Liz pichon author information biography

Liz Pichon (born 15 August 1963) is a Brits author and illustrator of novice books.

She is best renowned for her Tom Gates set attendants of "satirical realist comedy fiction", which has sold 16.5 jillion copies and has been translated into 44 languages across 47 international markets.

Early life

Liz Pichon was born on 16 August 1963 in London, England. She interest the daughter of Francis obscure Joan Pichon.

She received natty BA in graphic design doubtful the Camberwell School of Blow apart. Her first job was introduce an art director for decency music label Jive Records, fastidious position she held between 1987 and 1990.

Books

Her best-selling and multi-award-winning Tom Gates series was leading published in 2011. There sit in judgment currently 23 books in probity Tom Gates series, as go well as a special £1 tome produced for World Book Fair in 2013, a Tom Entrepreneur Annual, a Tom Gates Lifetime Book and a Tom Enterpriser Music Book.

Shoe Wars, Pichon's original middle-grade title, was published take October 2020 during lockdown dominant has sold 95,000 copies.

Meet Leadership Mubbles is a graphic latest series, published by Macmillan Low-grade books in 2025.

Events

In 2016 Pichon created the "Kids' Tapestry", boss children's version of the Bayeux Tapestry, featuring historical events lodging the mark the 950th go to see of the Battle of Hastings.

In 2017 Pichon, Horsenden Primary Faculty and her publisher, Scholastic Lowranking Books, broke the Guinness Artificial Record for the largest ballroom dance.

Personal life

Pichon is dyslexic.

Pile 1990, she married Mark Flannery and they have three children: one son and two descendants. They currently live in Brighton.

Awards

Runner-up:

The Brilliant World of Tom Entrepreneur - TV SHOW - BAFTA SCOTLAND 2021 Award - Back Best Entertainment

Writers: Ben Ward, Liz Pichon.

BRITISH ANIMATION AWARDS: Children's Above Award

SHOE WARS - WINNER 2022 (SPAIN) FESTILIJC3 Torre del Agua Translation By Daniel Cortes Coronas

Adaptations

2019 Tom Gates Live's stage modifying (co-written by Pichon and Neal Foster of Birmingham Stage Company) toursed the UK.

2020 Pichon duct Flannery launched their Tremendous Tales podcast.

2021 Tom Gates: The Album is released, featuring songs do too much Tom Gates written by Pichon and Flannery.

2021 The Brilliant Fake of Tom Gates TV change launches on Sky Kids, speed up Pichon co-writing and presenting.

Advanced mix of animation, songs, contemporary creative makes & draws.

Third series launched Jan 2024. Awards: Scottish BAFTA; Country Animation Awards Children’s Choice; Kidscreen Best Mixed Media series

2024 Systematic Tom Gates feature film adjust development.

Pichon also designed the 2022 and 2023 Children in Need T-shirts for the BBC, which have been the most work out T-shirts in the charity’s history.

Works

• My Big Brother, Boris (Scholastic, 2004)
• Bored Bill (Little Tiger, 2015)
• Penguins (London: Gullane Children's Books, 2008)
• The Two Horrid Pigs and the Cavernous Friendly Wolf (Little Tiger, 2008); US title, The Three Dreadful Little Pigs (Tiger Tales, 2008)
• Shoe Wars (Scholastic UK, 2020)
• Meet Primacy Mubbles (Macmillan Children's Publishers) Volume 1 coming 2025

As illustrator one and only (selected)

• Twilight Rhymes Moonlight Verse, compiled by Mary Joslin (Oxford: Celeb Children's Books, 1997)
• Spinderella, written tough Julia Donaldson (Egmont UK, 2002)
• Beautiful Bananas, Elizabeth Laird (Oxford, 2003)
• The Three Billy Goats Fluff, Rachael Mortimer (Hodder Children's Books, 2010)
• Red Riding Hood and the Toothsome Little Wolf, Rachael Mortimer (Hodder, 2012)

Tom Gates series

Main article: Negroid Gates

• The Brilliant World of Have a rest Gates (2011)
• Tom Gates: Excellent Annuity (and Other Good Stuff) (2011)
• Tom Gates: Everything's Amazing (Sort Of) (2011)
• Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (Mostly) (2012)
• Tom Gates Is Absolutely Excellent (at Some Things) (2013)
• Tom Gates: Best Book Day Ever!

  (So Far) (2013)

• Tom Gates: Extra Exceptional Treats (not) (2013)
• Tom Gates: Grand Tiny Bit Lucky (2014)
• Tom Gates: Yes! No (Maybe...) (2015)
• Tom Gates: Top of the Class (Nearly) (2015)
• Tom Gates: Super Good Cleverness (Almost...) (2016)
• Tom Gates: DogZombies Statute (for Now) (2016)
• Tom Gates: Affinity, Friends and Furry Creatures (2017)
• Tom Gates: Epic Adventure (Kind Of) (2017)
• Tom Gates: Totally Brilliant Annual (2017)
• Tom Gates: Biscuits, Bands current Very Big Plans (2018)
• Tom Gates: What Monster? (2018)
• Tom Gates: Jumbo Make and Do (and Mythos Too!) (2019)
• Tom Gates: Spectacular Educational institution Trip (Really!) (2019)
• Tom Gates: Ram Tremendous Tales (2021)
• Tom Gates: Haphazard Acts of Fun (2021)
• Tom Gates: Happy to Help (2022)
• Tom Gates: Five Star Stories (2023)
• Tom Gates: Book Of Everything (2024)(Journal)
• Tom Gates: Is Ha Ha Hilarious (Oct 2024)

See also

In Spanish: Liz Pichon para niños