Andy Stanton is a much-loved children’s author, whose hilarious ‘Mr Gum’ books have sold nearly four million copies in the UK alone. They have been translated into more than thirty languages and have won lots of awards, including the Red House Children’s Book Award and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In addition, he has written picture books for younger readers and is currently working on a new middle grade series, The Paninis of Pompeii. Andy lives in North London.