About mr gum the bestselling and awardwinning mr gum books are the craziest, funniest most best books for children in the whole wide world. Kate winslet reads the first riotously funny book in the mr gum series by andy stanton. Editions for youre a bad man, mr gum 1405223103 paperback published in 2006, kindle edition, paperback published in 2014, kindle edition publis. Described as the craziest, funnest, most amazing books for children in the world, the internationally bestselling mr gum series has won everything from the blue peter book award twice to the roald dahl funny prize and the red house childrens book award. Sep 06, 2012 listen to a clip from the first in the series, youre a bad man, mr gum. Since reading this mr gum book and the next 3 in the series we have recommended it to another 6 year old boy, bought it as a birthday present and recommended it to an 8 year old girl. Youre a bad man, mr gum mr gum, book 1 unabridged audiobook, by andy stanton. Mr gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. I thought that mr gum was a little silly, because he didnt like children. Earphones awards search our favorite listens with these award winners. And not just him theres also his trusty sidekick billy william the third, the little girl called polly, the very wise man friday. Childrens books about miserly, nasty, no good, rotten old men go one of two ways.
Gum was covered in frying panshaped bruises and he had missed ten episodes of bag of sticks. Author andy stanton tells michelle pauli of influences roald dahl, the young ones and the simpsons. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. As an adult, once you get your head around the surreal humour and tone of the book you will laugh too. Audiogo the home of bbc audiobooks youre a bad man, mr. Youre a bad man, mr gum stanton, andy, tazzyman, david. Feb 07, 2017 listen to storyteller charlie sanderson read an extract from some of hampshire libraries favourite books. Theres also a little girl called polly, an absolute winner called. Gum is a crabby old man who lives with a fairy that makes him take excellent care of his lawn.
Youre a bad man, mr gum performed and read by andy stanton. Gum was selected as a tom fletcher book club 2017 title. Performed and read by andy stanton 1 of 8 in the mr gum series authors. Youre a bad man, mr gum mr gum, book 1 unabridged youre a bad man, mr gum mr gum, book 1 unabridged audiobook, by andy stanton. The only nice thing about it is the garden, which happens to be the prettiest. To be used for guided reading or as part of a book study or unit of work. Listen to a clip from the first in the series, youre a bad man, mr gum. Its a bumper box set of stories featuring that old rotter, mr gum. A childrens theatre performance inspired by an extract from youre a bad man, mr. Aug 06, 2007 buy youre a bad man, mr gum bbc childrens audio by andy stanton, andy stanton isbn. The mr gum books are only the craziest, funniest most best books for children in the whole wide world. In book two we meet alan taylor, the strangest little man youre ever likely to point your eyes at. And theyve got music and sound effects and silly voices and horrible singing and everything.
Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Meet a hilarious antihero, awful mr gum, in the hit comedy which has taken the world by storm. Nov 09, 2017 youre a bad man mr gum by andy stanton illustrated by david tazzyman you can find all the books from my book club at this link or look for my red glasses in your nearest whsmith. And an angry fairy and jake the dog, and a little girl called polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. Mr skywalker reads chapter 1 of mr gum by andy stanton. Mr gum thought it was very hilarious lots of interesting characters and good storyline a very good voice tone to the storyteller and i particularly liked the first and the second story with me gum because of the angry fairy and mr gum is a very bad and naughty man. It is a funny and bizarre tale that takes place in town called lamonic bibber where mr gum, who lives in a dump of a house, is forced to keep his garden tidy or face. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Youre a bad man mr gum by andy stanton illustrated by david tazzyman you can find all the books from my book club at this link or look for my red glasses in your nearest whsmith. Youre a bad man, mr gum performed and read by andy stanton audio cd audiobook, cd, unabridged.
