Tom’s S tory

Written and Illustrated by

Anthony Bishop
This is a special book

It is a book about Tom

P1
Tom lives in
a big city

It is aTom’s
book
house
about has a red
Tom
roof P 2
When Tom was a baby
he was very special

He was adopted
P3
Adoption is when your
parents pick you to be
theirs

They chose Tom

especially P4
 Tom's natural parents
couldn’t look after him

They gave him to the

hospital to be adopted P5
Tom's parents love him
very much

P6
As Tom gets bigger he
likes to help his D ad

Tom only has a small

mower P7
Tom likes to help his
M other

He sets the table

P8
Jim is Toms best friend

They play in Jim's back

yard P9
 Tom has a dog named
R asputin

Tom just calls him S cruffy

P 10
Toms parents tuck him
in each night

Tom loves his parents

P 11
Tom is a very special boy

Tom is just like you

P 12
 Tom’s S tory
is dedicated to M um and D ad
© Anthony Bishop
1980, 2004