Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree
- Author Andy Stanton, Illustrated by David Tazzyman
- Narrator To Be Confirmed
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 9 April 2026
- Run Time 6 hours and 49 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees.
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What to expect
Shabba me whiskers! MR GUM is 20 years old (and some). And he’s NOT happy about it.
But everyone else is – and this very special anniversary recording of the bestselling children’s audiobook is bursting out the nostrils with fun and original extras from the Mr Gum world. Including an introduction from fellow bestselling author, Phil Earle!
It’s one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton! They’re only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world.
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree Good evening and welcome to a tale of forests! Of legendary beasts! Of misbehaving children! Of caterpillars called Graham! And of a great big BEEFER of a cherry tree!
But what dark secrets are hidden in that tree, where the leaves grow thick and green? Polly intends to find out, and she intends to find out by finding out. What will she find out? Read this book and you’ll find out!
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree is the seventh 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.
Have you collected all the well brilliant Mr Gum series?
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum
Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire
Mr Gum and the Goblins
Mr Gum and the Power Crystals
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
What's for Dinner, Mr Gum?
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree
Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout
Mr Gum in ‘The Hound of Lamonic Bibber’
Critics Review
n One of Time Out’s Top 100 Children’s books of all time and Booktrust’s ‘Bestn 100 Books of the Past 100 Years!n
n'Completely hilarious … kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids', Zoe Ball
n'I can tell you, hand on heart, that many of my happiest moments as a dad, involved reading about Polly, Friday O’Leary, Billy William and Gum with my kids’, Phil Earle
n'They're the funniest books … I can't recommend them enough', Stephen Mangan
n''My kids are reading the Mr Gum books. SO GREAT' – Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 DJ, TV presenter, author and comedian
n'Smooky palooki! This book is well brilliant! Andy Stanton is far too clever and funny and should be locked away in a very dark place that nobody can find' – Jeremy Strong, bestselling author of The-Hundred-A-Mile-An-Hour Dog
n'They're properly funny, those books' – India Knight, bestselling author of My Life on a Plate
n'Funny? You bet' – Guardian
n'Andy Stanton accumulates silliness and jokes in an irresitible, laughter-inducing romp' – Sunday Times
n'Raucous, revoltingly rambunctious and nose-snortingly funny' – Daily Mail
n'It provoked long and painful belly laughs from my daughter who is eight' – Daily Telegraph
n'As always, Stanton has a ball with dialogue, detail and devilish plot twists' – Scotsman
n'They are fantastic…they are brilliant books for adults to read as well… I fully recommend them' – Zoe Ball live on BBC Radio 2
n'A riotous read' – Sunday Express'
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