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Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear

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Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton

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By Andy Stanton

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94 reviews

Do you like bears called Padlock? Course you do. Do you like hot-air balloons? Course you do. Do you like tall sailing ships withmad sea captains, and horrifying old villains and words like ‘wab’, ‘tungler’ and ‘kelp’? Course you do!

Reviews

22 Jul 2023

I don't really like this book as it is quite emotional with a bear.

13 Dec 2022

I liked this book with a scary bear! I rather liked it if I say so myself. My favorite person is the bear! I would defiantly recommend it!

07 Sep 2021

A really fun read. I would definitely recommend to people in my class at school.

04 Sep 2021

This book is crazy. The people don't talk properly and there are lots of odd things in this book. But it is really funny and there is the fatest guy in town Jonnathan ripples, Polly and Padlock the bear become the best of friends.

31 Aug 2021

Fiction. Padlock was my favourite character

26 Aug 2021

I got the series of Mr Gum books and I had heard the first chapter of this one so I was really excited to read the rest.

My favourite character was Padlock the bear, because he had a really good description and I could picture him really well in my head.

I would recommend this whole series to people who like jibberish English and funny language.

17 Aug 2021

I would think it was a very powerful book but very funny at the same time
I have read one of the best book ever
It was fiction andI think my favourite character was Mr gum
I would recommend this book to anyone who is under 5

05 Aug 2021

It wasn't my favourite one

27 Jun 2021

There is a girl named Polly and a man called Mr Gum and Polly saw a bear and she calls it padlock. She has to take him back to the forest. I recommend this book to aged 8 and over.

16 Sep 2020

I liked this book

04 Sep 2020

The thing I liked was the bear (called Padlock). Fans of Mr. Gum will like this.

01 Sep 2020

Not as good as the other ones, but a story about being homesick.

30 Aug 2020

In the story Mr Gum tried to capture the bear to make them dance. The other bears made Mr Gum and his friends dance in the end. Mr Ripples was one of Padlocks friend in the story and he was my favourite character because he was funny and he was kind to Padlock.

21 Aug 2020

very good

19 Aug 2020

I think this book is funny because it is about a captain who is really small and he is very crazy because he spent too much time at sea. He throws Polly and a bear called Padlock over board.

I do recommend this book.

17 Aug 2020

One of the best set of books ever

10 Aug 2020

brilliant and funny

04 Aug 2020

I liked the book because Polly was kind to Padlock the bear. In the book polly was trying to get Padlock the bear home to the land of the beasts but Mr Gum was trying to catch Padlock and make him dance.

31 Jul 2020

A rib aching funny book about a butcher [called Mr Gum] who kidnaps a bear and makes him dance but Polly Is here to save the day . it is a fictional book and my best character is padlock the bear!

30 Jul 2020

I really enjoyed this book, it is very funny.

30 Jul 2020

It is very funny and has cool maps and a dancing bear!

23 Jul 2020

My favourite character was Padlock the bear because he is cute and I liked when he roamed free.
I would recommend this book because it is a very funny and good book.

23 Jul 2020

I enjoyed it they went on a balloon ride it was a bit funny, Mr gum was very strict, Paddlock the dancing bear he was very cheecky he loved to play and destroy things, apart from that he was very good, and there was funny names in the story.

22 Jul 2020

Funny book but the ending was sad.
Polly.
I would recommend the Mr Gum books.

06 Jul 2020

it was fiction and my favourite character was Padlock, he is the bear.
I borrowed the book from my friend Sofia as she recommended it.
I would recommend it because..... it is really really funny. the words are funny, for example "Shabba me Whiskers"

12 Jun 2020

a good book

10 Aug 2018

Although he is revolting, the bear isn't.

05 Dec 2017

you should try Mr gum because it makes you laugh and it has a tiny drop of a rat that makes it really funny!

10 Sep 2017

great

01 Sep 2017

This book was very funny and I liked the fluffy bear.

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