Tom Gates 20: Happy to Help (eventually)

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Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Kids eating bowls full of sugar, caramel doughnuts, cool grandparents and a whole heap of illustrations to boot! Liz Pichon’s award-winning Tom Gates book series has sold more than 11 million copies round the world in 46 languages. Tom had a costume on and his scales kept falling off and didnt want to wear a biscuit tin on his head.

Spoiler alert - probably) 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! 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. 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. Angela is the kind of parent who wants to discuss the latest hero movie or middle-grade book series on the school run. 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.

Author and illustrator Liz Pichon is gearing up for a packed autumn in which the 20th instalment of her Tom Gates series will be published, a Halloween TV special aired and the official BBC Children in Need T-shirt she designed is launched. And along the way Stella and her family discover that being away from screens might not be the WORST THING EVER, and even though they might not be able to rely on technology anymore, they can rely on each other instead. Have a Tom Gates count down to Christmas with this advent calendar collection of twenty-four mini activity and story books, PERFECT for every Tom Gates superfan!

This series is popular among kids, especially those ages 8-12, and it's important for the enjoyment and understanding of the progression of the story to read the books in sequence intended by author Liz Pichon. Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc. Aged around 10 years old, Tom is the younger of the two children of Frank and Rita Gates, and the younger brother of Delia. This is the place to learn about all the brilliant things happening for Tom Gates — 2023 is an epic year for Tom, his family and friends!I hope children enjoy reading Tom Gates: Happy to Help (Eventually) as much as I did writing and illustrating it. 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.