HardCover. Pub Date: October 2008 Pages: 288 Publisher: HarperCollins UK The sparkling debut Children's novel from David Walliams. Co-creator and co-star of the multi-AWARD-Winning Little itain. Illustrated by Quentin Blake and illiantly for solicitor solicitor. By David Walliams. The Boy in the Dress is full of the sharp humour and vivid characters you would expect from the co-creator and co-star of Little itain. It is also a timeless and hilarious fable about what happens when an ordinary boy does something extraordinary - and the way that people. even the petty and cruel. can surprise you in the end. Quentin's illustrious black and white drawings are interspersed throughout. forming a perfect accompaniment to this funny and touching story.