Completely hilarious ... kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids' Zoe
Ball
Shabba me whiskers! It's a bold new look for Mr Gum, the best-selling
cult classic, ready for a new generation of nibbleheads.
Mr Gum is back in this second hilarious book and he's as nasty as ever!
In fact, he's absolutely grimsters. But this book's not just about him.
Meet a gingerbread man named Alan Taylor who has electric muscles! Plus,
all our favourite characters are also back: the little girl called
Polly, the evil butcher called Billy William The Third, and the very
wise man, Friday O'Leary. And, who could forget loveable Jake the dog,
or the angry fairy who lives in Mr Gum's bathtub and whacks him on the
head with a frying-pan?
Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire is the second book in the
internationally best-selling series by Andy Stanton, which has won
everything from the Blue Peter Book Award (twice) to the Roald Dahl
Funny Prize and the Red House Children's Book Award.
Don't miss Mr Gum's other villainously brilliant adventures...
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!
Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire
Mr Gum and the Goblins
Mr Gum and the Power Crystals
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
What's for Dinner, Mr Gum?
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree
Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout
Andy Stanton studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. Before
becoming a children's writer he was a film script reader, a market
researcher, an NHS lackey, a part-time sparrow and a grape. He is best
known for the hilarious, bestselling and award-winning Mr Gum series and
has also written picture books, including Danny McGee Drinks the Sea.
Andy lives in North London and likes cartoons, books and music (even
jazz).
David Tazzyman studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan
University. As well as illustrating the Mr Gum series, he has
illustrated many picture books including Eleanor's Eyebrows, You Can't
Take an Elephant on the Bus, Michael Rosen's Jelly Boots, Smelly
Boots and My Mum's Growing Down by Laura Dockrill. He lives in
Leicester with his wife and three sons.
