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Tom Gates #16

Tom Gates: Mega Make and Do and Stories Too! EBOOK

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The 16th book in the best-selling Tom Gates series!

When Mum and Dad forget it's half term, what's Tom going to do to keep busy over the break?! A weeks' worth of drawing, doodling, games, stories and activities in this fantastic new illustrated offering from bestselling author of the Tom Gates series, Liz Pichon!

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 2, 2019

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Liz Pichon

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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.

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15.1k reviews454 followers
July 13, 2020
Not entirely a book, it is half a story (about Tom's vacation) and half an activity book. While I did have fun reading it, quite a few of the activities aren't ones I can do as I got this book from the library. I also had expected a full story so I was slightly disappointed about it. Still, after a while I was looking forward to the activities and seeing what is next. For most I liked the crafts/creative things. I wasn't a fan of the one on how to do that table of 9.
Plus, sorry I think that Tom should have a bit more respect for his sister. Instead of snooping what she is reading, not giving a fuck that Rooster is in her ROOM when she is allergic (I have an allergy too for feathers and cat/horse hair/dust/you know what and it is a PAIN and I get eczema, my asthma flairs up, and oh yes, my eyes feel like they hurt like hell, and some other things), making mean drawings. I also found it a bit mean of the parents to expect their daughter to just scrap her own FREE morning for her brother. I get that everyone needed to help out since one of the parents was an idiot with the date, but you daughter is in college and definitely deserves a bit of free time when she gets that.
The ending was abrupt and sudden. I would have liked to see a bit more about that part because now it just feels cut-off as if someone forgot the next few pages.
Not sure if I will be reading the next book, I don't know I am just getting less and less enthusiastic about this series. This being a lot of activities and less story is also not helping, though helping my decision for not continuing.
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39 reviews
September 22, 2025
Tom is a boy who loves books,picnic and definitely his family but only he does not like is school.
Toms sister Delia is grumpy and bossy she always doesn’t go anywhere with Tom well sometimes she goes. Tom is really smart but he hate school.
1 review
June 22, 2019
Not really a book

It is literally just a book where you things and not read. Very disappointed that it is not what I expected.
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8 reviews
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February 27, 2021
This book is really good and funny. 😂😂 I think this book is for all ages!! 👍👍
5 reviews
April 9, 2021
Only a short story but still very good
Lots of doodles to do
14 reviews
May 23, 2023
By far the worst Tom Gates book. To sum it up, It's a poor sequel to super good skills, with barely a story at all. There is so much wrong about this book that it makes be angry about it. The "ending" is a joke (literally), the amount of pages taken from other book (with the activities) was just lazy, and the story has as much depth as a puddle. Don't waste your money on it, it sucks.
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January 18, 2021
Mega good ideas

Good ideas but I gave it 4 star because I could not figure out how to do the paper banger. The best idea was the picture frame but very less story.( Plus my name is Rishi and I am 9 years old)
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4 reviews1 follower
April 25, 2022
El libro está muy chulo porque te cuenta la vida de Tom y además, lo mejor de todo, es que en el propio libro te da manualidades para hacer, y es muy original porque te cuenta la historia pero también te enseña cosas.
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123 reviews2 followers
October 3, 2024
It wasn't really a story, I mean, like, there was story's but loads of crafts were in it, but I read at night so I couldn't read it properly. I loved the book, though.


Happy reading 📚 😊 ☺️ 😀 😄
1 review
June 2, 2019
Needs more stories

‘‘This book had to much instructions. Your other books were f keep up the good work and I will you.
25 reviews
July 8, 2019
I highly recommend this book for people who love a mix between a book and a filly in book
5 reviews
July 13, 2020
Now I can make loads of different things based on ideas from this book. The woolly monsters were very cute and the pizzas looked yummy!
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57 reviews
January 4, 2022
The story is very good but there is too much making and activity in it.
6 reviews
August 4, 2022
I liked it because it included awesome pictures, recipes and comedy.
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404 reviews10 followers
October 25, 2023
Enjoyed it, but there were a lot of crafts from previous books, places for doodles, mazes, games, etc...seemed a rushed book under deadline?!?
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35 reviews
May 20, 2024
It's so fun and amazing .Whenever I start reading Tom gates I usually end up finishing it in a day. You need to read it. It's Iiteraly PERFECT ! !
134 reviews4 followers
July 1, 2024
Very good series (See my review on book 1 in this series for more information)
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34 reviews
July 13, 2024
Good book, Toms parents forgets it’s the holidays and he has to spend time at his cousins, friends and other places. He forgets it’s insect day on the next day. It’s a very short book.
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18 reviews
December 22, 2024
This book was a tad bit better than the other Tom Gates books I've read. It also had more activities which I absolutely loved!
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1,120 reviews42 followers
June 16, 2020
A slightly less amusing one in this series, as this one is filled with lots of pages for doodling, as well as instructions on various art & craft or games, in which some of them appeared in other books before. Nevertheless, how Tom spent his half term break is quite amusing.
1 review
July 25, 2020
Good

Good book my daughter likes it so much and read many times already. Abc higfhhfghh Uruguay hdfjj Utd hg huff
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