Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
- ISBN-10
- 140529373X
- ISBN-13
- 9781405293730
- Category
- Eccentrics and eccentricities
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-05
- Publisher
- Mr Gum
- Author
- Andy Stanton
Description
Good evening. Do you like bears called Padlock? Course you do. Do you like hot-air balloons? Course you do. Do you like tall sailing ships with mad sea captains, and horrifying old villains, and words like "wab!," "tungler," and "kelp?" COURSE you do! Well, guess what, THE TRUTH IS A LEMON MERINGUE.
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