The World's Worst Children
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The World's Worst Children is a humorous children's book by David Walliams featuring a collection of outrageous, mischievous kids in a series of illustrated short stories.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The World's Worst Children canonical | 1 |
| The World's Worst Children 2 | 1 |
| The World's Worst Children 3 | 1 |
| The World's Worst Children series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World's Worst Children Context triple: [David Walliams, notableWork, The World's Worst Children]
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A.
Mi Bebé Masoquista
"Mi Bebé Masoquista" is a track by the ska-punk band Palookaville, known for its energetic style and playful, provocative title.
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B.
The Worst
"The Worst" is a breakout R&B single by Jhené Aiko, known for its minimalist production and emotionally raw lyrics about a toxic relationship.
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C.
The Spoiled Child
The Spoiled Child is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze that exemplifies his sentimental moralizing scenes of domestic life.
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D.
The Book of Mean People
The Book of Mean People is a children's picture book, written by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison (with her son Slade Morrison), that helps young readers explore and cope with unkind behavior and difficult emotions.
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E.
The Worst of Evil
The Worst of Evil is a South Korean crime-action television series centered on an undercover investigation into a powerful drug cartel operating between Korea, China, and Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World's Worst Children Target entity description: The World's Worst Children is a humorous children's book by David Walliams featuring a collection of outrageous, mischievous kids in a series of illustrated short stories.
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A.
Mi Bebé Masoquista
"Mi Bebé Masoquista" is a track by the ska-punk band Palookaville, known for its energetic style and playful, provocative title.
-
B.
The Worst
"The Worst" is a breakout R&B single by Jhené Aiko, known for its minimalist production and emotionally raw lyrics about a toxic relationship.
-
C.
The Spoiled Child
The Spoiled Child is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze that exemplifies his sentimental moralizing scenes of domestic life.
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D.
The Book of Mean People
The Book of Mean People is a children's picture book, written by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison (with her son Slade Morrison), that helps young readers explore and cope with unkind behavior and difficult emotions.
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E.
The Worst of Evil
The Worst of Evil is a South Korean crime-action television series centered on an undercover investigation into a powerful drug cartel operating between Korea, China, and Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's book
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humorous book ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | David Walliams ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType |
exaggerated caricature children
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naughty children ⓘ spoiled children ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | David Walliams ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
humour ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Tony Ross ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Tony Ross ⓘ |
| hasFormat | audiobook ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Tony Ross ⓘ |
| hasMarketingDescription | collection of ten stories about ten terrible children ⓘ |
| hasNotableStyle |
cartoonish illustrations
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exaggerated humour ⓘ playful language ⓘ |
| hasParatext |
black-and-white interior illustrations
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illustrated cover ⓘ |
| hasPart | short stories ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The World's Worst Children 2
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linked to:
The World's Worst Children
The World's Worst Children 3 ⓘ
linked to:
The World's Worst Children
|
| hasSetting | various contemporary settings ⓘ |
| illustrator | Tony Ross ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
make readers laugh
ⓘ
offer moral lessons ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | UK children's book market ⓘ |
| isFictionalWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bad behaviour and consequences
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
mischievous children
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outrageous children ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | anthology of separate stories ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The World's Worst Children series
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linked to:
The World's Worst Children
|
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
HarperCollins Children's Books
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linked to:
Collins Children’s Books
|
| subjectMatter |
child behaviour
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family life ⓘ |
| targetAgeRange | middle grade readers ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The World's Worst Children Description of subject: The World's Worst Children is a humorous children's book by David Walliams featuring a collection of outrageous, mischievous kids in a series of illustrated short stories.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The World's Worst Children
linked to: The World's Worst Children
linked to: The World's Worst Children