Tom Gates #20: Tom Gates 20: Happy to Help (eventually) PB (Book 20) Award-winning author by Liz Pichon (author and illustrator)

The top-of-the-class, extra special 20th book from multi-million copy selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! It’s TIDY UP Saturday, but Tom is VERY busy relaxing and not helping out much. Until he spots the art box of his dreams in a shop window and everything changes. He’s suddenly focused on earning extra pocket money and helping with EVERYTHING. But nothing quite goes to plan. Washing and shrinking Delia’s clothes isn’t a good start. And the hours spent carefully cleaning cars with Derek are ruined overnight when a storm hits Oakfield Town, causing even MORE chaos. At this rate it’s going to take a MILLION years for Tom to get the art box of his dreams… or will it?

ABOUT THE SERIES:

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 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.

Our August 2023 Ages 9-10 Book of the Month

Our Book of the Month for age 9+ is the latest brilliant instalment in the number one bestselling Tom Gates series: Happy to Help (eventually)! It’s Tidy Up Saturday but Tom is very busy relaxing and not helping out much. Until he spots the art box of his dreams in a shop window and everything changes. He’s suddenly focused on earning extra pocket money and helping with everything! But nothing quite goes to plan…Washing and shrinking Delia’s clothes isn’t a good start. And the hours spent carefully cleaning cars with Derek are ruined when an overnight storm hits causing even more chaos! At this rate it’s going to take a million years for Tom to get the art box…or will it?

Happy to Help (eventually) is yet another feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story from multi-million copy-selling author and illustrator Liz Pichon. The 20th book in this award-winning diary format series is stuffed with hilarious stories, doodles, and creative fun on every page. A perfect read for any child who loves to laugh themselves silly and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and David Walliams.

Emma – Book Club Editor, Ages 7-11+

Product Details

Catalogue number

586 in Setanta SCB September 2025 and 2360 in Schools Catalogue 2025/26

Series

Tom Gates (book 20)

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780702326578

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

August 3rd, 2023

Other details

256 pages

Condition

New

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Fiction to Catch-Up Year 5 Pack

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Library Refresh: Year 4 Collection

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Tom Gates Books 1–20 Pack

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5books
Tom Gates (Books 16-20) 5 Book Set

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Part of this Series

Tom Gates

Author/Illustrator

Liz Pichon

When Liz was little, she loved to draw, paint and make things. Her mum used to say she was very good at making a mess (which is still true today!).

She kept drawing and went to art school, where she earned a degree in graphic design. She worked as a designer and art director in the music industry, and her freelance work has appeared on a wide variety of products.

Liz is the author-illustrator of several picture books. Tom Gates is the first series of books she has written and illustrated for older children. They have won several prestigious awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and the Blue Peter Book Award. The books have been translated into forty-one languages worldwide.

Visit her at www.lizpichon.com