Horrible Mr Gum is back with another terrible tale for all you nibbleheads! “ 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, & horrifying old villains & words like ‘wab!’, ‘tungler’ & ‘kelp’? COURSE you do! Well, guess what, you lucky little nibbleheads? This book’s got all of those things – & a lot more besides!” Shabba me whiskers! It’s a chuckle bonanza! Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2008. “ Quirky, odd & deliciously funny.” Sophie Dahl