Tom Gates #3: Everything's Amazing (Sort Of) Award-winning by Liz Pichon (author and illustrator)

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

Reviews

1. Indie joyce
   on 4 November 2021

   Everything is amazing ( s/o)

   I’m just absolutely in love with this book . My Nan is buying me more .

   5 out of 5

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What kids think

1. Vicky8
   on 12 June 2020

   Awesome

   5 out of 5

2. Booklover550
   on 10 June 2020

   Everything’s Amazing! including this book

   5 out of 5

3. Casie321
   on 10 April 2018

   A funny book! 10/10

   5 out of 5

4. Footballfan77
   on 31 March 2018

   I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove this book you should read it especially if you like books with mischief

   5 out of 5

5. Selinda769
   on 7 April 2016

   I LOVE Tom Gates books so much now and I really want to purchase one and maybe start a collection. It’s really funny but I can’t relate to them. On this one he is not good at times tables ( I am) and he copies (which I don’t do) but the author makes the book more interesting and the images and the bubble writing is really nice!

   5 out of 5

6. redsnakebluesnake
   on 15 March 2016

   Liz’s books are very good if don’t like reading a book what just has words it has pictures to go with it. I would say it is for boys and girls 9 to 12 years.

   5 out of 5

7. Piglets-2-0
   on 10 March 2016

   Loved it. Excellent book just as good as all the other Tom Gates books.I recommend it to all you guys reading this review!😄👍📚📖

   5 out of 5

8. kk50
   on 7 February 2016

   Amazing!

   4 out of 5

9. Haleema57
   on 28 June 2015

   I loved it, it had such good illustrations and really wanted to carry on all the time

   5 out of 5

10. ysabelle-2829
    on 17 September 2014

    amazing

11. tomgatesbest
    on 30 July 2014

    i think this was the best book ever

    1 out of 5

12. tomgates27
    on 26 March 2014

    great book

    5 out of 5

13. Valentine-cat
    on 12 March 2014

    It is an amazingly funny I would say people aged 7 and upwards would really enjoy it.

    5 out of 5

14. AngelofDeath
    on 9 March 2014

    Hilarious book

15. alibaba4
    on 8 March 2014

    EPIC!!!this book is soooo good I loved it

16. zippy123
    on 8 March 2014

    AMAZING

17. EllaBellaSwella
    on 8 March 2014

    Everything’s Amazing! Every single doodle and word is Amazing, absolutely Everything’s Amazing, there’s no (Sort Of) about it. Perfect and hilarious read. Long, but worth the read. Another Tom Gates books are: Tom Gates Is Fantastic (At Some Things), which I think is the latest book. Read it… or wish you had!

18. Spidergirl
    on 7 March 2014

    I love all Tom gates book there excellent

    5 out of 5

19. roseyclo
    on 6 March 2014

    it’s so good.

20. Coolkish9
    on 27 February 2014

    If your interested in fun fab books this is a book for you! It’s a diary of a boy called tom and what he gets up to

    5 out of 5

21. saturn6
    on 14 January 2014

    it is funny and because I’m arty i like the pictures

22. kadaba
    on 26 November 2013

    i loved this book !!! my favourite part is when mr. sprocket does what he calls old school break dancing! thanks to my school librarian for putting this book in the school library .

    p.s delia get stuffed!!!!!

    4 out of 5

23. pearlpixie5
    on 20 June 2013

    This book was AMAZING and I loved it soo much then fter that I started getting all tye other tom gate books because they are funny and I loved them!!!! Absolutley fantastic!!!!

    5 out of 5

24. coolyaz123
    on 4 May 2013

    luved this book it was amazing very sad because i couldnt read it all

    5 out of 5

25. chey2k4
    on 13 April 2013

    when i fist saw this book i thought bit was for boys but i was wrong because i even read it and i am a girl and it made me laugh so much that i begged my mum to go to waterstones to get that book!!!!

    5 out of 5

26. Tomgatesrules
    on 26 March 2013

    i loved this book soso much :]

    5 out of 5

27. Nashdasher
    on 8 March 2013

    This book is very funny and Is different from other books

28. natashakrywald
    on 7 March 2013

    very good book

29. rahul2313
    on 6 March 2013

    the coolest book ever verry funny

30. Bookworm-mania101
    on 5 March 2013

    Grrreat

31. lmdrld
    on 4 March 2013

    This is brilliant!

32. jenko006
    on 28 February 2013

    I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL!

33. Magicme11
    on 21 February 2013

    This was great and funny

    4 out of 5

34. CJ224987
    on 14 February 2013

    this was incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

35. migit1
    on 21 November 2012

    hilarious! a great read!

36. inesaberdeen
    on 3 July 2012

    I have not read it but I have read the other two books called the brilliant world of Tom Gates and Tom Gates Exellent Exuses

37. rockythefish
    on 24 April 2012

    Rooster the ‘chicken dog’ is hilarious!! Great book Delia just gets sulkier and sulkier! Dino Village looks like a really good place! I felt happy when Tom’s dad put his brother Kevin in his place. Great fun

38. Patience1
    on 30 March 2012

    Back to school, but it’s not all bad. Sports Day, the school fair and Tom’s birthday are all coming up. And even better, his awful big sister Delia won’t be at any of those events! On the downside, Granny Mavis is threatening to make his birthday cake – uh oh! But on the other hand, Mr Keen has asked Dogzombies to perform in front of the whole school! YEAH! Maybe they can even play at the school disco too. How can the term turn out any less than seriously amazing?

39. Book-Club-Review-Team
    on 29 March 2012

    As ever Tom Gates has pleased me yet again. What I really like about them is that they are full of doodles and humour.

    My favourite scene was right at the end when the family were in Toms Bedroom playing on Tom`s new guitar!

    My favourite character was Mr. Sprocket as he became the DJ at Oakfield Primary`s Disco, what was surprising was that he played a song from DUDE3`s new album, it shows that there are more to teachers than what first meets the eye!

    I rate this book 10/10, the English equivalent of Diary of a Wimpy Kid! I`m looking forward to the sequel Liz!

    Ben, age 11

40. Flissy22
    on 6 March 2012

    this book looks rely funny cant wait to buy this book. i rely want to read it

41. indigobeam
    on 6 March 2012

    I love the Tom Gates series, and this is really great! It’s not as good as the original, but it is really funny, fun-filled and will certainly make you laugh out loud!

42. smileitsfriday
    on 4 March 2012

    Soo Funny! * * * * *

43. pawprint2
    on 3 March 2012

    Lol best book ever!!!!

    5 out of 5

44. sweethart184
    on 2 March 2012

    i love this book!!!

45. superskiboy
    on 2 March 2012

    I liked this book, but it wasn’t what I expected it to be. I liked the plot – in fact I loved the plot! – but the cartoons in and around the writing distracted me a little bit. I would recommend it, though!

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