An irresistible laughter-inducing romp
- Sunday Times Good evening." Ok this books a bit hard to describe. Theres this gingerbread
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Mr Gum returns in the fifth shamelessly hilarious book... 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 books got all of those things
- & a lot more besides. Its a rollicker! Its a frolicker! Its a funtime sun-time yollicker! So what you waiting for? Get reading!
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Kate Winslet reads the fourth riotously funny book in the Mr Gum series by Andy Stanton. Good evening children on this dark & windy night. Now come gather round the fireplace for tis time for strange tales to be spun. Like the tale of Polly & that old tumbledown windmill by the riverside. But just what is the windmills terrible secret? Why is Mr Gum lurk-lurk-lurkin about? & how much does Old Granny know? Gather closer children for all shall be revealed...BRRR! SPOOKY! ...

Follow Polly & Friday on another crazy adventure on the streets of Lamonic Bibber. & watch out for that dastardly villain Mr Gum not to mention his sidekick Billy William. But what could that fiend be up to this time? Could there be 8 ladies all called Pamela? Will Friday OLeary have to wrestle a man-eating Octopus? Who knows? Either way itll be barking bonkers. But dont believe us believe them... ...

A collectors' box set including the first four titles in the popular Mr. Gum" series all read by the wonderful Kate Winslet & including music & sound effects: " You're a Bad Man Mr. Gum" Mr. Gum is a complete horror who hates children animals fun & corn on the cob. This book's all about him. & an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub; & Jake the dog (who must be saved from terrible terrible evil); & a little girl called Polly; & an evil stinky butcher who's all covered in guts. & there's heroes & sweets & adventures & a massive fat bloke called Jonathan Ripples & EVERYTHING... " Mr. Gum & the Biscuit Billionaire" OK this book's a bit hard to describe. There's this gingerbread man with electric muscles see? & he's as rich as a mushroom right? & Mr. Gum & Billy William are planning to get the cash yeah? & it's up to Polly to save the day. & there's a funfair & hot dogs & Friday O' Leary shouts out some crazy stuff &... hey that wasn't so hard to describe after all. Mr. Gum is back & as nasty as ever in this second hilarious story. " Mr. Gum & the Power Crystals" Shabba me whiskers! Can it really be true that there's an ancient curse on the town of Lamonic Bibber? & you guessed it that old roo-de-lally Mr Gum & his trusty sidekick Billy William the Third have something to do with it. But...our favorite heroes Polly & Friday & the gingerbread biscuit Alan Taylor are determined to save the town (sigh of relief). Hang onto your heads & prepare to chuckle like a chipmunk as you are whisked to the land of talking dogs silly songs Old Granny & the best chase scene you've ever seen. You may even learn to say " The truth is a lemon meringue" in Spanish! This is barking bonkers... " Mr. Gum & the Goblins" Well that old roo-de-lally Mr. Gum & the hideous Billy William the Third are once more mucking things up for everyone. They're a-schemin' & a-hatchin' & making their bad plans up on Goblin Mountain. Can the wise old man Friday O' Leary & the small girl Polly make it past the Three Impossible Challenges of Goblin Mountain & save the town from a fate worse than something very bad indeed? In an epic tale of courage valor & plain idiocy only one thing is sure: The truth is a lemon meringue!" ...

Description Step once more into Lamonic Bibber my friends
- if you dare. In the dead of night when all the stars are sleeping &
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One day Mr Gumpy decides to take a trip along the river in his boat
- the only thing is that everyone else wants to come to! Soon
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It's a lovely day & Mr Gumpy decides to go for a ride in his motor car. But everyone else wants to come too! As the motor car & its passengers makes its way across the field the rain begins... Mr Gumpy asks for volunteers to push the car but everyone has an excuse until it gets so bad that they all have to get out & help. Eventually the sun shines once more as they drive across the bridge
- & there's time for a swim on the way home.
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One day Mr Gumpy decides to take a trip along the river in his boat but the children the rabbit the cat the pig & lots more friends decide to join him. Everyone's having a lovely time until the animals start kicking bleating hopping & flapping & the boat starts to rock. ...

Mrs Large isnt feeling well so Mr Large sends her back to bed. Ill take charge he says. So while he & the children get busy hovering dusting & tidying Mrs Large settles down for a nice rest. But Mrs Larges restful day is not as restful as shed hoped. ...