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What's for Dinner, Mr Gum?
Mr Gum (Related to this series)
- Author
- Andy Stanton
- Narrator
- Andy Stanton
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 6 August 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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!
Mr Gum's back! But what's he up to this time?
Oh, dreadful things my friends, dreadful things indeed. It seems he's found himself a brand new treat – rancid kebabs just dripping with dirty grey sauce. And he just can't get enough of them. He's gotta have more! More! Less! I mean, More!
But not everyone's too happy about Mr Gum's new dinnertime arrangements and soon the town of Lamonic Bibber is gearing up for war. Can Polly and her friends save the town from being torn apart? Will Mr Gum's hunger ever be satisfied? And who on earth is Thora Gruntwinkle?
All will be revealed when you read "What's For Dinner, Mr Gum?" You'll see a gingerbread man driving through London! You'll see an annoying little monkey driving everyone mad! You'll see Friday O'Leary falling asleep in a hedge! Yes, it's all there in glorious black and white, my friends. Except for the cover, which is in colour. It's Bonus.
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
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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 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008824341
- Format
- Audiobook
- 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: 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! Mr Gum's back! But what's he up to this time? Oh, dreadful things my friends, dreadful things indeed. It seems he's found himself a brand new treat – rancid kebabs just dripping with dirty grey sauce. And he just can't get enough of them. He's gotta have more! More! Less! I mean, More! But not everyone's too happy about Mr Gum's new dinnertime arrangements and soon the town of Lamonic Bibber is gearing up for war. Can Polly and her friends save the town from being torn apart? Will Mr Gum's hunger ever be satisfied? And who on earth is Thora Gruntwinkle? All will be revealed when you read "What's For Dinner, Mr Gum?" You'll see a gingerbread man driving through London! You'll see an annoying little monkey driving everyone mad! You'll see Friday O'Leary falling asleep in a hedge! Yes, it's all there in glorious black and white, my friends. Except for the cover, which is in colour. It's Bonus. 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'
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