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Random Acts of Fun (Tom Gates, book 19) by Liz Pichon

And they are genuinely funny – I’ve watched my eight-year-old chortling away to herself at them on many an occasion, and even my 11-year-old hasn’t quite outgrown them yet, stealing them away from her little sister when she’s in the mood. This is the place to learn about all the brilliant things happening for Tom Gates — 2022 is an epic year for Tom, his family and friends! But only ONE thing will cheer Tom up: a caramel doughnut from the new bakery… trouble is, every other kid in town keeps getting there before him!Liz Pichon’s incredible series has been translated into 44 languages and sold more than eleven million copies worldwide. Doodling on his plaster cast helps to pass the time, along with visits from family (with treats), friends and even Rooster managing to sneak in. Each book in the series centres on a week or so of Tom’s life where he goes to school and a close shave adventure happens. Packed with hilarious tales of the everyday life of rambunctious 10 year old, titles in the Tom Gates series are some of the bestselling fiction books across the world.

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It was only when she and her husband were investigating issues for their son as a child – he’s now 30 – that she realised about her own dyslexia. The 19th book in the series is Tom Gates: Random Acts of Fun, following an injured Tom as he laments on all the most outrageously fun things he did before his foot was in a cast, and plotting many more! A Tom Gates costume is a super easy dress up for World Book Day at school (great for us lazier mums! This fourth book in the award-winning Tom Gates series is packed with cheeky antics and hilarious doodles. I just wrote it in my handwriting, and imagined Tom’s teacher was writing in his, so had lots of different fonts, lots of different voices,” says Pichon.So that actually, when I got the opportunity to do this, I always just thought it was going to come to an end really quickly – I’ll do the three books, and then somebody else will do something and nobody will want to read Tom Gates. With a short run, the producers of Horrible Histories and Gangsta Granny brought the characters to life and toured the UK. This gives kids with learning difficulties a boost of confidence, and supports access to the enjoyment of reading.