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Winner of the Blue Peter Prize 2007 'Most Fun Story with Pictures.'
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2007.
Joint winner of the Richard and Judy "Developing" 7+ category.
What the judges’ said:
‘an illogical, surreal romp with some great one-liners and the kind of book that will make readers out of children that never knew they wanted to read’
Mr Gum may well be a ‘bad man’ but rest assured the author Mr Stanton is a ‘funny man’. There’s a wonderful sense of humour throughout. Fans of Roald Dahl will love it.
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Shabba me whiskers! It's that bestselling and award-winning first ever Mr Gum story, read by the author and with music and sound effects. A fantastic book for boys and girls aged 7-10 years old'They're the funniest books … I can't recommend them enough' Stephen Mangan'They are brilliant' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2'It's hilarious, it's brilliant…Stanton's the Gov'nor, the Boss' Danny Baker, BBC Radio LondonGood evening. Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. This book's all about him.And an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl called Polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. And there's heroes and sweets and adventures and EVERYTHING.You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! is the first in the internationally bestselling 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. The books have been translated into over 25 languages worldwide, and have sold over 4 million copies."Good evening. This is Andy Stanton, professional children's author and part-time marshmallow. Hey, do you like hearing 'Mr Gum' read out loud by a complete idiot? Well, then, you're in luck, because - for your entertainment, amusement and annoyance - every single word of these audio books is spoken by ME! And not only that, but these recordings are absolutely JAM-PACKED with silly voices, weird sound effects and utterly ridiculous songs (sorry about my singing, by the way, it's appalling). So there you have it - what are you waiting for? GET LISTENING, YOU NIBBLEHEADS!"
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Five stars. I really enjoyed the 20th anniversary edition of You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum because the extra bonus pages were really funny and I really liked the original drawings.
Five stars. You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum is a really funny book. My favourite part was when Jake the big dog was saved by some magical dolphin chocolate.
My favourite character was Polly because she really cares about Jake the big dog.
I’ve read other books in this series and this is the best one!
I really liked the extra bonus material for the 20th anniversary edition, especially seeing the original illustrations for the book and the original ending because they made me laugh.... Read Full Review
Amazing, funny, great, awesome and I loved reading it!
I really enjoyed reading Mr Gum because Friday, Mrs Lovely, Polly and Jake were really kind. One funny part was Friday saying Taws unwise taws unwise. Another funny part was Friday saying The Truth Is A Lemon Meringue. The book is about a man called Mr Gum and a dog called Jake and Mr Gum wants to poison him. Polly is a friend of Jake’s and Billy William the third is a nasty man and so is Mr Gum.... Read Full Review
Shabba me whiskers! It's that bestselling and award-winning first ever Mr Gum story, read by the author and with music and sound effects.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Funny, Books to Motivate Reluctant Readers age 7+, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Audiobook, Paperback, CD-Audio. £6.28, down from the £6.98 cover price. In Stock.
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! was written by Andy Stanton and published by BBC Physical Audio an imprint of BBC Audio
Yes it is part of Mr Gum series
£6.28, reduced from £6.98. In Stock.
