Children's author and illustrator Liz Pichon on her Tom Gates series and dealing with dyslexia

Unscripted
24/12/2021 19 min
Children's author and illustrator Liz Pichon on her Tom Gates series and dealing with dyslexia

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On Unscripted this week, Nina is joined by best selling children's author and illustrator Liz Pichon.We talk all things Tom Gates, the book series that has captured children's hearts, as well as being adapted for stage and screen. Liz tells us where the idea for Tom Gates first came from, and how a love for doodling spawned an entire series.And the pair discuss how the books help young people with dyslexia, and why Liz turned to comics as a way to engage young readers.

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