Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s 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 he’s 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 Monstera woolly mammoth found at the North Poleshe’s determined to discover more....Luckily, a chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, sparking the adventure of a lifetimefrom London to the heart of the Arctic!
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The Ice Monster
Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s 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 he’s 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 Monstera woolly mammoth found at the North Poleshe’s determined to discover more....Luckily, a chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, sparking the adventure of a lifetimefrom London to the heart of the Arctic!
Simultaneously hilarious and heartwarming, this adventure of epic proportions follows a young orphan in Victorian London as she befriends a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth and their journey to the Arctic together. David Walliams’ signature wit and wisdom is sure to appeal to fans of Roald Dahl.
Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s 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 he’s 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 Monstera woolly mammoth found at the North Poleshe’s determined to discover more....Luckily, a chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, sparking the adventure of a lifetimefrom London to the heart of the Arctic!
David Walliams is an English comedian, author, narrator, and television host. He is best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the sketch comedy show, Little Britain. Among his audiobook narrations are Roald Dahl’s The BFG and the radio series of Little Britain.
Miriam Margolyes received the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award in 1993 for The Age of Innocence. She was the voice of Fly the dog in Babe and appeared in Ladies in Lavender with Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. In 2002 she played the role of Professor Sprout in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Peter Serafinowicz is an award-winning English actor, writer, voice-artist, comedian, and director. He has appeared in films such as Shaun of the Dead and Couples Retreat. As a voice artist his roles have ranged from Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace to Driver Dan in the CBeebies program StoryTrain. James Goode is an American author and winner of Washingtonian’s prestigious “Washingtonian of the Year” award. He is the author of Best Addresses: A Century of Washington’s Distinguished Apartment Houses and currently lives in Washington, DC.
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