Listen to storyteller charlie sanderson read an extract from some of hampshire libraries favourite books. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Whats so bad about it is that you can t put it down maybe next month ill re read it. Get the audible audio editions of the mr gum series from the. Gum may be the nastiest man on earth, but he has the tidiest, greeniest, floweriest, gardeniest garden in the worldthat is, until a giant whopper of a dog named jake destroys it in a fit of doggy joy. The complete mr gum audio collection, read by the author and with music and sound effects worryingly splendid the guardian shabba me whiskers. Aug 28, 2018 about mr gum the bestselling and awardwinning mr gum books are the craziest, funniest most best books for children in the whole wide world. Mr gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals. Youre a bad man, mr gum andy stanton mr gum is a truly nasty old man. And not just him theres also his trusty sidekick billy william the third, the little girl called polly, the very wise man friday oleary.
Theres also a little girl called polly, an evil butcher, heroes and sweets and stuff, and jake the dog, who. Gum hatches one of his astonishingly evil plots, involving some poisonous meat, and soonvery soonthings will get. And not only that, but theyre all read by the author, andy stanton himself. Theres also a little girl called polly, an absolute winner called friday oleary, an evil butcher, heroes and sweets and stuff, and a furry wobbler of a dog called jake who must be saved from terrible, terrible evil. Performed and read by andy stanton 1 of 8 in the mr gum series by author andy stanton. Sep 06, 2018 the complete mr gum audio collection, read by the author and with music and sound effects worryingly splendid the guardian shabba me whiskers. The bbc have only gone and turned the whole of the bestselling and awardwinning mr gum series into audio books. Its that bestselling and awardwinning first ever mr gum story, read by the author and with music and sound effects. Andy stanton records the hilarious mr gum audiobooks youtube. Gum from poisoning jake, a huge dog adopted by the town of lamonic bibber that keeps destroying mr.
Youre a bad man mr gum by andy stanton illustrated by david tazzyman you can find all the books from my book club at this link or look for. The beginning of a weird, wacky, one in a million series about the plight of the truly nasty mr gum and a crazy cast of charactersa cross between roald dahl and monty python. Apr 01, 2015 since reading this mr gum book and the next 3 in the series we have recommended it to another 6 year old boy, bought it as a birthday present and recommended it to an 8 year old girl. Andy stanton bravehearted young polly attempts to stop mean old mr. The complete mr gum by andy stanton overdrive rakuten. Mr gum hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. 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. Gum may be the nastiest man on earth, but he has the tidiest, greeniest, floweriest, gardeniest garden in the world. A comprehensive chapterbychapter set of comprehension questions based on the book, youre a bad man, mr gum by andy stanton.
And this is because if he lets it get out of control, an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub comes and whacks him over the head with a frying pan. Andy stantons books, featuring the horror and absolute grimster mr gum, have been recorded as audiobooks read by the notatall grim. Gum hatches one of his astonishingly evil plots, involving some poisonous meat, and soonvery soonthings will get uglier than mr. Gums bathtub lives an angry fairy, who whacks him with a frying pan whenever his garden is messed up. Childrens audio book by andy stanton, 9781787531956. Gum is about a bad man who lives in a grimsters house with a gardeny garden. Hes a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun, and corn on the cob. The mr gum books are only the craziest, funniest most best.
Its that bestselling and awardwinning first ever mr gum book by andy stanton. Theres heroes and sweets and adventures and everything. Mr gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun, and corn on the cob. Gum may be the nastiest man on earth, but he has the tidiest, greeniest, floweriest, gardeniest garden in the worldthat is, until a giant whopper of a dog named jake destroys it in a fit of. Strap on your laughter goggles as you embark on a timetravelling journey through the funniest and maddest moments in history. Mr gum is an extremely nasty man who hates everyone and lives in a disgusting tip of a house.
Mr gum collection andy stanton 9 books set biscuit billionaire, cherry tree, dancing bear, goblins, the power crystals, whats for dinner, secret hideout, hound of lamonic bibber, you are a bad man. And jake the dog, and a little girl called polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. Mr gum and the cherry tree and mr gum and the secret hideout. Gum is full of the type of absurdity that young boys will find captivating, as is evidenced in this passage, three weeks later mr.
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