The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

Liz Pichon

Nov 2013 · Scholastic UK

About this ebook

"10 out of 10." The Guardian

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...

ABOUT THE SERIES:

• 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!

Praise for The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

"This entertaining book tackles the serious issues of bullying, poverty and difficult family circumstances with a light-hearted touch." BookTrust

"this book's perfect for... anyone, really. Boys AND girls can read it. Mainly because it's so funny!" Love Reading

Ratings and reviews

This is an awesome book.The author (Liz Pichon)has written it in such a way that you feel you are a member of the book.I recommend that you should read this book as it is not only a great distraction from your problems but also is very comedic.It is very child safe.

My 8 year old fussy reader loved Tom Gates so much he asked me to buy all the others before he'd even finished this one! Must say I loved it too ☺

Most creative book I have ever seen. Really funny and should be enjoyed b people at all ages

About the author

Liz Pichon is a British illustrator and children's writer. She studied graphic design in the Camberwell School of Art in London. She worked as art director in the musical label Jive Records. Afterwards she started working as a freelance illustrator and writer of children's books. She also writes the Tom Gates Series. Her titles include: The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, Tom Gates Everything's Amazing (sort of), Tom Gates Best Book Day Ever! and Tom Gates Super Good Skills (Almost). Her children's title The Very Ugly Book became well known in Worldcat Libraries. Her awards include the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, The Red House Book Award Best Book for Young Readers, the Waterstone¹s Best Fiction for 5-12 year olds Prize, and the Blue Peter Award for Best Story.