Andy Stanton

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Andy Stanton lives in abject squalor in North London. It doesn’t matter how many awards he wins or how many books he sells, that’s just the way he likes it. He studied English at Oxford (which shouldn’t have been too hard given that he’s English) but they kicked him out. He has been a film script reader (he got a bit better at reading), a cartoonist, an NHS lackey and lots of other things. He has many interests, but best of all he likes Radio 4, books (more reading) 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 favourite expressions are ‘Good evening’ and ‘The truth is a lemon meringue!’ and his favourite word is ‘captain’.

His Mr Gum series has been nominated for the Sheffield and Leicester Children’s Book Awards, the Guardian Children’s Book Prize, the UKLA Children’s Book Award, the Nibbies Children’s Book of the Year and the Branford Boase Book Award.

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You’re A Bad Man, Mr Gum! was the overall winner of the 2007 Red House Children’s Book Award and won the Blue Peter Book Award for 'The Most Fun Story with Pictures'.

Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Book Award.

Mr Gum and the Goblins was published in August 2007.

Mr Gum and the Power Crystals was published in February 2008.

Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear was published in September 2008. It has since won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and won the Blue Peter Book Award 'Best Book with Pictures'.

Mr Gum in 'The Hound of Lamonic Bibber', a specially commissioned flip-book for World Book Day, was published in March 2009.

What’s for Dinner, Mr Gum? was published in October 2009. It was shortlisted for the Independent Booksellers Book Award 2010.

Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree was published in May 2010.

Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout was published in November 2010

Mr Gum in ‘The Hound of the Lamonic Bibber’ Bumper Book was published in October 2011

Mr Gum in ‘The Hound of the Lamonic Bibber’ Mini Bumper Book will publish in March 2012.