On Thursday 16 June 2011 Andy Stanton spoke to an audience of over 17000 P3-P5 children across the UK as part of Authors Live. Andy spoke about how he began writing Mr Gum, his love of books and even did a spot of beatboxing and rapping! The event was the first Authors Live event to be broadcast on the BBC red button.

Andy’s performance was watched by over ten thousand pupils across Scotland. You can watch the event again on Scottish Book Trust’s website. Additionally, free teaching resources for Andy’s Mr. Gum series (great for engaging reluctant readers) are available through the site.

Authors Live: Mr Gum with Andy Stanton http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-with-andy-stanton