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MR Gum and the Dancing Bear
Contributor(s): Stanton, Andy (Author), Tazzyman, David (Illustrator)
ISBN: 140529373X     ISBN-13: 9781405293730
Publisher: Farshore
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2019
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
Dewey: FIC
Series: MR Gum
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.2" (0.05 lbs) 256 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

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.