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's back! But what's he up to this time? Oh, dreadful things my
friends, dreadful things indeed. It seems he's found himself a brand new
treat - rancid kebabs just dripping with dirty grey sauce. And he just
can't get enough of them. He's gotta have more! More! Less! I mean,
More! But not everyone's too happy about Mr Gum's new dinnertime
arrangements and soon the town of Lamonic Bibber is gearing up for war.
Can Polly and her friends save the town from being torn apart? Will Mr
Gum's hunger ever be satisfied? And who on earth is Thora Gruntwinkle?
All will be revealed when you read "What's For Dinner, Mr Gum?" You'll
see a gingerbread man driving through London! You'll see an annoying
little monkey driving everyone mad! You'll see Friday O'Leary falling
asleep in a hedge! Yes, it's all there in glorious black and white, my
friends. Except for the cover, which is in colour. It's Bonus.
What's for Dinner, Mr Gum? is the sixth 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.
