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What's for Dinner, Mr. Gum?

Published
Feb 2014
Main Genre
Action Adventure Action & Adventure
Pages
256
Series
Mr. Gum Book 6

About This Book

Shabba me whiskers! It's one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton. They're only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world. This is book six.

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.

Have you collected all the well brilliant Mr Gum series?

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

Mr Gum in ‘The Hound of Lamonic Bibber'

Reviews

One of Time Out's Top 100 Children's books of all time and Booktrust's ‘Best 100 Books of the Past 100 Years!

'Completely hilarious … kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids', Zoe Ball

'I can tell you, hand on heart, that many of my happiest moments as a dad, involved reading about Polly, Friday O'Leary, Billy William and Gum with my kids', Phil Earle

'They're the funniest books … I can't recommend them enough', Stephen Mangan

''My kids are reading the Mr Gum books. SO GREAT' – Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 DJ, TV presenter, author and comedian

'Smooky palooki! This book is well brilliant! Andy Stanton is far too clever and funny and should be locked away in a very dark place that nobody can find' – Jeremy Strong, bestselling author of The-Hundred-A-Mile-An-Hour Dog

'They're properly funny, those books' – India Knight, bestselling author of My Life on a Plate

'Funny? You bet' – Guardian

'Andy Stanton accumulates silliness and jokes in an irresitible, laughter-inducing romp' – Sunday Times

'Raucous, revoltingly rambunctious and nose-snortingly funny' – Daily Mail

'It provoked long and painful belly laughs from my daughter who is eight' – Daily Telegraph

'As always, Stanton has a ball with dialogue, detail and devilish plot twists' – Scotsman

'They are fantastic…they are brilliant books for adults to read as well… I fully recommend them' – Zoe Ball live on BBC Radio 2

'A riotous read' – Sunday Express'

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Jan 2011 Egmont ISBN B004VT9854
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