Have a look at some of the amazing things we've already been sent!
Painting
Oscar (8), Berlin, Germany
A striking portrait of Mr Gum.
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Drawing
Bethany (11), Dalton-in-Furness
"a drawing of mr gum i think he is awesome"
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Wine Gum
Thea (7), Bedford
"A picture of Mr Gum holding a bottle of wine."
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A drawing
Harry (9), Bromley
"I am sending a picture of Mr gum" and what a cracker, thanks Harry!
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Computer picture
Trinity (9), Newcastle-Under-Lyme
"i have done a picture of mr gum on my computer"
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Also a computer picture
Riley (8), Co Durham
Riley has also drawn a pitcure on her computer - such talented nibblers!
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What! Another one? Wow!
India (10), Leeds
An awesome piece of art of Alan Taylor with his first sighting of Santa Claus...a piece of art with something Christmassy is perfect for the month of December! Merry Christmas Lamonic Bibber!!!
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Popeyed Jakey
Holly (7), Edinburgh
"Im sending a popeyed version of Jakey. It is All made out of paper. I would love to be chosen as you Andy are the funniest book author Ive seen. POPEYED JAKEY! TA DA!"
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A real painting
Sumaya (9), London
"I am sending a real painting of the malicious cruel Mr Gum."
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Alan. By Sam.
Sam (9), Norwich
A picture of Alan Taylor by Sam of Norwich.
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Nibbleheads
Sofia (6), Bath
"A picture of me, my sister Olivia and Andy at Discover in Stratford. Thank you for a funny day - we liked it when you made a big noise after drinking some water. Sorry for climbing all over you at the book signing. love the mad nibbleheads"
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Fine art
Ezzie (5), London
"A picture of some of my favourite bits from books 1-3. I've just started book 4. I laugh myself to sleep every night!" - excellent drawing and such beautiful handwritting. Give yourself a gold star!
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Picture
Leon (7), Bath
"I have drawn a picture of Mr Gum in his garden with Jake woofing!" - and what a woof!
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Picture
Jago (7), Sheffield
"A drawing i did of Mr Gum" - simply wonderful!
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Illustration
Jamie (10), Shrewsbury
An amzing illustration of Mr Gum!
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GRUB!
Jamie (10), Kent
"I made a Plum Ruffian for Halloween. He was DELICIOUS..." - that looks SO much tastier than poinsonous cow hearts.
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Picture
Tilly (7), Kent
"A funny picture from the scene where Alan Taylor and Polly watch as his pet collection expand! I did it all by myself on Paint!" - all the best artists use paint.
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Illustrated Poetry
Serena (7), South Kenton
A poem and a drawing about bad Mr Gum.
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Picture
Mina (7), Hexham
Mr Gum, Jake and The Fairy.
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Picture
Mia (9), Southampton
"i did a painting on the laptop of mr gum and billy william.i hope you like it!" - i'm afraid we don't like it. WE LOVE IT!
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Picture
Sean (9), Cardiff
"This is the biscuit billionare in the park with his pot of money, just letting it fly away. If I was him I'd chase after the money." - so would we Sean!
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Digital drawing
Nazar (12), Sheffield
"A picture of Mr Gum!!! (before you look at it i'm not good at drawing and it's hard to draw with a computer mouse)"
- We think you did brilliantly!
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lllustration
Rawat Bhorjee (6), Wolverhampton
A drawing of Mr Gum
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Book Report!
Archie Barnett (9), Derbyshire
Mr Gum homework!!!My teacher Mrs Lightfoot set homework to do a book report about our favourite book - I chose Mr Gum and the biscuit billionaire
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A photo
Simran (11), Bedfont
I am sending you a picture of a a Ginger Bread man I made which is meant to be Alan Taylor. :)
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Artwork
Joel (9), Aberdeen
A picture of Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree.
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The Ten Rules of Evil
Mike (11), Fyfe
Thoroughly modern Mozart, Mike has composed this incredible music for The Ten Rules of Evil.
Scarecrow
Cora (6), Richmond
"There was a scarecrow competition in our village. I could only think of one person who was scarey and as scruffy as a scarecrow - MR GUM! So I made this. The angry fairy was 'pan-whacking' Mr Gum for being a 'lazy snorer!'"
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CAKE!
Ellie and Alyssa (18), Tonbridge
"We made a cake with Mr Gum on it". Looks deliciously evil!
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Dress Up
Alex (8) Swanbourne, Western Australia
"It's Book Week at my school and since I have now got my teacher hooked on the Mr Gum books, I just HAD to go as my favourite character, Polly!" Alex has also done this ultra-glittery picture of Mr Gum (click to see).
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Photo
Myfanwy (10), Anglesey
With her Alan Taylor flag flying high, Janelle had the coolest tent around at the Big Chill Festival.
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Illustration
Niamh (9), Market Harborough
Artistic genius Niamh has shared this masterpiece from Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout.
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8 bit Gum
Joe (12), Watford
If Mr Gum was ever transported into a compter game this is exactly what he'd look like.
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Whacking stick!
Rudi (7), Haslingden
Rudi says 'this is a picture of me making a whacking stick for Martin Launderette so he can use it when Jonathan Ripples tries to sit on him. The stick can be chucked in a washing machine on delicate wash, no spin. I have tried this stick on my D Dad and it works really well.'
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Padlock's Portrait
Noal (5.5), London
When we first saw this picture, we were sure it was a photo. Never has a more convincing depiction of Padlcck been committed to canvas.
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Pan Whacks!
Nikolas (7.5), Athens - Greece
Nikolas has used all his 7 and a half years experience to create this modern masterpiece
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Book Reviews
Katie (8), Birmingham
If you still need convincing to read the Mr Gum books, perhaps Katie's insightful reviews will do the trick
You can download them here
Cartoon
Lucy (11) from Glasgow
A creative cartoon strip featuring the entire cast of Mr Gum
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Cinematography!
A film from Evie (8) in London
Evie "Berlin Stereo" shows us exactly how you say Polly's name. Incredibly this was filmed in a single take - well done Evie.
View it here (opens in a new window)
Will you accept the quest?
A story from Rena in Bath
Will you accept the quest or won’t you?
A modern classic from fantasy fiction writer, Rena, from Bath. Not Rena who is IN the bath - she writes poems, not fiction.
You can download it here
Mr Gum himself!
Henry from Bristol
Is it the real Mr Gum, or is it just Henry dressed up for World Book Day?
We just can't tell.
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The Childhood of Friday O'Leary
A story from Caiti in Buxton
A riveting story from a Pulitzer Prize winning author. That's Mr Pulitzer of Abbots Langley.
You can download it here
Electric Recipe!
From the Hibbett family
Try out the Hibbett family's secret recipe for making your own edible Alan Taylor, complete with electric muscles.
You can download it here
A Hat
From milliner Eddie Adams, aged 7
Eddie says "I like Mr Gum because it is a laugh to read. My favourite character is Friday O'Leary. I like your sentences because they don't make sense."
Well all we can say to that is "THE TRUTH IS A LEMON MERINGUE!"
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A Gingerbread Man is Made!!
Written and illustrated by William Reeves
An interesting back story to the creation of our favourite Gingerbread Man with those electric muscles of his.
Click the cover to read the story
Mr Gum
An illustration by William Reeves
An artists rendition of Mr Gum, as imagined by the legendary Bill Reeves esquire.
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