MR GUM AND THE BISCUIT BILLIONAIRE
Book ID/图书代码: 04303009B33587
English Summary/英文概要: This is weird, wacky and one in a million: a cross between Roald Dahl and Monty Python. Mr Gum is back in this second hilarious book and he’s as nasty as ever! In fact, he’s absolutely grimsters. But this book’s not just about him. Read this book and you’ll meet a gingerbread man named Alan Taylor who has electric muscles! Plus, all our favourite characters are back: the little girl called Polly, the evil butcher called Billy William The Third, and the very wise man, Friday O’Leary. And, who could forget loveable Jake the dog, or the angry fairy who lives in Mr Gum’s bathtub and whacks him on the head with a frying-pan?
This book will have you crying with laughter!
Chinese Summary/中文概要: About the characters:
Polly - 九歲的小女孩,和一隻碩大的狗Jake是朋友,心地善良,常阻止Mr. Gum的壞心眼。
Mr. Gum – 一位生性古怪、心眼邪惡的老先生,當他睜著兩個眼珠看人時相當嚇人,他很討厭小孩、動物、遊戲及玉米棒。他最喜歡的節目是Bag Of Sticks,是鎮上最壞的人,也是鎮上(鎮名:Lamonic Bibber)屠夫Billy William the Third的朋友。他的口頭禪是"Shabba me whiskers"。
Jake – 一隻喜歡在花園挖土及吃骨頭的狗。非有友善、討喜,但是Mr. Gum非常討厭牠,因為牠最喜歡在Mr. Gum的花園挖洞。
Friday O’Leary – 也是一個古怪的老人,但常幫Polly很多忙,非常博學。但有時候會莫名其妙的大喊「"the truth is a lemon meringue"」。
Jonathan Ripples – 鎮上最胖的人,他不喜歡Martin Launderette這個人,因為他們那夥人很喜歡惡作劇其他的人。
Martin Launderette – 和Jonathan Ripples剛好相反是鎮上最瘦的人,開了鎮上唯一家自助洗衣店,經常捉弄Jonathan Ripple,但時常無法得逞。
Billy William the Third – 鎮上的屠夫,長相不僅兇惡,人也很髒,賣都一些很噁心的肉。像Mr. Gum一樣粗蠻,兩人常在鎮上為非作歹。
Mrs Lovely – 鎮上糖果店的女主人,人很善良,能把難看的馬鈴薯變成白花花的鈔票。Friday O’Leary很喜歡她,也娶了她為妻。
The Spirit of the Rainbow –從彩虹裡出來的精靈,一個神秘的小男孩,常對Mr. Gum說要他做好事,不要作壞事。
系列介紹:
Mr. Gum或許是地球最骯髒的人,但他卻有一個世界上整齊、乾淨、漂亮的花園。有天當一隻喜歡挖土的鄰居狗Jake在他的花園嬉戲之後,他決定對牠展開報復,甚至用有毒的肉來餵牠,但不久後Mr. Gum將發現事情將變他比他想像還糟糕…
在這個名為Lamonic Bibber小鎮裡,除了有Mr. Gum這號人物外,還有一個始終阻止他惡行的小女孩Polly及她的愛犬Jake、屠夫Billy William the Third、胖胖Jonathan Ripples、洗衣店老闆瘦馬Martin Launderette、甜美的Mrs Lovely等……他們一群人究竟會因Mr. Gum引發多少麻煩及趣事,而Mr. Gum是否能從有棄惡從善的一天呢?(VL)
Awards/获奖情况:英國暢銷童書系列,榮獲各大童書獎項,全球版權已售25國!
25 countries sold!
UK Sales – over 600.000 copies sold
Brazilian Portuguese – Editora Record
Polish – Egmont Polska
Castilian – Grupo SM
Catalan – Cruïlla
US – HarperCollins
Ukrainian – Dobra Chytalnya
Russian (Ukraine) – Dobra Chytalnya
Indonesian - Kanisius
Korean – E-Public
Serbian – Laguna
Slovak – Slovart
German – Patmos (incl. audio book)
Danish – Forlaget Sesam
Norwegian – Gyldendal
Dutch – Uitgeverij Hoogland
French – Bayard
Greek – Minoas
Hebrew – Agam Publishing
Italian – Mondadori
Macedonian – Toper Books
Bulgarian – Egmont Bulgaria
Turkish – Tudem
Vietnamese - Nha Nam
Hungarian – Geopen
Sweden - Argasso
TV: Damon Ross is producing Mr Gum as a cartoon TV series. Reviews:
"Funny? You bet… Here sad squirrels blow their noses on passing butterflies, people speak funty – sorry funny – and the whole thing nearly ends on page twelve. Worryingly splendid"---Philip Ardagh, Guardian
"Funniest book I have ever read and will ever read… When I read this to my mum she burst out laughing and nearly wet herself it is so funny"---Bryony, aged 8
Fantastic Book Awards - Winner - 2007
Guardian Children’s Book Award - Shortlisted - 2007
About the Author/作者介绍: Andy Stanton,就讀牛津大學英語系,但沒多久救被學校趕出門。曾擔任電影劇本讀者、卡通畫家及英國國民健保局的員工等等……興趣多元,但對喜歡卡通、閱讀、及音樂,幻想自己有天能搬到紐約、柏林或是任何充滿波西米亞色彩的城市。2009年被獲選為英國衛報兒童小說奬的評審。目前仍居住在倫敦北部。
David Tazzyman,在Leicester長大,英國曼徹斯特城市大學Manchester Metropolitian University的繪圖系畢業。喜歡足球、板球、甜點、音樂及畫畫。曾在亞洲旅行三年多,1997年才回到倫敦定居,目前與女友及兩人的小孩住在倫敦南部。
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Rights Status/版权销售情况:Simplified Chinese/简体中文:AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文:AVAILABLE
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