Gums bathtub lives an angry fairy, who whacks him with a frying pan whenever his garden is messed up. Him and mr gum often gorge themselves on these disgusting entrails, while billy hatches evil plans. Oct 31, 2019 30 favorite book characters that parents and their kids love check out this list of beloved figures from childrens books. This weird and wacky series follows nasty old man and antihero mr gum and a crazy lot of extra characters including evil butcher billy william the third, gingerbread man alan taylor and a little girl named polly. Jun 27, 20 of course the character mr gum is completely awful and already picking his nose and eating it by the second page. Sixyearold leo from rochester dressed up as mr gum. Andy stanton studied english at oxford but they kicked him out. Among the oddly named characters in the books, including friday oleary, jonathan ripples, martin launderette and billy william the third. Andy stantons cult humour for kids childrens books. Billy william the third is mr gum s accomplice, and the most disgusting butcher in england, or engerland as he calls it.
Heres book four which features a spooky old tumbledown windmill, a wolf dressed as a goose, some snurfling, a bit of snooding, and old granny drinking a lot of sherry. Gum, and his horrid doings in the town of lamonic bibber, alongside the adventures of a dog called jake the dog, a girl called polly, and a man called friday oleary. Well, why not try the mr gum quiz book and find out. By andy stanton and illustrated by david tazzyman what order should i read the mr gum books.
The bbc have only gone and turned the whole of the bestselling and awardwinning mr gum series into audio books. Andy stanton, the bestselling author of the zany mr gum series, reads aloud his first three books in this fabulously funny audio collection. In book two we meet alan taylor, the strangest little man youre ever likely to point your eyes at a 15. Mr gum hates children, animals and fun but readers will love his hilarious and evil escapades. Mr gum and the biscuit billionaire is a great descriptive childrens story packed with humour, which would keep children entertained. Andy stantons cult humour for kids childrens books the guardian. These unique stories of the crazy old man mr gum are hilarious, ideal for roald dahl lovers, and an entertaining read for children aged 79 interested in fiction. Performed and read by andy stanton 3 of 8 in the mr gum series by andy stanton 6 sep 2018 4.
He often mispronounces words, and serves the most filthy meat possible. Youre a bad man, mr gum is one of the funniest books ive read. Its global too, the nine mr gum books, illustrated by david tazzyman, have been translated into 25 languages. The mr gum audio collection 3 cds collection book people. Youre a bad man, mr gum guided reading questions book. Andy stantons books have brought smiles and joy to the children of engerland for years, and it is my pleasure to create a wiki for the book series. Kate winslet reads the second riotously funny book in the mr gum series by andy stanton.
Oct 20, 2017 a comprehensive chapterbychapter set of comprehension questions based on the book, youre a bad man, mr gum by andy stanton. Gum is about a bad man who lives in a grimsters house with a gardeny garden. Hes the sort of larger than life character that children will love and if read. The stories are silly and the characters are totally off the wall. Its a blast of superhero whimsy, from two of comics finest madmen.
He left beatniks and met madman at the charity party where madman was serving food to homeless. The first time i read it i was reading it to myself, but i did read my mom the really funny bits. Theyre only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world. Youre a bad man, mr gum stanton, andy, tazzyman, david. Mr gum and the hound of lamonic bibber 2011 also special edition 100 stickers the mr gum books are published by egmont books in the uk. With music and sound effects too, this audio collection is a real treat for those who enjoy. As i went along all the other characters built into the story and i wrote it in about eight hours, he says. Mr gum book 1 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Andy stantons madcap new book kicks off our new book club, with lots of opportunities for you to get involved published. Well, that old roodelally mr gum and the hideous billy william the third are once more mucking things up for everyone.
There is also a little girl called polly, an evil butcher, heroes and sweets and jake the dog, who must be saved from terrible, terrible evil. Fractions song for kids 2nd grade 3rd grade youtube. Learn about the characters, the places, and all the little bits in between. And not only that, but theyre all read by the author, andy stanton himself. What he liked was snoozing in bed all day, being lonely, and scowling. Nov 08, 2017 tom fletcher book club choice, youre a bad man, mr gum. The school have suggested we bring in reading books from home so ds chose mr gum from the bookshop today.
This weird and wacky series follows nasty old man and antihero mr gum and a crazy lot of extra characters including evil butcher billy william the third. Today he is bestknown for the hilarious and muchloved mr gum books, which are published in 34 countries worldwide in over 30 languages. Mr gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. Meet a hilarious antihero, awful mr gum, in the hit comedy which has taken the world by storm. Its that bestselling and awardwinning first ever mr gum book by andy stanton. Additionally stanton has written the story of matthew buzzington, published by barrington stoke, and other books. Riproaring silliness abounds in this hilarious box set, which includes youre a bad man, mr gum.
The childrens book eat your peas, written by kes gray, is narrated by characters from the red apple reading program. Features over 82 questions, including some that dont even make sense. When mr gum and his partner in crime, billy william iii, do manage to steal the tin of cash, they go so far as to. His favourite tv show is bag of sticks, which is a show about a bag of sticks. The author of the mr gum stories tells michelle pauli how they grew out of a. Mr gum collection andy stanton 8 books set mr gum collection 8 book set written by andy stanton, which truly stuffed with laugh for all the family with andy stantons one kind of stories with fun adventures of an awful old man. Yr1 ds has been struggling a bit with the comprehension of words, turns of phrase etc in some books such as paddington bear. He says he loves the book series because its so funny. He was a complete horror who hated children, animals, fun, and corn on the cob. I get to read a lot of childrens books in my 3rd job as carer for my very disabled 8 year old, celyn. Join polly and friday as they climb goblin mountain to battle the forces of evil. Youre a bad man, mr gum andy stanton, david tazzyman.
Mr gum collection andy stanton 8 books set 9780603565953. This wiki is all about the mr gum childrens book series, by andy stanton. Mr gum, book 2 unabridged audiobook, by andy stanton. Gum was selected as a tom fletcher book club 2017 title. Over the last three years, much of what the guardian holds dear has. Jan 30, 2017 fractions song for kids 2nd grade 3rd grade. All the characters in the book are odd with their silly names and their silly ways of speaking. Mr gum, book 2 unabridged mr gum and the biscuit billionaire. Gum set from andy stanton is full of funny, quirky and vaguely disgusting characters that children will love. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. First of all, you should know that mr gum is a horrible man who hates children and fun. Gum was a fierce old man with a red beard and two bloodshot eyes that stared out at you like an octopus curled up in a bad cave.
Hehn, began as a 5th grade math teacher of 7 years. Before becoming a childrens writer he was a film script reader, a market researcher, an nhs lackey, a parttime sparrow and a grape. Andy joel stanton born 14 november 1973 is an english childrens writer. The mr gum books are only the craziest, funniest most best books for children in the whole wide world.