Author(s): Liz Pichon

Fiction (8 to 12 years)

A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! It's Tidy Up Saturday, but Tom is very busy relaxing and not helping out much. Until he spots the art box of his dreams in a shop window and everything changes. He's suddenly focused on earning extra pocket money and helping with everything. But nothing quite goes to plan. Washing and shrinking Delia's clothes isn't a good start. And the hours spent carefully cleaning cars with Derek are ruined overnight when a storm hits Oakfield Town, causing even more chaos. At this rate it's going to take a million years for Tom to get the art box of his dreams ... or will it?