THE ICE MONSTER

cause you can read to them- this is the author for you!!! David Walliams is a good actor and a great author. He's funny and human-not all that happens in the books is happy or sweet but is is HUMAN and FAMILY. I love that my grandson now owns 11 of his books and he lends them to his cousins who must always give them back!!

My 13-year old still enjoys reading and laughing at Walliams' humorous characters and always gets to read a second time to me while I am driving or running other chores, so I get to laugh at it too. I recall disliking only one book by this author and it was Ratburger. I found it too gruesome for kids, but from Mr. Stink to The Ice Monster, it has always been great!

My 8 yr old lovesss this book! She can't put it down once she picks it up and keeps bursting into laughter :) I believe this will be a book she will keep reading over and over.

My 9 year old son has read this book three times! I just started it so can not accurately give a description if the story, but I’m still giving it 5 stars for my sons reaction

One of those rare books that appeals to both my seven-year-old son and ten-year-old daughter. An English orphan sneaks into a museum to see the "ice monster" - a mammoth frozen in a block of ice. But is the mammoth really dead...? It's gentler than some of David Walliams' other books, and has more historical accuracy (resurrected mammoth aside). Think Dahl meets Dickens. Walliams fans will be glad to know that Raj's great-grandfather features.

He said he liked it because the main characters in the book are all very brave.

Another great book from David Walliams, my grandson loved it .

My Granddaughter enjoyed the book very much

I don’t deslike anything

Comprei varios livros do autor David Walliams para a minha neta (12 anos) e ela ADORA!! Ela é fan dos livros de Harry Potter e David Walliams esta no mesmo patamar! Recomendo!

We've read every single book by Walliams, and this is one of the best. The storyline completely infatuated my 9-year-old. I love that these books are so DIFFERENT! The imagination in these books is really unparalleled by anything else we can find in a bookstore. She really doesn't want to read anything else as they just pale in comparison to Walliam's books. Beautiful characters, fun storyline, lots of imagination and always the heart-wrenching love. A total winner.

Storia adatta per bambini e preadolescenti. Letto in inglese con mia figlia; linguaggio abbastanza scorrevole e semplificato da illustrazioni e stampa di alcuni termini o espressioni tipo fumetto

Our 6 year old asked for this for Christmas, mainly because he is a massive fan of prehistoric times and was really interested in the Mammoth on the cover. We have read a few other David Walliams books (the World’s Worst Series) but these had been split into mini stories and we hadn’t had such a long book where he really needed to retain information about such a lot of text. We read it together as a family, our 8 year old is a confident reader and often reads a chapter - the chapters aren’t too long and the text isn’t too small so it is ideal for fitting in before bedtime. It is also littered with brilliant Tony Ross illustrations which also help to break the text up and keep them engaged with the story.The book is set in Victorian London and centres around a homeless girl called Elsie; it brings the history of the time to life with some great humour and you Elsie’s character is very endearing, as is her relationship with the Ice Monster. We have laughed out loud at some of the humour, sometimes it has gone over the kids heads but they laugh at the more obvious humour and some of the sounds we have to make if we are reading it!Our book was delivered in perfect condition, he hardback is solidly made and it comes with a dust cover. I think a hardback version of a long story like this is a great idea for he kids as it makes it more durable when you are reading it over such a long period of time.Without any spoilers the lasting message from the book is that it doesn’t matter what material possessions you have to make it through life’s journey; Elsie has nothing but yet she has a massive heart that is capable of bringing people together and enabling them to achieve big things. We have thoroughly enjoyed the book and would recommend.