Tom Gates 20: Happy to Help (eventually)

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Bestselling author and illustrator Liz Pichon gives you a step-by-step guide to drawing the wonderful characters from her blockbuster Tom Gates series, and more! When a trip to the Space Museum goes terrifyingly wrong, Sam begins a mission to prove to the school bully, and all of his friends, that he is a fearless space adventurer. When ten-year-old Stella wakes up to discover a world full of BLANK screens, her family, town, and in fact the whole world seems to have been thrown into chaos. The top-of-the-class, extra special 20th book from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. There are three spin-off graphic novels, which are wildly popular in the school library, so we were delighted to see mega-powerful Freddy appear in a more traditional novel form too!

To mark the release of Tom Gates: Happy To Help, the 20th book in the bestselling Liz Pichon’s Tom Gates series, we joined forces with Scholastic and Priority from O2 to create a free Mega Museum Challenge activity pack for kids! And even though every kid wants a superhero power, Charlie isn't keen on changing into a chicken in the middle of the school play. Cue a rollicking madcap road trip, full of driving disasters and family fallouts, as they set off on a rescue mission. Readers looking for something to laugh about should try the giggle-worthy Charlie Changes into a Chicken or The Day the Screens Went Blank. Featuring: A delicious chicken pie Getting stuck in a lift with Delia A teacher swap at school Some tiny ants in tiny pants and the adventures of Wafer Boy.My favourite character is Tom, the main character because he wears a half fish, half robot costume that ends up coming off throughout the day. A laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated collection of stories starring Tom Gates and his friends, family and foes! The top-of-the-class, extra special new bestseller from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon - now in paperback.

Written in diary form full of Tom's doodles and pictures and his amazing sense of humour The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize!

And the hours spent carefully cleaning cars with Derek are ruined overnight when a storm hits Oakfield Town, causing even MORE chaos. A Tom Gates costume is a super easy dress up for World Book Day at school (great for us lazier mums! 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. I hope children enjoy reading Tom Gates: Happy to Help (Eventually) as much as I did writing and illustrating it.

If you are a parent to a child that is in and around the 7-years-old bracket and is just about learning to read stories independently, then this is the book series your child needs right away. Pichon’s Tom Gates series is published by Scholastic and includes titles such as Tom Gates: Biscuits, Bands and Very Big Plans and Tom Gates: The Brilliant World of Tom Gates. Liz is an accomplished author whose series primarily follows the adventures and misadventures of Tom Gates as he navigates school life with humor and creativity. Doodling on his plaster cast helps to pass the time, along with visits from family (with treats), friends and even Rooster managing to sneak in. They could try out some top drawing tips and tricks to help them take part in a Doodle Challenge to draw their favourite thing they find at the museum.Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection of ODD OBJECTS and remembers the funny stories behind each one. Drawing, making, music and more are crammed into all her books and fully accessible for all children. His book day costume was hilarious, particularly when he was supposed to be iron man, but ended up in Christmas wrapping paper! You Can Draw Tom Gates with Liz Pichon will be launched with a nationwide campaign including a tour, PR appearances, partnerships and a huge Tom Gates drawing challenge.

There are also 4 additional Tom Gates themed books by Liz Pichon, including a drawing book to be released in March 2022. Liz Pichon is one of the UK’s most-loved, bestselling children’s authors and she is most popular for her Tom Gates books. The world of Tom Gates is full of characters, creatures and scenarios that spark imagination and it is a dream to be able to show children how to draw like their favourite character. 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.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Written in diary form Every page STUFFED full of laughs, stories, doodles and creative FUN The Brilliant World of Tom Gates was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Apart from Tom, his old sister, their parents, and grandparents also make appearances through the books and of course Tom’s friends, schoolmates and neighbours too. Granny Mavis has started to knit me a new winter jumper, but by the looks of things I'm not sure it's going to fit.