Dylis Whutton Dylis Whutton is a publisher from apple tree publishing company whom David has signed with for Snigger and the Nutbeast. Gretel tricks her into giving David a contract of $1000 for writing Snigger and an Arctic Saga. David thought she was her secretary because she was so young. Her hair was dark brown and short she had on a cream-colored turtleneck, and a short shkirt. David nicknames her personally the alien stalk-legs.