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Liz Pichon

October 2021

  • Liz Pichon

    Liz Pichon: ‘I always thought the Tom Gates series would come to an end really quickly’

    The author and illustrator on dyslexia, doodling and finding new things to write about

May 2019

  • Tom Gates Live on Stage!

    Play time
    Tom Gates Live on Stage! review – songs and sketches from the schoolboy doodler

    Liz Pichon brings the young hero of her witty books to life in an adaptation that explodes with animations

December 2018

  • The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole

    Further reading
    From Aesop to Adrian: books to inspire a love of reading

    Tom Gates writer and illustrator Liz Pichon enjoys drama in the jungle, Milligan’s silly verse and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole

July 2016

  • Liz Pichon working on the interpretation of the Bayeux Tapestry, featuring key historic moments from the last 950 years, as voted for by children across the country.

    ‘Bayeux tapestry for Britain’ lets children see the art of history

    Liz Pichon has created a ‘kids-sourced’ 10-panel drawing to celebrate our island story

April 2016

  • Liz Pichon, Tom Gates author

    Children's books
    How to make an amazing foil spider… with Liz Pichon

    In Liz Pichon’s new Tom Gates book Super Good Skills, Tom makes a foil spider and dangles it over his sister’s head. If you fancy doing the same – here’s how!

March 2016

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid film still

    Children's books
    Why children's books love to celebrate the 'losers'

    The Book Doctor investigates why books starring unsuccesful outsiders are so popular now, and since forever, from Greg Heffley to Tom Gates to Stanley Yelnats – all the way back to The Bible and Arthurian legend

February 2016

  • The BFG

    Children's books
    World book day 2016: the best children's costumes - in pictures

  • tomgates

    Children's books
    Tom Gates: Super Good Skills (Almost) cover reveal!

November 2015

  • Steven Butler

    Children's books
    World Book Day 2016's Biggest Book Show On Earth lineup announced!

    A live Teen Fest will feature in next year’s Biggest Book Show On Earth event for the first time ever, along with a Guinness World Record quiz attempt and lots of events up and down the country

July 2015

  • Top of the class cover

    Children's books
    Tom Gates: Top of the Class (Nearly) cover reveal!

    Fans of Liz Pichon’s Tom Gates books, you can let out a cheer as we reveal the cover for the 9th Tom Gates book: Top of the Class (Nearly) which comes out 8 October 2015

June 2015

  • Holiday reading

    Children's books
    Which books can my children take to read on holiday this year?

    Holidays are a great time to read for pleasure, so the Book Doctor recommends some highly illustrated chapter books for eight to 12 year-olds, from old classic Diary of a Wimpy Kid to new discoveries

May 2015

  • Tom Gates logo

    Children's books
    The brilliant Tom Gates quiz

  • Liz Pichon

    Children's books
    Liz Pichon: A lot of the things that Tom gets up to come from my own childhood

February 2015

  • Tom Gates 12

    Children's books
    How to draw … Tom Gates

    Liz Pichon’s cheeky creation Tom Gates has taken the world by storm… and here’s how to draw him (and learn how to doodle your own diary too)
  • The film adaptation of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, from 2010.

    Children's books
    What can I read now I've finished Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

    The Book Doctor suggests the next step for a Wimpy Kid fan on the hunt for something to read next. From Liz Pichon to Cressida Cowell, plenty of books help readers enter a whole new world and illustrations are great for hooking readers in
  • Imagine festi ideas cloud

    Children's books
    Imagine children's festival site takeover – what's happening?

    We’re being taken over this half term by a group of children who plan London Southbank Centre’s Imagine festival, which runs all through half term. Here’s what they’ve got in store

August 2014

  • Children's books
    The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon - review

    Henry IX: 'If you enjoyed I Am Not A Loser you would probably enjoy this'

April 2014

  • Children's books
    Tom Gates Is Absolutely Fantastic (At Some Things) by Liz Pichon - review

    Mahi: 'I really loved this book because it's very comical'

March 2014

  • Children's books
    Tom Gates is Absolutely Fantastic (at some things) by Liz Pichon - review

    hibob8 'Tom gates wants to go on a school trip but he can't find the form which he needs to get signed, in order to go...'

January 2014

  • Children's books
    Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (mostly) by Liz Pichon - review

    ExtraEpic: 'This book has the usual creative mix of fun writing and brilliant drawings'

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