Mr Stink
Book by David Walliams
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::summary Book by David Walliams ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mr Stink |
| image | Mr Stink.jpg |
| author | David Walliams |
| illustrator | Quentin Blake |
| country | United Kingdom |
| language | English |
| genre | Children's fiction (8-12) |
| publisher | HarperCollins |
| pub_date | 29 October 2009 |
| media_type | |
| pages | 272 pp |
| isbn | 978-0007279050 |
| congress | PZ7.W1593357 Mr 2010 |
| oclc | 535490682 |
| :: |
| name = Mr Stink | image = Mr Stink.jpg | author = David Walliams | illustrator = Quentin Blake | country = United Kingdom | language = English | genre = Children's fiction (8-12) | publisher = HarperCollins | pub_date = 29 October 2009 | media_type = Print | pages = 272 pp | isbn = 978-0007279050 | congress = PZ7.W1593357 Mr 2010 | oclc = 535490682 Mr Stink is a children's book written by David Walliams and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in the United Kingdom in 2009 by HarperCollins. It was adapted into a 2011 stage musical and a 2012 television film broadcast by the BBC.
Plot
Chloe is a lonely 12-year-old girl who is bullied at school. Her mother, Caroline, prefers Chloe's academically successful and extra-curricularly ambitious younger sister, Annabelle, and is highly ambitious and running for parliament. Her father has lost his job but is afraid to tell his wife. Chloe meets a smelly tramp known as Mr Stink, befriends him and hides him and his filthy dog Duchess in the garden shed. When he is discovered, Caroline, who advocates clearing homeless people off the streets, falsely claims to have invited him to stay with the family. She and Mr Stink appear together on the TV show Question Time, where Mr Stink is a great success with the audience and embarrasses Caroline by revealing the truth about who gave him shelter. The TV appearance leads to an audience with Steve the British Prime Minister, who makes Mr Stink an offer to which Chloe says, "[S]tick it up your fat bum!". It is later revealed Mr Stink is a Lord who became a tramp after the death of his wife. Mr Stink declines to change his ways and resumes his travels.
Publication and reception
Mr Stink was first published by HarperCollins in October 2009 in hardcover format. A list of notable formats is as follows: ::data[format=table]
| Release date | Publisher | Format | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October 2009 | HarperCollins | Hardcover | 272pp | |
| 27 May 2010 | HarperCollins | Paperback | 224pp | |
| 27 May 2010 | HarperCollins | Audio book | CD | |
| 14 October 2010 | RazorBill | Paperback | 265pp | |
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Mr Stink was Walliams' second children's book, after The Boy in the Dress, also illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was a best-seller while a children's book reviewer called it "a really, really hilarious book, probably one of the best I have read in my life".
Adaptations
Stage musical adaptation
A stage musical adaptation of Mr Stink toured the UK in 2011.
Television film adaptation
Main article: Mr Stink (film)
A 60-minute television film adaptation of Mr Stink premiered on BBC One on 23 December 2012. The television film was directed by Declan Lowney, produced by Jo Sargent and the BBC, executive-produced by Mark Freeland and written by Simon Nye and the book's author David Walliams. The main cast for Mr Stink includes Hugh Bonneville as the title character, Pudsey the Dog as the title character's dog Duchess, Nell Tiger Free as Chloe Crumb, Johnny Vegas as Chloe's father, Sheridan Smith as Chloe's mother, Isabella Blake-Thomas as Chloe's sister Anabelle, Walliams as Steve the British Prime Minister, Jemma Donovan as Chloe's nemesis Pippa and Harish Patel as Raj the Indian shopkeeper. It was the BBC's one and only television film to be filmed in stereoscopic 3D.
References
References
- Virginia Blackburn. (6 November 2009). "Mr Stink: David Walliams". Daily Express.
- Henry IX. (5 September 2014). "Children's books: Mr Stink by David Walliams – review". The Guardian.
- Richard Jinman. (29 November 2017). "From Little Britain to Mr. Stink, why David Walliams is still breaking boundaries". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Lyn Gardner. (2 June 2011). "Mr Stink – review". The Guardian.
- (30 September 2010). "MR. STINK by David Walliams & illustrated by Quentin Blake".
- Martin Chilton. (12 September 2011). "David Walliams: busiest man in showbusiness". The Daily Telegraph.
- Candice Lo. (21 February 2012). "David Walliams' Mr Stink Comes to BBC One". BBC.
- "Media Centre – BBC One Programme Information". BBC.
- [[David Walliams]]. (21 December 2012). "David Walliams: How I created a Christmas stink". The Daily Telegraph.
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ppm6v Mr Stink 3D], BBC.
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