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.
Good evening. Do you like bears called Padlock? Course you do. Do you
like hot-air balloons? Course you do. Do you like tall sailing ships
with mad sea captains, and horrifying old villains and words like
'wab!', 'tungler' and 'kelp'? COURSE you do! Well, guess what, THE TRUTH
IS A LEMON MERINGUE.
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear is the fifth 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 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.
