Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hot Dogs and Cool Cats |
1996 |
Buy |
| If I Were a Tiger Cub |
1999 |
Buy |
| If I Were a Fluffy Duck |
1999 |
Buy |
| Santa’s Reindeer |
2002 |
Buy |
| Babies Start Here! |
2002 |
Buy |
| Square Eyed Pat |
2003 |
Buy |
| My Big Brother Boris |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Very Ugly Bug |
2004 |
Buy |
| Bored Bill |
2005 |
Buy |
| I’m Bored! |
2005 |
Buy |
| A Tale Of Two Kitties |
2006 |
Buy |
| Penguins |
2008 |
Buy |
| My Little Sister Doris |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Three Horrid Little Pigs |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Three Horrid Pigs and the Big Friendly Wolf |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Real Story of Cinderella and the Ugly Sisters |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Three Billy Goats Fluff |
2010 |
Buy |
| Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf |
2012 |
Buy |
| Jack and the Jelly Bean Stalk |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fluffy and Scruffy |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Very Itchy Bear |
2021 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shoe Wars |
2021 |
Buy |
Tom Gates Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Brilliant World of Tom Gates |
2011 |
Buy |
| Excellent Excuses [and Other Good Stuff] |
2011 |
Buy |
| Tom Gates – Moje perfektné výhovorky |
2011 |
N/A |
| Everything’s Amazing |
2012 |
Buy |
| Genius Ideas |
2012 |
Buy |
| Best Book Day Ever! |
2013 |
Buy |
| Is Absolutely Fantastic [at Some Things] |
2013 |
Buy |
| Extra Special Treats |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Tiny Bit Lucky |
2014 |
Buy |
| Yes! No |
2015 |
N/A |
| Top of the Class |
2015 |
Buy |
| Yes! No. (Maybe) |
2015 |
Buy |
| Super Good Skills |
2016 |
Buy |
| DogZombies Rule |
2016 |
Buy |
| Family, Friends and Furry Creatures |
2017 |
Buy |
| Epic Adventure |
2017 |
Buy |
| Biscuits, Bands and Very Big Plans |
2018 |
Buy |
| What Monster? |
2018 |
Buy |
| Mega Make and Do and Stories Too! |
2019 |
Buy |
| Spectacular School Trip |
2019 |
Buy |
| Random Acts of Fun |
2021 |
Buy |
| Ten Tremendous Tales |
2021 |
Buy |
| Happy to Help |
2022 |
N/A |
| Happy to Help [Eventually] |
2022 |
Buy |
| Five Star Stories |
2023 |
Buy |
| Book of Everything! |
2024 |
Buy |
Liz Pichon started her career in picture books in the mid-1990s with titles like Hot Dogs and Cool Cats. She spent years building a catalog of illustrated books for young children before creating the series that would make her a household name in kids’ fiction.
The Tom Gates books launched in 2011 and quickly became one of the best-selling children’s series in the UK. Pichon writes and illustrates every page herself, filling the books with doodles, comic strips, and handwritten-style text. She has also written standalone novels like Shoe Wars, but Tom Gates remains her signature work with over 25 entries in the series.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Liz Pichon written?
Liz Pichon has written 48 books across three series.
What was Liz Pichon's first book?
Liz Pichon’s first book is Hot Dogs and Cool Cats, published in 1996.
What is Liz Pichon best known for?
Liz Pichon is best known for the Tom Gates series, a hugely popular children’s book series featuring doodles, comics, and humor. The first book, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2011.