Get excited for a week's worth of drawing, doodling, games, stories and activities in this fantastic new illustrated offering from bestselling author Liz Pichon!

This unique volume includes a hilarious new Tom Gates novella AND a whole bunch of doodle-tastic activities. It’s a must-have for Tom Gates fans! His grandparents are Frank's parents Granny Mavis And Granddad Bob that Tom refers to as "The Fossils", while Rita's parents are known as "The Wrinklies". Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shownThe top-of-the-class, extra special 20th book from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. In 2019, the Birmingham Stage Company presented a stage play called Tom Gates Live on Stage! that featured the characters in live action. [5] It toured the UK and starred Matthew Chase as Tom Gates and Amy Hargreaves as Delia. [6] Television [ edit ] or will it? To launch the book Liz will be signing books at her lovely local bookshop The Book Nook in Hove on 13th October at 3.30pm To hear about similar initiatives from Kids in Museums, make sure you have signed up to our newsletter.

Q: Who wants theirFIVE STARfunny story included in Oakfield School’s story book? A:EVERYONE! But what will Tom write about? Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection ofODD OBJECTSand remembers the funny stories behind each one. Marcus wants to write about Tom (which is annoying), Amy’s got a funny poem and Norman’s story is all about… cheese. But Mr Fullerman can only choose theFIVE STAR STORIES– will Tom get his work in on time? Tom calls his Granny and Granddad on his Dad’s side “The Fossils” because they’re VERY old - although most of the time, they have more energy than him. But nothing quite goes to plan. Washing and shrinking Delia's clothes isn't a good start. And the hours spent carefully cleaning cars with Derek are ruined overnight when a storm hits Oakfield Town, causing even MORE chaos. This is the place to learn about all the brilliant things happening for Tom Gates — 2021 is an epic year for Tom, his family and friends! I have a soft spot for this series, so love it when a new book comes out. This one was hilarious. Kids eating bowls full of sugar, caramel doughnuts, cool grandparents and a whole heap of illustrations to boot!” Rania T.

It's TIDY UP Saturday, but Tom is VERY busy relaxing and not helping out much.

At this rate it's going to take a MILLION years for Tom to get the art box of his dreams... or will it?

If you're looking for a hilarious and heartwarming book, look no further than Tom Gates - Happy To Help (Eventually)! This book is the 20th instalment in the beloved Tom Gates series and follows Tom as he tries to navigate his way through helping his family and friends. Tom's doing everything possible to stay out of trouble but somehow he's got THREE sad faces on the school achievement chart! Here's my EXCELLENT PLAN to make DogZombies the BEST band in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD! How hard can it be? (Very.)Wiegand, Chris (2019-05-13). "Tom Gates Live on Stage! review – songs and sketches from the schoolboy doodler". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28 . Retrieved 2023-06-28.

But this is Tom Gates, and of course, nothing quite goes to plan. From shrinking Delia's clothes to spending hours cleaning cars with Derek only for a storm to hit overnight and ruin everything - he leaps from one disaster to another. If he continues at this rate he'll never make the money he needs to buy the art box - or will he? In this recent recipient of the 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize, readers will find an honest, silly and laugh-out-loud book in the format of Tom's battered homework diary, crammed full of his scribbles and stories.Songs included:Nice Cup of Teaby Tea Cup Tony and The Saucers;What You Gonna Do?by Plastic Cup;Shout it Outby Dude3;Delia’s A Weirdoby DogZombies;The Cat Songby DogZombies;The School Dinner Blues (Chips Song)by DogZombies. Another fantastic story from Liz. My son devours these books and finds them hilarious. Love the writing and illustration style of them and they always inspires my son to illustrate things himself too." A. S. Tatton-Reid Scotland, Screen (2021-05-10). "Catherine Tate and Mark Bonnar head voice cast for The Brilliant World of Tom Gates". Screen Scotland. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16 . Retrieved 2023-06-28.