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Tom Gates #18
Ten Tremendous Tales
The brand new 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!
Hardcover
Published June 11, 2020
About the author
Liz Pichon
192 books594 followersL. 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.
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August 16, 2021
For what this is, and I Have not read any others in the series, it's a fantastic performance. Young readers will LOVE these silly tales, and the audio will hold their attention, definitely.
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December 25, 2021very nice
March 16, 2021
It’s a very good book. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
March 3, 2022
I really like reading Tom gates books because you can read them in one go, aren't hard/boring to read and I love the drawings as well! What I was wondering was how Tom has been in the 5F in every book even though the first book was published in 2011? Overall I give it a 5/5
October 12, 2022
My son (3.5 YO) liked me reading him this. Chapters have a story each that join together. They have lots of little pictures. Interesting enough to keep him engaged. It was his first entry into longer books and he said he liked it.
April 7, 2021
Amazing 😄😄!
This was a very fun book 📖 to read, there were 10 tremendous tales in this book, also Liz Pichon wrote this book a bit differently than the others, especially the part in witch Delia and Tom become friends (kind of) when they get trapped in a lift. Anyway it was an awesome book and it is the best book I ever read (till now anyway) also I am writing this review a bit differently because Liz Pichon wrote this Tom Gates book differently even I am writing this a bit differently. (Plus my name is Rishi and I am 9 years old)
This was a very fun book 📖 to read, there were 10 tremendous tales in this book, also Liz Pichon wrote this book a bit differently than the others, especially the part in witch Delia and Tom become friends (kind of) when they get trapped in a lift. Anyway it was an awesome book and it is the best book I ever read (till now anyway) also I am writing this review a bit differently because Liz Pichon wrote this Tom Gates book differently even I am writing this a bit differently. (Plus my name is Rishi and I am 9 years old)
April 10, 2021
This book was pretty good! As usual, Tom Gates and his family have trouble doing normal things which is always funny. However, this is not one of the best books in the Tom Gates series and (in my opinion) could have been better. I would recommend this book for anyone from 6-11
February 13, 2022
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I've been trying to get my 6 year old to read independently without much success, until THIS!!
In his words "this is the best book ever". Since the first page he has refused to put it down, and I can hear him giggling to himself in his bedroom.
I've been trying to get my 6 year old to read independently without much success, until THIS!!
In his words "this is the best book ever". Since the first page he has refused to put it down, and I can hear him giggling to himself in his bedroom.
March 17, 2022
The book is full of things that made me laugh. In one of the tales they have a parade and one of the characters has to be the main star. Little does he know he is dressed up as apple.He leaves out ice cream and then it melts and it a waste.
By Elizabeth
By Elizabeth
May 9, 2023
This book was Mr 8's introduction to Tom Gates and it was a winner. The humour is on point, and there is a good balance of text and cartoons to sustain early independent readers. Mr 8 is now listening to the audiobooks and borrowing from the library to read more.
October 26, 2023
Agree with several of the reviewers here that this would be a good book for beginning readers, with the 10 short stories. Compared to all but one of the rest of the series, though, it felt like the author is running out of ideas...but that won't stop me from reading the next ones :)
March 11, 2021
BEST TOM GATES BOOK EVERRRR
April 3, 2021
Nice to read with my sibling and the Delia - Tom dynamic is always funny.
April 21, 2021
33rd book of the year out of 104.
Awesome book like how theres heaps of different stories. Read most of the other books in the series. The drawings are really good. It is a nice funny story.
Awesome book like how theres heaps of different stories. Read most of the other books in the series. The drawings are really good. It is a nice funny story.
May 4, 2021
I liked that Delia got stuck in the lift but I felt sad for Tom gates because he got stuck in the lift with Delia the weirdo
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May 5, 2021
The Best Book Ever!😃
June 8, 2021
Great book
It is is very funny and has a lot of things to do overall a amazing book my sis and I love reading it . I' m his daughter.
It is is very funny and has a lot of things to do overall a amazing book my sis and I love reading it . I' m his daughter.
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June 21, 2021i quite like this book because i have read others in the series and its a good read at night
June 27, 2021
4.5
I enjoyed this because it's lots of different stories but they all link to the main Tom Gates books.
I enjoyed this because it's lots of different stories but they all link to the main Tom Gates books.
August 2, 2021
Another great tom gates books
October 14, 2021
A classic.
October 16, 2021
A short story collection is a new idea I want to see more of!
January 7, 2022
loved it
February 17, 2022
Very good book. Love the book tales!
March 22, 2022
loved this it's so simple yet funny 😊 will defo be interested in reading more of this series as its a lovely fun break from the dark thrillers I normally read 😊
April 14, 2022
I Really like the book and I was a good thing to read for a few minutes. It was also really easy to read and also quick to read too
June 1, 2022
It is funny and will definitely make you laugh, my favourite part is when he and his sister Delia get stuck in a lift, ha ha ha
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July 22, 2022
4.25 stars
August 18, 2022
This isn’t one of the best Tom Gates books, the stories are a bit disjointed at times and some of the chapters are just a few doodles. It’s still good though, my ten year old daughter enjoyed it.
September 2, 2022
Really funny
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