Biscuits, Bands and Very Big Plans

Tom Gates #14

by Liz Pichon

 

The fourteenth title in the bestselling series, from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. This book is VERY important because it contains BISCUITS, BANDS and all my (doodled) plans to make DogZombies the BEST band in the world.

MY VERY BIG 1. Write more songs about VERY important things like...... biscuits

2. Make sure there's a good supply of SNACKS for our band practice

3. Avoid Delia at ALL COSTS, she thinks I've been SNOOPING in her room. (I have.)

4. DOODLE as much as possible, especially if Marcus is watching

 

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, Fiction, Humor, Kids, Middle Grade

273 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 3, 2018

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 3 out of 5]

The 14th Tom Gates, and while I did have fun reading it I am just not sure if I want to continue the series. It just doesn't seem to go anywhere, it is just the same stuff over and over again. Tom has his doodles, his band, his grandparents are craycray, Delia and him clash ALL THE TIME (until it gets very annoying), his one classmate should just get a good portion of karma to stop him from being such a prick.
In this one I just got tired of Delia and Tom's arguments and how Tom thought it was so good to just go into his sister's room, grab stuff and read her diary. Why? Urgh.
But the choir competition, the recycle orchestra, the doodles, and the music stuff was really fun.

[Gethin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy the Tom gates series and like this genre like big nate and diary of a wimpy kid. I read this in just under 2 days!

[Layla · Rating 4 out of 5]

really good can't want for the next one!and I loved the space for your own doodles!

[Parmin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tom gates book. 😁
This book was the first series that I remember, I started reading it in the fourth grade, although I still haven't finished it since then, but I never thought of it as old and repetitive. The book is very juvenile and I know that I say this every time, but as a teenager, I have the right to introduce juvenile books to others of my age. Of course, I think adults should read this book for variety, because this book is unique.🥺
I myself, when I read a lot of fantasy books, and I get sick of fantasy books or I don't want romantic books anymore, I sit down and read Tom Gates for variety because it helps a lot. And when I go to Reading Slump, this book really gets me out of this state because I really don't get bored. And that's it in short...

[Ilmari Kuosmanen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maailman paras kirja moi

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. It’s brilliant for all ages and it’s really funny. I love how it has space for your own doodles! 8/10 !

[Shadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

فکر می‌کردم بعد از دوازده سالگی دیگه دوستش نداشته باشم و دیگه غرقم نکنه. اشتباه می‌کردم. :))

[Willemijn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leuk

[Lotta Hämäläinen · Rating 3 out of 5]

tossa mun kirjas oli yks painovirhe, mis ne sivut oli samoi ku ennen aiemmil sivuil.. en tiiä onks muilla ollu 🧐 mut muuten hyvä kirja ja tapahtu aika paljon kaikkee 😂

[Ingrid Stilling · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are just very much fun

[Rosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jotain täytyy kuvituksessa onnistua, jos kirjastotädin tekee mieli alkaa piirrellä kirjastonkirjaan.

[Jenni · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Rania T · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series has still got its rhythm and the kids are still loving it too; which is a positive.

[Green Jazz Blues · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although it's another great story in the Tom Gates series, it is starting to get a bit tired and is definitely not as good as some of Liz Pichon's earlier works. I was afraid this would happen as book series have a lifespan before they become jaded.
Having said that, Tom is still the likeable and perfectly imperfect character he's always been.
There were too many extra doodling pages in this book if you ask me. As always, Tom makes some interesting observations. Maybe by the next time we meet Tom, he may have grown a little older perhaps? But then again, book characters who age aren't much fun.

[Perth Kawartha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how the author showed more of brother and sister fights and the pranks they pull at the end (even though it was just a little bit). The song that Tom doodled in was a little bit funny! 8/10

[16hallg · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is a comedy. It is in a series and all the books in the series are very funny. I loved the book because I love a book what makes me fell happy, whenever I fell down I read Tom gates and it makes me fell In a great mood. The ending is a really happy funny ending. I would recommend this book to anybody in the world.

[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.

[Tom Hubbard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good.

[Nikki Naddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich find ja die Zeichnungen darin echt originell, tolle kreative Fähigkeiten der Autorin, die sich ihre Fantasie bewahrt hat

[Eesa Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like Tom gates 👍

[Secsa Eam · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing book for kids who love drawing.

[Halle Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's sooooooo funny 🤣

[Jessica Rix · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED IT ❤️❤️

[Oscar Ahern · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tom gates I've read almost all of them all of them are funny and exiting this one was ok but my personal favourite is super good skills where it teaches you how to drawn Marcus.My least favourite is Absolutely Amazing because its not as funny as all the others the books are all humorous and funny like in one book Delia and Avril go to a singing competition and they come third on the leader bored. These are probably my favourite books EVER.

[Ishan Sharna · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is about 🐕zombies getting old so they make more songs😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😂😁😂😁😂😁😂😁😂😁😂😁😂😁😂😁😂😁

[Sylvester Adjarho · Rating 5 out of 5]

It the best book ever☺😊😀😁😂😃😄😅😆😇😉👑🐕🐶🐱🐈🐭🐹🐰🐇🐥🐦
Yay

[MEERA Parashar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it

[Joe O'Hara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing is the only way I can describe this

This book was great I liked the funny element of it and loved the Biscuit song and the diary parts

[Darcey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good 👍

[Alfie Kent · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was great but not great enough 👍👍👍

It was great so much better that dairy of a wimpy kid 👍 👌 ✌ 💚 💝 💕 👅 👣