Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree
'Outrageous' – Sunday Times
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree by Andy Stanton was chosen by Nicolette Jones in her Sunday Times holiday reading choices: “outrageous wordplay, clever nonsense and a mad cherry tree song provide… …the hilarity we expect.”
Higher Up The Cherry Tree
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree has moved up one place this week to 9 in the Children’s Book Natinal Chart. Andy Stanton continues to thrill us all with his humour.
Side-Splitting Wit
Following publication this month of Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree, The Telegraph Magazine said “There seems to be no end toAndy Stanton‘s capacity for side-splitting wit” in their Children’s Notebook… …”Smooky palooki, it’s totally...
Literary Hero, Linguistic Wizard
In the run up to The Hay Festival, The Brecon & Radnor Express & Powys County Times said, “Literary heroes on hand include Cathy Cassidy, Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt and Andy Stanton“....
Cherry Tree's A Winner!
Andy Stanton‘s latest, Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree, hit the nation children’s book chart at number 10 this week and has held the Number 1 position in Amazon’s Humour...
Over And Over Again!
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree by Andy Stanton was reviewed by Bookbag: “The mixture of daft names, daft action and even dafter burp-filled songs…a book we can devour in an hour, but...
Utterly, Utterly Absurd!
Lovereading4kids.com featured Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree by Andy Stanton in their ‘The very best new kids books’ review… …”hilarious, delightful and utterly, utterly absurd.” The book, out next month, is in lovereading’s ‘Top Ten most...
A Guardian Hero
In an article in The Guardian online on March 12th, Richard Lea picked Polly from Andy Stanton‘s Mr Gum series as one of his fiction heroes. Polly first appeared in...
The Bookseller Preview
In its preview of forthcoming titles, The Bookseller recommend Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree by Andy Stanton: “Stanton relates to his audience brilliantly and consistently.”
Cherry Tree Is Top Seller
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree by Andy Stanton was chosen by The Bookseller in its children’s and teenage preview this week as a ‘top seller’ for May: ‘Seventh in the comic series, that...
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