Having two sets of grandparents is turning out to be very good for me.

The Wrinklies are keen on giving presents AND they're planning a family outing which is going to be EPIC!

Even Delia wants to come. (I can always ignore her.)

This book is VERY important because it contains BISCUITS, BANDS and all my (doodled) plans to make Dog Zombies the BEST band in the world.

Tom's doing everything possible to stay out of trouble, but somehow he's got THREE sad faces on the school achievement chart! And getting another sad face means Mr Fullerman won't let him go on the SCHOOL TRIP!

Moany Marcus Meldrew is making things worse and now Tom's annoyed his grumpy sister Delia. Can his best friend Derek help? Will Rooster the dog stop eating his homework?

In the next hilarious instalment of Tom Gates, Mr Fullerman has a class assignment: a family tree!

Tom's ready to learn all about the Gates family, his friends and a furry creature (or two!). But just what is that squeaking sound coming from Tom's shoes?

It's BOOK WEEK in Oakfield school and EVERYONE is very excited. Including all the teachers, who are making costumes of their own.

Mr Keen says there's an EXCELLENT prize on offer for BEST costumes worn on BOOK DAY. So suddenly making a good costume is VITALLY important, but tricky, and Delia's not much help (as usual).

Then Marcus decides that HE is a super hero and can't understand why 'Super Marcus' isn't the best name

When Oakfield School is unexpectedly closed, what's Tom and the gang to do?!?
A week's worth of drawing, doodling, games, stories and activities in this fantastic new illustrated offering from best-selling author of the Tom Gates series, Liz Pichon!

Join Tom as he runs for the school council and TRIES to be top of the class. As per usual things don’t quite go according to plan... If only Tom could follow his own TOP tips for being Top of the Class!

1. Stay awake in lessons (it helps.).
2. Don’t draw HILARIOUS pictures of your teachers.
3. AVOID the class bully to stay out of trouble.
4. Don’t let Mum and Dad write ANYTHING in your school planner.
5. Don’t let your grumpy sister Delia BOSS you around. (Technically not a school issue — but still important.)

Back to school, but it's not all bad. We're entering Rooster in a dog show, the School Disco and my birthday are coming up, so this term's going to be amazing! Mostly because Delia's not invited to any of these.

There's only one small problem with my birthday: Granny Mavis says she's going to cook...uh oh!

No school for two whole weeks! (Yeah!) I can concentrate on good stuff like: band practice for DOGZOMBIES (with my mate Derek). Watching TV and eating caramel wafers. Excellent.

Unfortunately a couple of small problems called the dentist and my big weirdo sister, Delia, seem to be getting in the way of my BRILLIANT plans...

Seeing Delia without her sunglasses on is a BIG shock, but that's nothing compared with the surprise Dad has in store for me with his new-found fitness regime.

Meanwhile, Derek and I keep practising in DOGZOMBIES — you never know, we might even get to play another gig? But right now, I'm still wondering how Amy Porter managed to talk me into auditioning for the SCHOOL PLAY.

While Marcus Meldrew is being extra smug because he's only gone and got the lead role...

TIPS FOR BEING TOP OF THE CLASS (Sadly...I did NONE of these things.)
1. Stay awake in lessons (it helps.)
2. Don’t draw HILARIOUS pictures of your teachers.
3. AVOID the class bully to stay out of trouble.
4. Don’t let Mum and Dad write ANYTHING in your school planner.
5. Don’t let your grumpy sister Delia BOSS you around. (Technically not a school issue—but still important.)
I’m TRYING to get voted onto the school council as well—but thanks to the ABOVE list it’s not exactly going to plan.

Warning: Do not attempt to read this in public. You will snigger loudly.

When my teacher Mr Fullerman doesn't have his BEADY EYES on me, I like to draw pictures and write stories about stuff, like when we had the worst holiday ever (camping sucks) and when my parents came to school for parents' evening (groan). And about how Marcus Meldrew is the most annoying boy in the world and how I don't want to sit next to him in class. All I want to do is get tickets to see the best band ever—DUDE3—when they come to town. It's not easy when I'm up against Delia, my weirdo big sister, and all my plans seem to get me into MAJOR TROUBLE... again.