You're a bad man mr gum book

Kate winslet reads the first riotously funny book in the mr gum series by andy stanton. And this is because if he lets it get out of control, an. These are the characters that were mentioned in the book for the first time. The beginning of a weird, wacky, one in a million series. Gum s bathtub lives an angry fairy, who whacks him with a frying pan whenever his garden is.

Whats in the box of bookish delights today mrs harris. Its that bestselling and awardwinning first ever mr gum. Whats so bad about it is that you can t put it down. The mr gum books are only the craziest, funniest most best books for children in the whole wide world. This book was so exciting that one night i did not even sleep that well because i. Gum hatches one of his astonishingly evil plots, involving some poisonous meat, and soonvery soonthings will get uglier than mr. Andy joel stanton born 14 november 1973 is an english childrens writer. Its that bestselling and awardwinning first ever mr gum book by andy stanton. Mr gum is an extremely nasty man who hates everyone and lives in a disgusting tip of a.

The books have been translated into over 25 languages worldwide, and have sold over 4 million copies. In book two we meet alan taylor, the strangest little man youre. Mr gum collection 8 books boxed gift set pack new andy stanton youre a bad man mr gum mr gum is a truly nasty old man. Mr gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. Using the book youre a bad man, mr gum you will learn how to explain what words mean, identify how an author creates humour and write dialogue in the style. Gum was selected as a tom fletcher book club 2017 title. Is the first book in the internationally bestselling series by andy stanton, which has sold over 3. Mr gum is an extremely nasty man who hates everyone and lives in a disgusting tip of a house. 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.

Mr gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun, and corn on the cob. Its about mr gum hes a bad man and billy william hes bad too. Stanton has written nine books in the mr gum series. 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. Youre a bad man, mr gum stanton, andy, tazzyman, david. Gum is a crabby old man who lives with a fairy that makes him take excellent care of his lawn. 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. This is a complete chapter and includes the following guidance and set activities for a year 4 class which could cover a half term of work using the carousel method. This guided reading resource is taken from enjoy guided reading. Gum may be the nastiest man on earth, but he has the tidiest, greeniest, floweriest, gardeniest garden in the world. The mr gum books are only the craziest, funniest most best books for children in.

She does not have an especially remarkable or unusual personality and has no extraordinary. This is book one, where we are first introduced to the horror that is mr gum and the angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. Polly is a nine year old girl with blonde hair and blue eyes who is mainly friends with friday oleary and jake. Theres also a little girl called polly, an absolute winner called friday oleary, an evil butcher, heroes and. Andy stanton is bestknown for the mr gum books, which have won numerous awards, including the inaugural roald dahl funny prize and the. I thought the funniest bit was when friday oleary shouted the truth is a lemon meringue. Gum s bathtub lives an angry fairy, who whacks him with a frying pan whenever his garden is messed up. The problem is, a loveable dog called jake, visits his glorious garden every day except wednesdays and he rolls on the grass. Theres also a little girl called polly, an absolute winner called. He grew up in the london suburbs of harrow and pinner and attended the latymer school in hammersmith.