By Liz Pichon (author) , Liz Pichon (illustrator)
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Fans of the Wimpy Kid will delight in the hilarious adventures of Tom Gates! Fantastic fun told in words and pictures, Tom Gates, a master of excuses, expert doodler, comic story writer extraordinaire – introduces his life including his sister Delia whom he torments mercilessly, his best-friend Derek, the problems he has at school – and much, much more. It is a delight of a reading experience with all the fun of decoding the pictures as well as reading the words.
There's a special Tom Gates blog too, which you can visit by clicking here .
Books in The Tom Gates Series:
1. The Brilliant Tom Gates
2. Excellent Excuses (And Other Good Stuff)
3. Everything's Amazing (Sort Of)
4. Genius Ideas (Mostly)
5. Extra Special Treats (Not)
7. Yes! No (Maybe...)
8. Top Of The Class (Nearly)
9. Super Good Skills (Almost)
10. DogZombies Rule (For Now)
11. Family, Friends and Furry Creatures
12. Epic Adventure (kind of)
13. Biscuits, Bands and Very Big Plans
15. Mega Make And Do (and Stories Too!)
16. Spectacular School Trip (Really)
17. Ten Tremendous Tales
An extra-special, super-good 15th anniversary edition of the book that started the Tom Gates phenomenon, with a brand new cover and bonus story content!
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The first title in the bestselling series from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon.
Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks & spilt water & lightning... Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton.
After gaining five merits for his CAMPING SUCKS holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill - which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who sits next to him...
Written in diary form
Full of Tom's doodles and pictures & his amazing sense of humour
This first title in the series, was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly The first TV series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Love Tom Gates? Don't miss Liz Pichon's spectacular Shoe Wars, a laugh-out-loud, gadget-packed adventure!
"This book is a must for anyone who doodles, likes to wind up their sibling, has a serious caramel wafer habit and enjoys having their chuckle muscles exercised." Michael Rosen
"Pichon's books are bursting with humour and you can tell it comes from real experiences and observations." Martin Chilton, The Telegraph
"this book's perfect for... anyone, really. Boys AND girls can read it. Mainly because it's so funny!" LoveReading4Kids
"10 out of 10." The Guardian
Liz Pichon studied Graphic Design at Middlesex Polytechnic and Camberwell School of Art in London. She then worked in the music industry for Jive records as a designer and art director, organising photo sessions and designing record and CD covers. Since going freelance, her work has been used on many different products all over the world. From beach towels to fabric, calendars, mugs and games. She has worked on several successful ranges of cards, some of which are still selling today.
Liz lives with her husband and three children in Brighton.
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However, this book's perfect for... anyone, really. Boys AND girls can read it. Mainly because it's so funny!
Absolutely loved this book!
Tom (the main character) wants to get tickets to see Dude3. But he's got an annoying sister who seems to keep getting him into trouble, an even more annoying student in school, and most of the teachers at school catch him doodling. All of his plans seem to get him into trouble!
First of all, the book was hilarious all the way. It has a lot of jokes and illustrations too. There are actually more pictures than drawings.
Also, I enjoyed the parts where either Delia (Tom's sister) or Tom are trying to get each other into trouble. They don't seem to get along and it's pretty funny. I mostly like those parts because it's like me and my brother. Hehehe.
I think the Dude3 part is probably the plot.... Read Full Review
An extra-special, super-good 15th anniversary edition of the book that started the Tom Gates phenomenon, with a brand new cover and bonus story content! The first title in the bestselling series from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks & spilt water & lightning...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Brilliant World of Tom Gates and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Funny, School Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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The Brilliant World of Tom Gates was written by Liz Pichon and published by Scholastic
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates has 260 pages
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