Tom Gates Is Not Famous (Yet) (Book 25)

Author: Liz Pichon

Interest age: from c 9 years

Published on 8 October 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Tom Gates' series

Hardback | 240 pages
197 x 158 x 26 | 378g

The brand new feel-good, laugh-out-loud Tom Gates story

featuring LOADS of doodles, starry-eyed dreams and some diva behaviour

from Marcus.

From Liz Pichon, the multi-million copy bestselling author

and illustrator.

It's SHOWTIME at Oakfield School and RUMOURS are FLYING around

that the local theatre group 'DramaLamaDingDong' are coming to visit

with a...

REAL LIFE celebrity.

The whole school is buzzing with excitement.

Whose play will IMPRESS the most? Could this be a LIFE-CHANGING

moment for one of the kids?

Tom's written a comedy with roles for all his friends, but limelight-hogging

Marcus is more annoying than ever.

Will everyone realize that friendship is more important than being

famous?

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 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize!

Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh themselves

silly

The first animated series of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment!

REVIEWS OF TOM GATES SERIES

'10 out of 10.' The Guardian (book 1)

'wickedly funny and engaging' BookTrust (book

4)

'Liz Pichon's instantly recognisable doodle style makes this

a really enjoyable and accessible book that quickly hooks children

in, which is extra fantastic because there is an impressively

populated series to collect!' Books For Topics

(book1, 15th anniversary edition)

Don't miss Shoe Wars - the epic standalone

by Liz Pichon.