Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)

Liz Pichon is one of the UK's best-loved and bestselling creators of children's books. Her Tom Gates series has been translated into 47 languages, sold millions of copies worldwide and has won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story and the younger fiction category of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. In the 12 years since The Brilliant World of Tom Gates first published, the books have inspired the nation's children to get creative, whether that's through reading, drawing, doodling, writing, making, music or performing.

Rupert Grint is an award winning actor, best known for his role as Ron Weasley in the highly acclaimed adaptations of author J.K Rowling’s international phenomenon, the Harry Potter series. In addition to the Harry Potter series, Rupert has starred in films Thunderpants, Driving Lessons, Cherry Bomb, Wild Target, Into the White, CBGB and Charlie Countryman. He has also appeared on stage in Jez Butterworth’s highly anticipated revival of MOJO in the West End and It’s Only A Play on Broadway.