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Happy to help (eventually)

£7.99

The 20th laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates bestseller,now in paperback – Tom wants to raise money for an extra specialtreat, but finds being helpful doesn’t make everyone happy…

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SKU: 9780702326578 Category: CH Fiction Tags: Children's / Te, Children's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Sexuality & relationships, For reluctant readers (children), Graphic novel / Comic book: humorous, Picture books: character books
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Description

 

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.

Additional information

Weight 260 g
Dimensions 15 × 18.8 × 2.4 cm
Author

Pichon, Liz

Publisher

Scholastic

Imprint

Scholastic

Cover

Paperback

Pages

249

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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