Liz Pichon writes and illustrates the Tom Gates series, comic school stories told through doodles, lists, handwritten notes and the unreliable perspective of Tom himself. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates introduces his family, school, best friend Derek, annoying classmate Marcus and obsession with the band Dude3. Later books continue through homework disasters, family trips, music, teachers and Tom’s constant attempts to avoid work while drawing instead. Pichon’s page design is part of the storytelling, with typography and pictures often delivering jokes the prose does not. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates is the essential opening volume, introducing the doodle-heavy page design, school rivalries and family jokes that make the whole series immediately recognisable. Read more Less
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