Pichon, Liz

Interest age: from c 9 years

Published on 11 September 2025 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Tom Gates’ series.

Paperback | 240 pages
190 x 152 x 23 | 244g

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 STUFFED

full of laughs, stories, doodles and creative

FUN The Brilliant

World of Tom Gates was 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 Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for

Entertainment! Don’t miss Shoe

Wars – the epic standalone by Liz Pichon.