Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
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Shabba me whiskers! 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. This is book five.Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear 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, you lucky little nibbleheads?Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and David Walliams.Have you collected all the well brilliant Mr Gum series?You're a Bad Man, Mr GumMr Gum and the Biscuit BillionaireMr Gum and the GoblinsMr Gum and the Power CrystalsMr Gum and the Dancing BearWhat's for Dinner, Mr Gum?Mr Gum and the Cherry TreeMr Gum and the Secret HideoutPraise for Mr Gum:‘Smooky palooki! This book is well brilliant!’ – Jeremy Strong‘Worryingly splendid’ – Guardian NOT FOR BORERS!You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title.Andy Stanton studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. Before becoming a children’s writer he was a film script reader, a market researcher, an NHS lackey, a part-time sparrow and a grape. Today he is best-known for the hilarious and much-loved Mr Gum books, which are published in 34 countries worldwide in over 30 languages. The series has won numerous awards, including the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Red House Children’s Book Award and two Blue Peter Book Awards.
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Andy Stanton. Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
Contents
Chapter 1 Padlock the Bear
Chapter 2 The World Champion of the Butcher’s Shop Lying Contest
Chapter 3 What’s to Be Done with Padlock the Bear?
Chapter 4 The Baddies, the Bear and the Balloon
Chapter 5 Down by the Docks
Chapter 6 Captain Brazil
Chapter 7 Life at Sea
Chapter 8 Two Men in a Boat
Chapter 9 Discovered!
Chapter 10 She and the Bear are Put on a Plank and Set Adrift on the Ocean Blue
Chapter 11 To the Island
Chapter 12 The Hunt for Padlock
Chapter 13 Exploring the Island
Chapter 14 The Kingdom of the Beasts
Chapter 15 The Spirit of the Rainbow?
Chapter 16 Home Again
About the author
About the illustrator
Some of the crazy old townsfolk from Lamonic Bibber
Tales from Lamonic Bibber