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Back to school, but it''s not all bad. We''re entering Rooster in a dog show, the School Disco and my birthday are coming up so this term''s going to be amazing! Mostly because Delia''s not invited to any of these. There''s only one small problem with my birthday, Granny Mavis says she''s going to cook . . . uh oh!

The top-selling U.K. series for middle-grade readers now crosses the pond Meet Tom Gates. When his teachers don''t have their beady eyes on him, he likes to draw pictures and write about stuff, like last summer''s worst camping vacation ever (five merits ), or how much he hates sitting next to nosy Marcus Meldrew, the most annoying boy at school. All Tom really wants is to score tickets to see the best band ever, Dude3, when they come to town, and to impress Amy Porter, who is very nice and smart (but is currently ignoring him). 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? Master of excuses, creative storyteller, and middle-school comedian extraordinaire, Tom Gates is guaranteed to get kids turning the pages -- and keep them laughing.

Tom Gates is tremendous and so are his tales! A laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated collection of stories starring Tom Gates and his friends, family and foes! Featuring: A delicious chicken pie Getting stuck in a lift with Delia A teacher swap at school Some tiny ants in tiny pants

From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Red House Children''s Book Award, the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award 2013, comes the seventh amazing instalment of Tom Gates'' adventures!

Although Tom is excited about getting a snow day off from school, his Uncle Kevin decides to to use the day to get a family portrait done.

No school for two whole weeks! (Yeah!) I can concentrate on good stuff like: band practice for DOGZOMBIES (with my mate Derek). Watching TV and eating caramel wafers. Excellent. Unfortunately a couple of small problems called the dentist and my big weirdo sister, Delia, seem to be getting in the way of my BRILLIANT plans . . .

Tom Gates is back ... and at the top of his class (nearly) From Tom: TIPS FOR BEING TOP OF THE CLASS (Sadly...I did NONE of these things.) 1. Stay awake in lessons (it helps.) 2. Don''t draw HILARIOUS pictures of your teachers. 3. AVOID the class bully to stay out of trouble. 4. Don''t let Mum and Dad write ANYTHING in your school planner. 5. Don''t let your grumpy sister Delia BOSS you around. (Technically not a school issue - but still important.) I''m TRYING to get voted onto the school council as well - but thanks to the ABOVE list it''s not exactly going to plan. This ninth story in the award-winning Tom Gates series is packed with cheeky antics and hilarious doodles! Plus: a doodle-filled glossary that will help Canadian kids make sense of British terms (what IS a caramel wafer, anyway?).

The brand new hilarious and fully-illustrated instalment of the bestselling Tom Gates series! Having two sets of grandparents is turning out to be very good for me. The Wrinklies are keen on giving presents AND they''re planning a family outing which is going to be EPIC! Even Delia wants to come. (I can always ignore her.)

Tom''s mum is madly gathering stuff from around the house to sell off at a boot sale. Tom''s worried she might get rid of some of his prized things, but then again he might make a little money selling his stuff to buy a scooter! Meanwhile, Business Day is coming up at school. Tom comes up with a brilliant idea for an item his team can sell for Business Day. But because he was busy doodling, Tom accidentally gets himself switched to another group. And Tom''s sister Delia continues to be grumpy, but now she has a key to her bedroom. What is she keeping locked behind that door?

Exciting News! Mr Fullerman announces that class 5F are going on an ''Activity Break''! Which should be fun. As long as I don''t get stuck in a group with anyone who snores or worse still with . . . . . . Marcus Meldrew.

Warning: Do not attempt to read this in public. You will snigger loudly. When my teacher, Mr Fullerman, doesn''t have his BEADY EYES on me, I like to draw pictures and write stories about stuff, like when we had the worst holiday ever (camping sucks), and when my parents came to school for parents'' evening (groan). And about how Marcus Meldrew is the most annoying boy in the world and how I don''t want to sit next to him in class. All I want to do is get tickets to see the best band ever, DUDE3, when they come to town. It''s not easy when I''m up against Delia, my weirdo big sister, and all my plans seem to get me into MAJOR TROUBLE... again.

