly fa… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (Dog Man #11)

By: Dav Pilkey

4.47

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

DOG MAN IS BACK! The highly anticipated new graphic novel in the #1 worldwide bestselling series st… read more

Similar categories in Dav Pilkey's Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (Dog Man #11) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

By: Louie Stowell

4.11

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Packed with doodles and cartoons, here is the diary of Loki as he’s trapped on earth as a petulant … read more

Similar categories in Louie Stowell's Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2) by Katie  Kirby

23. The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2)

By: Katie Kirby

4.52

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The hilarious new sequel to The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by the bestselling cre… read more

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  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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24. The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List

By: Tom Fletcher

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

You know about the Naughty and Nice List, right? Santa's top-secret tracker that he ALWAYS checks t… read more

Similar categories in Tom Fletcher's The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of What Monster? (Tom Gates #15) by Liz Pichon

25. What Monster? (Tom Gates #15)

By: Liz Pichon

4.52

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

  The fifteenth title in the bestselling Tom Gates series of books from the brilliantly talented L… read more

Similar categories in Liz Pichon's What Monster? (Tom Gates #15) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • childrens
  • fiction
"How do you make a sausage roll? ... Roll it down a hill!"

-Liz Pichon, What Monster? (Tom Gates #15)

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26. Space Band

By: Tom Fletcher

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The out-of-this-world new adventure from number-one-bestselling author of The Danger Gang and The T… read more

Similar categories in Tom Fletcher's Space Band book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of DogZombies Rule (For now...) (Tom Gates #11) by Liz Pichon

27. DogZombies Rule (For now...) (Tom Gates #11)

By: Liz Pichon

4.44

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

  The eleventh title in the bestselling series, from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Here's m… read more

Similar categories in Liz Pichon's DogZombies Rule (For now...) (Tom Gates #11) book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame by Louie Stowell

28. Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame

By: Louie Stowell

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Odin has given Loki another chance to prove himself worthy of Asgard. But earning everyone's trust … read more

Similar categories in Louie Stowell's Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame book and David Walliams's The World’s Worst Parents

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Family, Friends and Furry Creatures (Tom Gates #12) by Liz Pichon

29. Family, Friends and Furry Creatures (Tom Gates #12)

By: Liz Pichon

4.52

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

  The twelfth title in the bestselling series, from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Mr Fuller… read more

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  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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30. The Other Edie Trimmer

By: Jacqueline Wilson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new middle-grade novel from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson!"I seemed to be seeing do… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Spectacular School Trip (Really...) (Tom Gates #17) by Liz Pichon

31. Spectacular School Trip (Really...) (Tom Gates #17)

By: Liz Pichon

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

  The seventeenth laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated Tom Gates adventure! Tom's doing everything pos… read more

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  • humor
  • childrens
  • fiction

26 Top fiction books like The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams

Transform Your Habits

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (Tom Gates, #1)

Liz Pichon

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #8)

Jeff Kinney

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Worst Thing About My Sister

Jacqueline Wilson , Nick Sharratt

3.89

Transform Your Habits

The Creakers

None , Tom Fletcher

4.29

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26 Best fiction books like The 143-Story Treehouse: Camping Trip Chaos! (The Treehouse Books, 11) by Andy Griffiths

Transform Your Habits

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (Tom Gates, #1)

Liz Pichon

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The World’s Worst Children

Tony Ross , David Walliams

4.14

Top of the Class (Nearly) (Tom Gates, #9)

Liz Pichon

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Tom Gates: Yes! No (Maybe...) (Tom Gates, #8)

Liz Pichon

3.65

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