Name Andy Stanton Language English Role Writer | Nationality British Education University of Oxford Notable works Mr Gum series | |
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Notable awards The Mr. Gum books have won numerous awards including:Red House Children's Book Awardtwo Blue Peter Book Awards for Best Book With Picturesthe inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize Awards Roald Dahl Funny Prize for Funniest Book for Children Aged Seven to Fourteen Nominations Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Books You're a Bad Man - Mr Gum!, Mr Gum and the Biscuit Bil, Mr Gum and the Goblins, Mr Gum and the Dancing, Mr Gum and the Power Cr | ||
Occupation children's book author | ||
Authors live event with andy stanton part 2 books
Andy Stanton (b. 1973) is an English children's writer and blues singer. He grew up in the London suburbs of Harrow and Pinner and attended the Latymer School in Hammersmith. He lives in North London.
Contents
- Authors live event with andy stanton part 2 books
- Authors live event with andy stanton part 1 introduction
- Books
- Audiobooks
- References
Authors live event with andy stanton part 1 introduction
Books
Stanton has written nine books in the Mr Gum series:
The Mr Gum books are published by Egmont Books in the UK. Additionally Stanton has written The Story of Matthew Buzzington, published by Barrington Stoke, and other books. His writing is influenced by Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton.
Andy Stanton lives in North London. He studied English at Oxford University but was expelled. He has been a stand-up comedian, a film script reader, a cartoonist, an NHS lacky and lots of other things. He has many interests, but best of all he likes cartoons, books and music (even jazz). One day he'd like to live in New York or Berlin or one of those places because he's got fantasies of Bohemia. His favorite expression is 'Good evening' and his favorite word is 'captain'.
Audiobooks
The Mr Gum audiobooks were Produced and Directed by David Tyler (UK) for BBC Audio.
The Mr Gum books are set in the fictitious town of Lamonic Bibber. The town has its own newspaper, The Lamonical Chronicle, which features on the Mr Gum website. The newspaper's tag-line is "Lamonic Bibber's second best and only paper".
The books have won numerous prizes including the Red House Children's Book Award, two Blue Peter Book Awards for Best Book With Pictures, and the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
They were recorded with Kate Winslet narrating in 2012.