The Ice Monster is an epic, humorous, and heartwarming novel by David Walliams, richly illustrated by Tony Ross. Set in Victorian London, the story follows a 10-year-old orphan named Elsie who escapes her dreary life in the children's home and stumbles upon a massive, frozen creature—a woolly mammoth—that has been discovered in the Arctic and is now on display in the Natural History Museum. Elsie and the mammoth, whom she names Woolly, form an unlikely friendship and embark on a chaotic, funny adventure across London. The novel blends slapstick humor with themes of loneliness, friendship, and challenging the narrow-mindedness of Victorian society. It is a grand, theatrical adventure in the tradition of classic children’s storytelling.
