You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!
Andy Stanton, David Tazzyman
FLOSK IT UP, YOU WHIPPERS! This SPECIAL EDITION of You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum! includes: Over 50 stickers! An exclusive introduction from the author! And! A brand new bonus story – ‘Old King Thunderbelly and the Wall of Lamonic Bibber’. Good evening. Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. This book’s all about him. And an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl called Polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. And there’s heroes and sweets and adventures and EVERYTHING. You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum! is the first book in the internationally best-selling series by Andy Stanton, which has won everything from the Blue Peter Book Award (twice) the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award. Praise for Mr Gum: ‘Smooky palooki! This book is well brilliant!’ – Jeremy Strong ‘Worryingly splendid’ – Guardian NOT FOR BORERS!
Reviews
It was a good book.
Queen July Spinner 20.09.2025
Excellent book which was funny. It was a fun book to read and I recommend it
Viscountess Fifi Vampire 21.01.2024
Andy Scanton's Mr Gum is really funny which makes it a really good book.
Dame Fenella Quarantine 23.12.2023
Hilarious!
Fairy Pinky Bottlenose 20.02.2023
I liked it because it is really funny and i love the fairy and polly because she a has a really funny name which is really long and jack the dog who is so nice and looks so cudly
Senorita Viper Lanzarote 09.07.2022
I love reading about Mr Gum's adventures
Professor Cilla Anteater 14.09.2021
This was fun. I read it in one day! I would tell my friends to read it too.
Inspector Adolpho Pawprint 02.09.2021
it was not the best but the fairy coming out of a bath tub wacking mr gum if he didn't have a nice garden was very creative.
Marshal Tulip Wheeliebin 13.08.2021
Tell us what you thought? Write down your thoughts about what you have read. I thought this book was brilliant because it used suspense twice such as delaying your discovery of new characters and using mysterious people. If it was fiction, which person did you like best? I liked "Jammy Grammy Lammy F'Huppa F'Huppa Berlin Stereo Eo Eo Lebb C'Yepp Nermonica Le Straypek De Grespin De Crespin De Spespin De Yespin De Whoop De Loop De Brunkle Merry Christmas Lenoir" (you can call her Polly if you're her friend) because she saves Jake (a fantastic dog). Would you recommend it to someone else? I would recommend it to someone else because there are a lot of joyful people.
General Adolpho Glitterball 02.01.2021
It is funny because Mr Gum’s favourite TV show is Bag of Sticks which shows a picture of a bag of sticks for half an hour
Dame Iguana Nuggets 07.09.2020
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum is a funny and interesting book. I am sure everyone would be laughing and talking about You're a bad man Mr Gum as it is so fascinating!!
Director Pansy Volcano 01.09.2020
It was so funny!
Principal Jewel Moonbeam 25.08.2020
The use magic chocolate from the chest to bring jake the dog back to life
General Zeus Astronomical 25.08.2020
I liked how interesting the book was. The book was interesting because there was so many describing words about Mr Gum and Billy William the third. My favorite character was Mrs lovely because she was very lovely. I would recommend this book to everyone.
Sir Octopus Flattery 19.08.2020
This is a fiction book. My favourite bit is when an angry fairy bops Mr Gum on the head with a frying pan. My favourite characters are Polly and Friday O'Leary, the heros!
Baron Aardvark Snivel 19.08.2020
I liked Jake the Dog and the grumpy Fairy who lives in his bath tub. "Whack with the frying pan".
Senorita Sunny Palm-tree 14.08.2020
I liked Billy William the Third best because he was silly.
Professor Bruno Sausage-Roll 14.08.2020
It was really, really funny. And I loved reading it. My favourite character is Friday O'Leary.
Commander Pongo Rollercoaster 14.08.2020
I like Jake the dog because he is cute. He’s friends with everyone in Lamonic Bibber (except Mr Gum). Mr Gum hates nice things and tries to hurt Jake. The book is about saving him. There are lots of silly things in the book that made me laugh. My favourite bit is when Jonathan Ripples (the fattest man in town) sits on martin Laundrette because he keeps stealing his ideas.
Officer Jupiter Rubber-duck 07.08.2020
Mr Gum is a man who hates children, fun and corn on the cob. He thinks that sweets are DISGUSTING and rotten meat is DELICIOUS! There is also a girl called Polly.
Empress Venus Tinkle 06.08.2020
