Hailed as βthe heir to Roald Dahlβ by The Spectator, the UKβs #1 bestselling childrenβs author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches!
David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now heβs bringing his signature humor to this story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth.
When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monsterβa woolly mammoth found at the North Poleβsheβs determined to discover more....
Luckily, a chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, sparking the adventure of a lifetimeβfrom London to the heart of the Arctic!
David Walliams is the New York Times bestselling author of Demon Dentist, The Midnight Gang, and Grandpa's Great Escape. His novels have sold over eighteen million copies worldwide and have been translated into over fifty-three languages. Davidβs books have achieved unprecedented critical acclaimβwith many reviewers comparing him to his all-time hero, Roald Dahl. In addition to being a bestselling author, David is an actor, comedian, and television personality. In 2017, he was awarded an OBE for services to charity and the arts. He lives in the UK.
Miriam Margolyes, a brilliant voice actor, has stared on London's West End and BBC TV, as well as in such films as Magnolia, The Age of Innocence, Sunshine and Cold Front Farm.