David Walliams - Santa and Son (Family Event)
The following ticket options include a signed copy of David's new book. We will also run a bookshop at the event where signed stock can be purchased.
Check in time: 16:15
Start time: 17:00
Event duration: 60 mins.
All attendees will need a ticket - including parents.
All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
| Date | Sunday 23rd November 2025 | |
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| Time | 5:00 PM | |
| Doors Open | 4:15 PM | |
| Venue | Desborough Hall | |
MEET & GREET
David Walliams is very sorry but due to time restraints he will not be able to sign any books or other items from home. He will pre-sign Santa & Son copies and you will receive these as you arrive.
ONE photo per family or group will be available at the ‘Meet & Greet’ with David following the event so please feel free to bring your cameras! Staff will be on hand to take your camera/phone to get a photo of you with David.
ABOUT THE BOOK - SANTA & SON (RRP £14.99)
From number one king of comedy David Walliams comes his first ever Christmas adventure – packed full of non-stop action and hilarious toy-shop antics! Wonderfully illustrated throughout by epic talent Adam Stower, this is the perfect Christmas gift for kids of all ages!
It’s the night of Christmas Eve. In the most famous toy shop in the world, a robbery is underway and it’s up to the shop’s Santa and his son, locked inside with the baddies, to foil the heist! Can our heroes stop them using just the toys in the shop as weapons? Pogo sticks! Bouncy balls! Remote-controlled helicopters! Bubble guns! Slime! Slinkies! Stink bombs! Santa & Son is a fun, funny and heartwarming story for the whole family, and sure to become a Christmas classic. David has now published a total of 43 books, across fiction and picture books. Globally, his sales now exceed 60 million copies, and his books have been translated into 55 languages. His most recent book, The World’s Worst Superheroes, the 7th instalment in the World’s Worst series which published in May 2025, rocketed straight to children’s number one, holding the top spot for 2 weeks and selling 20,000 copies through TCM since publication.
ABOUT DAVID WALLIAMS
David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children and has become one of the most influential children’s writers today. Walliams has seen unprecedented growth since the publication of The Boy in the Dress (2008) with global sales now exceeding 60 million copies, and his books translated into 55 languages. Collectively across his titles, David has celebrated 79 weeks (non-consecutive) at number one in the overall book charts and 245 weeks (non-consecutive) at number one in the Children’s charts – an achievement no other children’s writer has reached.
David’s publishing has evolved into one of the biggest multi-media entertainment brands in the UK today. The world beyond the books includes licensed product, TV adaptations, theatre productions, arena tours and an attraction at Alton Towers resort.
ABOUT ADAM STOWER
Adam Stower is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. Adam’s most recent accolade was winning the 2020 Alligator’s Mouth Award for Illustrated Early Fiction with King Coo: The Curse of the Mummy’s Gold. Adam was born in England, grew up in Switzerland and has loved drawing ever since he was old enough to hold a crayon. He went to art school in Norwich, and Brighton too, where he still lives beside the sea with his wife and a cat called Murray.