Tom Gates Book #1: The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates (PAPERBACK)  | Released: Sep. 2014

Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks, spilt water, lightening ... 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 Author Liz Pichon (pronounced ‘pea shone’ in case you were wondering) has always loved drawing and when she was younger she would copy characters from books and comics (especially the Walt Disney ones!). Liz went on to study graphic design at the Camberwell School of Art in London before designing record covers for bands and illustrating books for other people. One day she had a brainwave and realised maybe she could write AND illustrate her own books, rather than just working on other peoples’. Since then she’s written and illustrated a number of picture books and, of course, all the books in the Tom Gates series! Liz is married with three children and lives in Brighton, you can find out more about Liz at her website.