Synopses & Reviews
The beginning of a weird, wacky, one in a million series about the plight of the truly nasty Mr Gum and a crazy cast of characters—a cross between Roald Dahl and Monty Python Mr Gum is a truly nasty old man. He's a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun, and corn on the cob. This book's all about him. And an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl named Polly, and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. And there are heroes and sweets and adventures and everything.
Synopsis
Mr. Gum may be the nastiest man on Earth, but he has the tidiest, greeniest, floweriest, gardeniest garden in the world...that is, until a giant whopper of a dog named Jake destroys it in a fit of doggy joy. In retaliation, Mr. Gum hatches one of his astonishingly evil plots, involving some poisonous meat, and soon--very soon--things will get uglier than Mr. Gum in his underwear.
Unless, of course, Polly--a golden-haired local girl with hair like cat's daydream who is as good and true as Mr. Gum is wretched and smelly--can stymie Mr. Gum, save Jake, and prove to the world why the truth is lemon meringue . . .
About the Author
Andy Stanton and David Tazzyman are the author and illustrator of the Mr Gum series.