Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)
Brilliant World of Tom Gates Series
No school for two whole weeks leaves Tom with heaps of time for the important things in life. Yeah! He can forget all about lessons and the irritating Marcus Meldrew, and save his energy for good stuff! Stuff like: inventing new ways to annoy his sister Delia. (So many). Band practice for the Dogzombies - rock stars in the making! Watching TV and eating caramel wafers; eating caramel wafers and watching TV. Excellent! But clouds are gathering on the horizon in the form of Tom's weirdo big sister Delia. And when trouble collides with his brilliant plans, he'll need all his excellent excuses... Crammed with scribbles, doodles, stories and sniggers, this hysterical journal brings you more manic mayhem from the crazy world of Tom Gates. HA HA HA!
About the Brilliant World of Tom Gates Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Brilliant World of Tom Gates(2011)
- 2.Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)(2011)
- 3.Everything's Amazing (Sort Of)(2012)
- 4.Genius Ideas (Mostly)(2012)
- 5.Tom Gates is Absolutely Fantastic (At Some Things)(2013)
- 6.Extra Special Treats (not)(2013)
- 7.A Tiny Bit Lucky(2014)
- 8.Yes! No (Maybe...)(2015)
- 9.Top of the Class (Nearly)(2015)
- 10.Super Good Skills (Almost...)(2016)
- 11.Dog Zombies Rule (For Now)(2016)
- 12.Family, Friends and Furry Creatures(2017)
- 13.Epic Adventure (Kind of)(2017)
- 14.Biscuits, Bands and Very Big Plans(2018)
- 15.What Monster?(2018)
- 16.Mega Make and Do (and Stories Too!)(2019)
- 17.Spectacular School Trip (Really.)(2019)
- 18.Ten Tremendous Tales(2021)
- 19.Random Acts of Fun(2021)
- 20.Happy to Help (Eventually)(2022)
- 21.Five Star Stories(2023)
- 22.Book of Everything(2023)
- 23.Tom Gates is Ha! Ha! Hilarious(2024)
- 24.Pesky Pets and Parties(2025)
- +Best Book Day Ever (So Far)(2013)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks; spilt water; and, lightning.
Written in diary form, Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons, thoughts— and his amazing sense of humour! (As well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton.)
Smart, novel and laugh-out-loud funny, boys and girls aged 8+ are bound to enjoy this riotous illustrated series from award-winning author and illustrator, Liz Pichon.