Read by Kate Winslet. Running time: 1hr 30 mins.
Here's a tale of Polly and that tumbledown windmill by the riverside. What is the windmill's secret and why is Mr Gum lurkin' about? Gather closer, children, for all shall be revealed.
'A wickedly entertaining story'
'Andy Stanton accumulates silliness and jokes in an irresistible, laughter-inducing romp'
'Worryingly splendid.'
'Designed to tickle young funny bones'
'Cranks up children's storytelling conventions to hilarious extremes'
Author and Illustrator Information Andy Stanton lives in North London. He studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. He has been a standup comedian, a film script reader, a cartoonist, a film script reader, a cartoonist, an NHS lackey and lots of other things. He has many interests, but best of all he likes Radio 4, books and music (even jazz). One day he'd like to live in New York or Berlin or one of those places because he's got fantasies of bohemia. His favourite expression is 'Please, sir' and his favourite word is 'proletariat'. This is his fourth book. His first book You're A Bad Man, Mr Gum! won the Red House Children's Book Award. David Tazzyman lives in South London with his girlfriend, Melanie, and their son, Stanley. He grew up in Leicester, studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University and then travelled around Asia for three years before moving to London in 1997. He likes football, cricket, biscuits, music and drawing. He dislikes celery.