Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
Up There With the Classics
The Telegraph and The Daily Mail (April 28th) point out that many big favourites, including Harry Potter, were not on the list of all time favourites chosen by five Children’s Laureates. Mr Gum and the Dancing...
'Wild, Eye-Watering Comedy!'
An article in The Times (28th April) quotes Michael Rosen, who said of his choice of Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear as one of his all-time favourites, it’s ‘wild, eye-watering...
Children's Laureates' Choice
Five children’s laureates have voted for their favourite children’s books of all time. 1999 – 2001 Laureate : Quentin Blake (illustrator, did lots of Roald Dahl’s pictures) 2001 –...
'Greatest Books of All Time'
The Bookseller online reports on The Laureates’ Table, which will be on display at selected Waterstone’s stores and at waterstones.com until June 3rd, with handwritten thoughts explaining the choices accompanying...
Mr Gum Wins Blue Peter Again
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton has won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Most Fun Story with Pictures. Click here to watch the moment when a dancing bear told...
Blue Peter Book Awards
The winners of the 2009 Blue Peter Book Awards, for which Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear is shortlisted, will be announced onBlue Peter on BBC 1 at 4.35pm Wednesday 4th March, a...
Another Shortlist For Andy
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton has been shortlisted for the Portsmouth Book Award. The winner will be announced on 18th May
The Best!
A round up of ‘The Best…Books to encourage children to read’ in The Week on 17th January featured Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton in the 10 – 15 year-old category… and reported...
Richard & Judy Book Of The Year
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton has been longlisted for the WHSMITH CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD(7+ category) at this year’s Nibbies/Galaxy British Book Awards. Vote online … There are four books in each category. There will be two rounds of voting: Round One (from 19th January to 20th February) will decide the winners from each of the five categories to create the shortlist. Vote now....
Mr Gum Is Perfect
In a giveaway of Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton, Junior Education Plus praised the series: “The engaging writing style and quirky illustrations make the Mr Gum series perfect...
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