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The absolutely brilliant, extra special eighteenth bestseller from multi-million copy selling author and ill. BOOK OF THE MONTH - the much awaited latest installment in this popular diary-style series for ages 7+. My school reports all said I had issues with reading, writing, maths, everything – but it was never really picked up. It's a weeks worth of doodling, games, stories and woolly monster making (because everyone needs one of those, don't they? Kids eating bowls full of sugar, caramel doughnuts, cool grandparents and a whole heap of illustrations to boot!
Angela is the kind of parent who wants to discuss the latest hero movie or middle-grade book series on the school run. BOOK OF THE MONTH - A heart-warming and hilarious story told in 25 chapters, perfect for the countdown to Christmas. Laugh out loud and always relatable, Tom Gates: Happy to Help (Eventually) is set to hook even more children on reading and we can’t wait to see it in children’s hands. Tom remembers other fun times he’s had, like metal detecting with Uncle Kevin and the cousins or inventing a new secret language with Derek.I just assume it’s always going to end, and so every book, I’m really trying hard to put new things in it.
I know my talented creative readers are going to enjoy ‘The Brilliant World of Tom Gates’ Halloween TV special that I co-wrote, and sing along to the spooky song my music producer husband Mark and I wrote. She wrote and drew the first Tom Gates into a notebook – she still has it, and waves it at me – putting in all her childhood passions: music, making things, drawing, doodling, fun and silliness. There are teachers he likes and doesn’t like, and children who he has difficult relationships with as well as his mates. Tom’s teachers think he is easily distracted and “lacks focus,” but that’s a bit harsh—can he help it if his grumpy big sister, Delia, made him late for school (again), or that last night’s homework had to be sacrificed to stave off a vicious dog attack? This is the place to learn about all the brilliant things happening for Tom Gates — 2022 is an epic year for Tom, his family and friends!
I loved writing stories when I was at school, but I was just hopeless at spelling, hopeless at grammar, so it gets drummed into your head that it’s something other people do,” she says. There are also 4 additional Tom Gates themed books by Liz Pichon, including a drawing book to be released in March 2022.
PR includes BBC Breakfast, CBBC Newsround, Channel 5 News and a wealth of print media including Liz as expert judge for the Sun on its Christmas card competition. It was only when she and her husband were investigating issues for their son as a child – he’s now 30 – that she realised about her own dyslexia. From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Best Book for Younger Readers - Red House Children's Book Award, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 5 - 12 year-olds and the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award 2013. On 24th October, Sky will air a Halloween special of "The Brilliant World of Tom Gates" from TG Entertainment.Everyone’s favourite mad-cap, band-obsessed, super-doodler Tom Gates is back in a brand new, fully-illustrated instalment, the 15th book in the bestselling series. At this rate it’s going to take a MILLION years for Tom to get the art box of his dreams… or will it? Worst of all, can it be true that Tom’s dad has volunteered to deejay the school dance wearing his wacky dinosaur costume? In the next hilarious illustrated instalment of Tom Gates, Mr Fullerman has a class assignment: a family tree! It does not help that his dad is training for the parents’ race on that day — and plans to wear bizarre cycling shorts!
Tom Gates is a British series of fiction and graphic books written by Liz Pichon taking the form of an illustrated diary written by the eponymous schoolboy. Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection ofODD OBJECTSand remembers the funny stories behind each one. I just wrote it in my handwriting, and imagined Tom’s teacher was writing in his, so had lots of different fonts, lots of different voices,” says Pichon.If you like the sound of these books and want to find out more, why not check out our full review of Book 12 of the series, Tom Gates: Family, Friends and Furry Creatures here. Tom lives in a traditional nuclear family – he has one older sister, Delia Gates – who is a teenager and they ‘hate’ each other. The latest book in the series, Tom Gates: Happy to Help (Eventually) will be published on 13th October 2022. It was an honour to design 2022’s iconic BBC Children in Need T-shirt and I want children to add their own doodles to it too. The Wrinklies are keen on giving presents AND they're planning a family outing which is going to be EPIC!
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