DogZombies are the best band in the whole world (for now). Tom has a four-point plan to make his band, DogZombies, the best band in the world: 1. Write more songs. (Not about teachers) 2. Make a SPECTACULAR music video. (Easy) 3. Get some sleep. (Tricky when you''re being kept awake by LOUD NOISES) 4. Annoy Delia. (Nothing to do with DOGZOMBIES but always FUN.) What could go wrong? Meanwhile, Tom''s friend Mark Clump needs someone to look after one of his pets while his family is moving house. Tom can''t wait. He''s always wanted a pet. And Tom is thrilled to be caring for Marble the hamster instead of a snake, a spider or a skunk. But little Marble keeps everyone up all night with her squeaky wheel, which makes everyone, especially Delia, extra grumpy.

Look out! Tom, Delia and the whole Gates family are going on holiday. How will Tom manage to keep himself busy on the most boring campsite ever? By doodling, of course! An exciting new story - with doodle your own elements! - from award-winning and best-selling author Liz Pichon.

The fourth title in the bestselling series from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Seeing Delia without her sunglasses on is a BIG shock, but that''s nothing compared with the surprise Dad has in store for me with his new found fitness regime. He says he''s going to compete at my Sport''s Day. Shame! Meanwhile Derek, Norman and I keep practicing in DOGZOMBIES so we''re really ready for the school Talent Show. ABOUT THE SERIES: Written in diary form Full of Tom''s doodles and pictures & his amazing sense of humour TheBrilliant World of Tom Gates, was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gateswon the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Love Tom Gates? Don''t miss Liz Pichon''s spectacular Shoe Wars, a laugh-out-loud, gadget-packed adventure!

The bestseller from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. A laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated collection of stories starring Tom Gates and his friends, family and foes!

From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Red House Children''s Book Award, the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award 2013 comes the third, highly illustrated, ebook in the Tom Gates series.

Will Tom be able to stay out of trouble long enough to make it on the school trip? Tom''s doing everything possible to stay out of trouble, but somehow he''s got THREE sad faces on the school achievement chart! And getting another sad face means Mr. Fullerman won''t let him go on the SCHOOL TRIP! Moany Marcus Meldrew is making things worse. If that''s not enough, Tom''s grandparents, The Fossils, are getting married (again). His mum''s gone all 1970s, his dad''s got a new novelty car, and grumpy Delia is FURIOUS about something. Can his best friend Derek help? And will Rooster the dog stop eating his homework?

What''s up the Gates family tree? In the next hilarious illustrated instalment of Tom Gates, Mr. Fullerman has a class assignment: a family tree! Tom''s ready to learn all about the Gates family, his friends and a furry creature (or two!). But just what is that squawking sound coming from Tom''s shoes?

Little Croc loves his big brother, Boris. But lately Boris has been acting strangely. All he wants to do is eat and sleep and spend time with friends his own age - and he is SO grumpy. A brilliantly funny and reassuring tale about dealing with teenage siblings, written especially for little ones.

Here''s my EXCELLENT PLAN to make DogZombies the BEST band in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD! How hard can it be? (Very.) Right now I''m going to: 1. Write more songs. (Not about teachers.) 2. Make a SPECTACULAR music video. (Easy.) 3. Get some sleep. (Tricky when you''re being kept awake by LOUD NOISES.) 4. Annoy Delia. (Nothing to do with DOGZOMBIES but always FUN.)

The top-of-the-class, extra special 20th book from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! It''s TIDY UP Saturday, but Tom is VERY busy relaxing and not helping out much. Until he spots the art box of his dreams in a shop window and everything changes. He''s suddenly focused on earning extra pocket money and helping with EVERYTHING. 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. At this rate it''s going to take a MILLION years for Tom to get the art box of his dreams... or will it? ABOUT THE SERIES: Written in diary form Every page STUFFEDfull of laughs, stories, doodles and creative FUN The Brilliant World of Tom Gateswas the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gateswon the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Don''t miss Shoe Wars - the epic standalone by Liz Pichon.

