THE ICE MONSTER

Author: Davis Walliams Illustrator: Tony Ross Rating: 10/10 Age: 7+ Genre: Humour, Historical Fiction Pages: 496 Published in: Nov 2018 Main Characters: Elsie, Dotty, Professor and the Ice Monster

Synopsis: This is the story of a 10 year old girl and a 10,000 year-old Mammoth… Elsie, an Orphan, cannot bear it when she is treated badly down at Wormly Hall, an awful place for poor children. One night, she decides to escape and live the rest of her life on the streets on London. Suddenly, there is news about a rare, 10,000 year-old baby mammoth that has arrived in the Natural History Museum; Elsie wants to find out more. Elsie wishes for hope, love and, most importantly, happiness. When she hears this epic tale about a mammoth, she knew she had to meet it. Once she finds very strange cleaning women (named Dotty), the two pair up to sneak into the museum in the night to capture a tiny glimpse at this prehistoric monster. Just then, Elsie sees something. Elsie is pretty sure the monster is crying, but everyone thinks she has gone mad! A dead creature couldn’t possibly cry! But Elsie won’t give up to easily. She wants her hope to be true…   Can Elsie manage to figure out what has happened to this mammoth? If this baby creature was lost, where did its family go? Read this book to unravel the secret! Why I like this book: This is a very epic and thrilling novel written by David Walliams. A very woolly mammoth and an intrepid young orphan teaming up to fight to claim their happiness. The meaning behind this book tells us that we should never give up, no matter what comes in our way.