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Mr Gumpy's Outing

by John Burningham

Ages 3–5 Reading age 4 Picture book Set in outdoors and wild places gentlefunny

Mr Gumpy takes his boat out and lets on every child and animal who asks, on condition nobody misbehaves. Everybody misbehaves.

A story about animals, children and a grown-up hero, gentle and funny in tone. We would put it with children of 3–5, and at a reading age of about 4 for reading alone.

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