Seeing Delia without her sunglasses on is a BIG shock, but that''s nothing compared with the surprise Dad has in store for me with his new found fitness regime. He says he''s going to compete at my Sport''s Day. Shame! Meanwhile Derek, Norman and I keep practicing in DOGZOMBIES so we''re really ready for the school Talent Show.

Fluffy is a sleek and lovely kitty. Her claws are manicured and her home is spotless. Her neighbour, Scruffy, is NOTHING like Fluffy. His fur is smelly and his claws are grimy - and his house is messy and disgusting! But when the neighbours are both invaded by a large group of mice, the cats must work together to reclaim their homes.

When Mum and Dad forget it''s half term, what''s Tom going to do to keep busy over the break! A weeks'' worth of drawing, doodling, games, stories and activities in this fantastic new illustrated offering from bestselling author of the Tom Gates series, Liz Pichon!

This book is VERY important because it contains BISCUITS, BANDS and all my (doodled) plans to make DogZombies the BEST band in the world.

The top-of-the-class, extra special 23rd book from bestselling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! The brand new Tom Gates bestseller from multi-million selling writer and illustrator Liz Pichon. Tom Gates is Ha! Ha! HILARIOUS! He''s created brand new comic *Ants In Pants* to make everyone (even Delia) laugh. Inspiration for his new comic is everywhere! There''s Mr Keen''s unicycle mishap and their NEW supply teacher Miss Jam (whose first name is NOT Strawberry or Traffic - but it should be). Class 5F LOVE Miss Jam''s lessons. Mr Fullerman, not so much. BUT when Tom''s comic falls into the wrong hands, everything starts to go wrong. HOW will he get himself out of this MESS? How will he make everyone laugh again?Will Marcus help him out? Hmmm ... maybe. Written in diary form Every page STUFFEDfull of laughs, stories, doodles and creative FUN The Brilliant World of Tom Gateswas the winner of the 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves silly The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gateswon the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Don''t miss Shoe Wars - the epic standalone by Liz Pichon.

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! The must-haveart activity book for fans of Tom Gates: a celebration of imagination and creativity, packed with how-to doodles, pictures to colour-in and things to make and do. Learn how to illustrate ✎ Rooster the dog and Tom''s favourite snacks, ✎ how to design a bedroom like Tom''s with your doodles on his walls, ✎ draw lots of facial expressions ✎ and much, much more! Over 5 million copies of the Tom Gates series sold in the UK! Leave boredom behind with this activity-packed book: hours of fun for kids. The perfect present for creative kids. ABOUT THE TOM GATE 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 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!

These frisky felines know how to relax and have fun. But when some mischievous mutts come along and try to liven things up, the fur really starts to fly!

Tom has a fractured ankle . . . can he come up with fun stuff to do until the cast comes off? Tom Gates has fractured his ankle and is totally FED UP. That is until he starts to think up fun stuff to do while he''s waiting for the cast to come off: making up a secret language with Norman; having his friends over to try out his crutches; sitting by the window spying on his street; and most of all, trying to get his hands on a caramel doughnut from the new bakery in town.

Readers who have devoured Captain Underpants, Wimpy Kid, and the works of Raina Telgemeier will love the high-energy, hilarious antics of the Foot family from one of the largest names in the UK. Step up to the challenge . . . win or shoes!Meet Ruby and Bear. Their dad has just invented the most amazing thing ever -- flying shoes! But his horrible boss Wendy Wedge knows that entering flying shoes will guarantee the Golden Shoe Award, and she will do anything to win the trophy.Ruby and Bear must outwit a bully, infiltrate a shady company, and rescue their dad all while keeping the shoes hidden. This can only mean one thing. It''s . . . shoe wars!The brand new, laugh-out-loud, spectacular stand-alone story from multi-million copy bestselling author and illustrator Liz Pichon.

A very ugly bug thinks that if she looks like her pretty friends, she will be more beautiful, so she makes herself a disguise. But now she''s even tastier looking to the birds. When something strange happens, the ugly bug learns that just being herself is the best defense. Full color.

Tom Gates has super good skills! Tom, Delia and the whole Gates family are going on holiday. How will Tom manage to keep himself busy on the most boring campsite ever? By doodling, of course! An exciting new story -- this time with doodle your own elements!