Family, Friends and Furry Creatures

Tom Gates #12

by Liz Pichon

 

The twelfth title in the bestselling series, from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Mr Fullerman has a class

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 squeaking sound coming from Tom's shoes?

 

ABOUT THE

Written in diary form Full of Tom's doodles and pictures & his amazing sense of humour The Brilliant 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 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!

Genres: Childrens, Humor, Middle Grade, Kids, Nonfiction

263 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2017

About the author

L. Pichon says that when she was little, she loved to draw, and her mom said she was very good at making a mess (this is still true today). She kept drawing, went to art school, became a designer and art director at Jive Records, and began to publish children’s books. After its publication in the U.K., The Brilliant World of Tom Gates won several prestigious awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize, and the Blue Peter Book Award. L. Pichon lives in Brighton, England, with her family.

Reviews

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was oh so fun again! I am so happy that one of my libraries had this one in English (don't get me wrong the Dutch version is pretty OK, but the English is just a bit more funny). This time Tom has to make a family tree and he finds out all sorts of facts about his family (some very embarrassing, some very fun). There is also some more information about the grandparents (his mom's parents) he hasn't seen since childhood.
I also had a laugh at the shoes (my gosh, you would think you would hear that when you check if the shoes fit and walk all right). Also a middle name is still not that common. I know I was one of the few with one (well two) back in elementary school. :)

[Emy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is probably my favourite book in the Tom Gates series as I found it really funny. I would recommend this for kids

[Imogen · Rating 5 out of 5]

☺️

[Ezekiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was very funny, although it was a bit weird how page 173, was literally just the cover without the colour, (in My copy anyway).

[XOX · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tom has a pair of noisy shoes. That's the first part of the story. The next is the teacher asking him to do a family tree. He didn't know his grandparents' names. 

He did his project and interviewed all the family members about the important stuff to him. What is their favourite child or grandchild? What are their favourite snacks? 

Fun stuff about how he learned about his family. 

Characters expanding in the book. Not great but okay. It fits the theme. 

4 stars read. 

[Sarah!! · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this entire series when I was like 8-10 and I loved it so so much ir e read it about 50 times so this review is for the whole,series and you bet I will copy and paste this to every single Tom gates book if that’s what it takes.

[Yvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

when you say you’ve nothing to read on your work trip and your son gives you one from his collection, you accept it, read it and love it x

[Amelia Stocks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading tom gates books because they are so quick and easy to read and also very funny a few moments made me laugh out loud

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5**

[Tammie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read- January 2020

[Cheeky money · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really goodb

[Quinn Coombe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool
I love it

[Shania Heintze · Rating 4 out of 5]

amazing!

[Gabriella.x · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m not going to lie that this book was a little bit disappointing I’m a big fan of the Tom gates series and I didn’t really feel for filled. It was good but not brilliant I felt that it was just like reading some kids school project not an exciting story of what mischief Tom happens to get up to. I thought that it was a bit far fetched what are the odds that the wrinklies (Tom’s grandparents) miraculously turn up at their front door after 7 years and after Tom was just learning about them and taking an interest in who they are. I just feel that the likelihood that the wrinklies turn up is not very high.

[D E X · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh Tom 😁😁 I haven't read Tom Gates since like year 3 and to get a book it was just a bunch of old glorious memories mashed together. It made me chuckle, grimace, and even laugh out loud 🔊
but just an easy thing to say is that it was a lovely read and I highly recommend it for ages 7 up
wonderful!!
well done Liz

[17shaikhh · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is very god and interesting I like it it is a comedy the book is from Tom gates the story is happy exiting then ending is nice because in Tom gates books there is no sad ending or starting the book is comedy I recommend this book for both boys and girls etc

[Grace Sargeant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing.

[recenzjebook Nikosia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Powieść niewymagająca i przede wszystkim dla najmłodszych ;)

[Samir Ahmed · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not that interesting.

[Skyler Pritchard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it when Tom's parents read his project. It was really funny.

[Scarlet Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

quick read .

[하영 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so much it was fun to read and I literally read it in two days I recommend it !!

[Bella · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a funny book series I love the way its been written and the text is so fun.

[Sumira Singh]

very funny

[Benas Saunoris · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible all the time is school and school is not cool and it is honestly bad furry stuff boring highly recommend not to read this

[Roberta Schmidt · Rating 5 out of 5]

fricken awesome

[Izzie H · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best one

[Cookie Dealer ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and quick read.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book for young independent readers. Full of doodling, different fonts for writing young readers will find it interesting. Even though the book has 234 pages but the amount of writing on each page is very limited and almost half of every page has got doodling by the narrator Tom Gates. So the book can be easily consumed by the young readers.

The story is about a boy named Tom gates and his school project. very typical life of a schoolboy and his regular interaction with his schoolmates and siblings and other people. Tom works on a school project called family tree. in his project, he writes about his mum dad his uncle grandparents and his sister Delia. On completion of this project, Tom's parents get to know some not discovered facts about each other and their kids and Tom receives lots of appreciation from his parents and teacher Mr. fullerman.

Overall the story is very limited and some readers might find this bit lengthy but would a great choice for a middle year kid who just started independent reading.

[Zoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

From family to furry creatures, this book is filled with fun and laughter! I’m sure everyone knows about Liz. I have trouble finding her books in the local library! This book is amazing, and, double whammy, it contains funny stories about Tom’s parents! Liz, I am a huge fan and I hope you carry on writing about the amazing life of Tom Gates.( I used some of the jokes in this book on my friends! They didn’t really get it though.)