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Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
Mr Gum (Related to this series)
- Author
- Andy Stanton
- Narrator
- Andy Stanton
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 6 August 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 42 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Comic (humorous) fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
What to expect
One of Time Out’s Top 100 Children’s books of all time!
‘Completely hilarious … kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids' Zoe Ball
Shabba me whiskers! A new audiobook reading from the author Andy Stanton, bursting out the nostrils with fun!
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, and horrifying old villains and words like ‘wab!’, ‘tungler’ and ‘kelp’? COURSE you do! Well, guess what, THE TRUTH IS A LEMON MERINGUE.
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear is the fifth book in the internationally best-selling series by Andy Stanton, which has won everything from the Blue Peter Book Award (twice) to the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award.
Don't miss Mr Gum's other villainously brilliant adventures…
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
Critics Review
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One of Time Out’s Top 100 Children’s books of all time and Booktrust’s ‘Best 100 Books of the Past 100 Years!
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'Completely hilarious … kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids', Zoe Ball
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'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
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'They're the funniest books … I can't recommend them enough', Stephen Mangan
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''My kids are reading the Mr Gum books. SO GREAT' – Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 DJ, TV presenter, author and comedian
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'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
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'They're properly funny, those books' – India Knight, bestselling author of My Life on a Plate
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'Funny? You bet' – Guardian
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'Andy Stanton accumulates silliness and jokes in an irresitible, laughter-inducing romp' – Sunday Times
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'Raucous, revoltingly rambunctious and nose-snortingly funny' – Daily Mail
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'It provoked long and painful belly laughs from my daughter who is eight' – Daily Telegraph
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'As always, Stanton has a ball with dialogue, detail and devilish plot twists' – Scotsman
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'They are fantastic…they are brilliant books for adults to read as well… I fully recommend them' – Zoe Ball live on BBC Radio 2
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'A riotous read' – Sunday Express'
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Details
- Author
- Andy Stanton
- Narrator
- Andy Stanton
- Duration
- 1 hour 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008824334
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Comic (humorous) fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Synopsis
One of Time Out’s Top 100 Children’s books of all time! ‘Completely hilarious … kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids' Zoe Ball Shabba me whiskers! A new audiobook reading from the author Andy Stanton, bursting out the nostrils with fun! 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, and horrifying old villains and words like ‘wab!’, ‘tungler’ and ‘kelp’? COURSE you do! Well, guess what, THE TRUTH IS A LEMON MERINGUE. Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear is the fifth book in the internationally best-selling series by Andy Stanton, which has won everything from the Blue Peter Book Award (twice) to the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award. Don't miss Mr Gum's other villainously brilliant adventures… 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
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