Não costumo ler livros infantis, mas tinha curiosidade em ler algo do autor - já conheço o seu trabalho noutros registos e queria ver como era a sua escrita.

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. Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes in David Walliams' biggest and most epic adventure yet! We are delighted to announce that David Walliams’ novel The Ice Monster is the Children’s Fiction Book of the Year! They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.Elsie and The Ice Monster can thaw the coldest of hearts – a true masterpiece from the mind of one of the best story tellers of a generation.

The are light marks to the head of the text block and light wear to the rear top corner of the dust jacket, otherwise the book is square, tight and clean and is without any scribbling on the pages. It is also littered with brilliant Tony Ross illustrations which also help to break the text up and keep them engaged with the story. From number one best-selling children's author David Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure yet!The Ice Monster is an epic, loosely historical adventure (as explained in the back of the book, the dates don’t quite match up to historical facts but it’s more or less Victorian! Walliams’ books have achieved unprecedented critical acclaim and it comes as no surprise that countless broadsheet reviewers have compared him to his all-time hero, Roald Dahl. When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster - a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole - she's determined to discover more.

New and familiar characters abound, voiced by a bright mix of performers, including Kat Dennings, Regé-Jean Page, Emma Corrin, Michael Sheen, Kristen Schaal, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, Jeffrey Wright, and so many more, including fan-favorite narrators Simon Vance and Ray Porter. Following the Christmas 2012 success and BAFTA nomination of the BBC adaptation of his second book, MR STINK, starring Hugh Bonneville, GANGSTA GRANNY was aired in 2013 over Christmas. Elsie as mentioned previously is a Matilda for a new generation of readers, she has nothing, no material possessions and no family – but we soon discover that she is the catalyst for change for all of the lives she comes into contact with, sharing with them a heart that is so warm it can even bring a Mammoth back from an icy grave ( with a little bit of creative thinking and a cunning plan! Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 45 million copies, and his books translated into 55 languages.Funny, heroic tale of a plucky orphan in Victorian London and a 10,000 year old mammoth, winning against the odds. All very suitable for the 9+ reader, great for reading to younger children and ideal for older reluctant readers. Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes in David Walliams’ biggest and most epic adventure yet!