Look insideThe Ice Monster
A wild and wintry sensation by funny genius David Walliams. We’re off to the North Pole! Grab your scarf and mittens! ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC! The newspaper headlines are blaring. Read all about it! Read all about it! But what will happen when a curious orphan meets the 10,000-year-old mammoth? It’s an incredible story – and it’s right here! Elsie lives on the streets of Victorian London. She’s read about the Ice Monster: a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole. But when Elsie meets the mammoth, it sparks the adventure of a lifetime – from London to the heart of the Arctic!
- An epic adventure from the wonderful David Walliams
- A snowy, heartwarming tale of heroism and discovery
- Bursting with lovely pictures by top artist Tony Ross
- A magical read with a dazzling wintry Arctic setting
Recent reviews
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I have just finished this book and I loved it! I read it in 4 day because it was so good! I like how it’s set in the Victorian era instead of present or future. I rate it infinite/10
1 July 2023
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Its a really really really good book 100000/10.
16 November 2022
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Authors
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David Walliams
Comedian and writer David Walliams is one of Britain’s bestselling children’s authors
Awards
David Walliams has twice won Children’s Book of the Year at the National Book Awards, for Ratburger and The Demon Dentist, along with many regional prizes including the Sheffield, Doncaster, Stockport and Lincolnshire Young People’s Book Awards.
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Tony Ross
Multi-award-winning Tony Ross has become one of the best-known creators of original and traditional picture books and his work has been published all over the world. As well as his own books, he has illustrated books for authors such as Roald Dahl, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin.
Awards
Tony Ross has won a number of awards for illustration, including the Dutch Silver Paintbrush Award for the best illustrations by a foreign artist.
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