Pollyness!
Youâre A Bad Man, Mr Gum!
Shabba me whiskers â itâs barking bonkers!
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* Actual book may not include Crafty Tom
Shabba me whiskers! This is barking bonkers . . . Look at whatâs being said about
Youâre A Bad Man, Mr Gum!
âFunny? You bet, and the humour is not of the willy, poo, bum variety. Here sad squirrels blow their noses on passing butterflies, people speak funty â sorry funny â and the whole thing nearly ends on page twelve. Worryingly splendid.â Philip Ardagh, Guardian
âWe laughed so much it hurt.â Sophie, aged 9
âThis is a riot, it is hilarious, it is brilliant . . . best book Iâve read in a long time, no matter what age it is for . . . Stantonâs the Guvânor, The Boss.â Danny Baker, LBC Radio
âAndy Stanton accumulates silliness and jokes in an irresistible, laughter-inducing romp.â Sunday Times
âThe truth is a lemon meringue.â Friday OâLeary
âA wickedly entertaining story.â Bookseller
âA cracking, lunatic, fast-paced, comic masterpiece.â Amazon review
âFunniest book I have ever and will ever read . . . When I read this to my mum she burst out laughing and nearly wet herself it is so funny.â Bryony, aged 8
âUtterly zany and deliciously revolting!â Junior Education
âDo not even think about buying another book â this is gut spillingly funty.â Alex, aged 13
âItâs got big jokes, little jokes, jokes that you donât realise are jokes unless you pay attention, jokes that hit you over the head and say âlook at me, Iâm a joke.â Amazon review
âWeird, wacky and one-in-a-million.â First News
âI was crying with laughter.â Joe, aged 9
âJames Joyce for kids, fantastic, hilarious, existentialist nonsense that had our children hooting with laughter. Write another one soon please.â Amazon review
âMr Gum is the most hilarious book Iâve ever read, all of my family cried with laughter when we read it. If you love books with huge dogs, mad people and large poos this is the book for you.â Katy, aged 9
Surf the Net in Style! at . . .
www.egmont.co.uk/mrgum
Why do exercise and healthy outdoors pursuits when you can sit all hunched up in front of a tiny computer screen, laughing your little face off at the all-new, all-fantastic, all-bonkers OFFICIAL MR GUM OFFICIAL WEBSITE?!
Yes, no lie, itâs true! The OFFICIAL MR GUM OFFICIAL WEBSITE features:
Things!
Games!
Photos of the author with beard and without!
News about Mr Gum books and other stuff!
Loud noises!
Words like âYANKLEâ, âBLITTLERâ and âFLOINKâ !
Crafty Tom â the Tyrannosaurus rex with a heart of gold! *
Youâll never need to go outdoors again!
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