Título: Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree: 7
Autor: Andy Stanton
Sinopse: Completely hilarious ... kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids' Zoe Ball Shabba me whiskers! It's a bold new look for Mr Gum, the best-selling cult classic, ready for a new generation of nibbleheads. Good evening and welcome to a tale of forests! Of legendary beasts! Of misbehaving children! Of caterpillars called Graham! And of a great big BEEFER of a cherry tree! But what dark secrets are hidden in that tree, where the leaves grow thick and green? Polly intends to find out, and she intends to find out by finding out. What will she find out? Read this book and you'll find out! Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree is the seventh book in the internationally best-selling series by Andy Stanton, which has won everything from the Blue Peter Book Award (twice) to the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Red House Children's Book Award. Don't miss Mr Gum's other villainously brilliant adventures... You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire Mr Gum and the Goblins Mr Gum and the Power Crystals Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear What's for Dinner, Mr Gum? Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout Andy Stanton studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. Before becoming a children's writer he was a film script reader, a market researcher, an NHS lackey, a part-time sparrow and a grape. He is best known for the hilarious, bestselling and award-winning Mr Gum series and has also written picture books, including Danny McGee Drinks the Sea. Andy lives in North London and likes cartoons, books and music (even jazz). David Tazzyman studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. As well as illustrating the Mr Gum series, he has illustrated many picture books Eleanor's Eyebrows, You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus, Michael Rosen's Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots and My Mum's Growing Down by Laura Dockrill. He lives in Leicester with his wife and three sons.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree: 7”, de Andy Stanton, publicado pela editora Egmont, em 2019 e com 256 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Egmont
Páginas: 256
Ano: 2019
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 1405293756
ISBN13: 9781405293754
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Egmont apresentam um universo predominantemente voltado para o público infantil e juvenil, com narrativas que transitam entre o humor, a aventura e o encantamento. Muitas histórias exploram personagens carismáticos em situações cotidianas ou fantásticas, com um tom leve e acessível, mas que não deixam de trazer tensão e desafios, como perseguições, mistérios ou conflitos familiares. O catálogo sugere uma combinação entre obras mais narrativas, com personagens e enredos que se desenvolvem em mundos imaginativos, e títulos que valorizam a interação visual, como aqueles em formato fixed-layout ou com ilustrações marcantes. A diversidade aparece no contraste entre histórias de fantasia wacky e humorística e outras que se aproximam do clássico infantil, com poemas e fábulas que evocam a infância e a amizade.
