Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear

De: Andy Stanton, David Tazzyman

One of Time Out’s Top 100 Children’s books of all time!

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

Shabba me whiskers! A new audiobook reading from the author Andy Stanton, bursting out the nostrils with fun!

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

Reseñas de la Crítica

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'