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Toad Delight
Morris Gleitzman
eBook (Penguin eBooks, Aug. 1, 2016)The jaw-dropping details of one slightly squashed cane toad's adventures on TV. And his shock when he discovers what's cooking.
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Extra Time
Morris Gleitzman
Audio CD (Bolinda Audio, Dec. 15, 2013)A young Aussie soccer genius and his 10-year-old manager take on the world. And win.For a time.A funny and moving story from one of Australia’s most entertaining authors.
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Toad Away
Morris Gleitzman
Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, March 14, 2006)Limpy the toad has a vision. A world where cane toads and humans play mudslides together and help each other with the shopping. But how does a young cane toad discover the ancient secret of living in peace with humans?
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Two Weeks with the Queen
Morris Gleitzman
Hardcover (Longman, Jan. 1, 2006)None
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Now
Morris Gleitzman
Paperback (Square Fish, Nov. 19, 2013)Set in the current day, this is the final book in Morris Gleitzman's series that began with Once, continued with Then and is . . . Now.Felix is a grandfather. He has achieved much in his life and is widely admired in the community. He has mostly buried the painful memories of his childhood, but they resurface when his granddaughter Zelda comes to stay with him. Together they face a cataclysmic event armed only with their gusto and love―an event that helps them achieve salvation from the past, but also brings the possibility of destruction.Now is one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Children's Books of 2012
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Sticky Beak
Morris Gleitzman
Hardcover (Harcourt Childrens Books, April 1, 1995)Anticipating the birth of a new sibling, Rowena Batts, a mute girl, struggles with conflicting feelings and adopts an abused cockatoo named Sticky Beak who promptly destroys the newly decorated nursery.
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Too Small to Fail
Morris Gleitzman
MP3 CD (Bolinda Audio, Dec. 3, 2012)1 boy. 1 girl. 1 camel. Squillions of dollars. A plan that can’t fail. Or can it? Oliver’s parents own a bank. This makes them very rich, very important and very busy. Oliver, on the other hand, is terrible at maths and aspires to nothing more than owning the puppy that he frequently visits at his local pet shop. When a mysterious woman threatens to harm the puppy if Oliver can’t make her fortune (unfortunately, Oliver’s parents seem to have misplaced her investment. Something to do with some stuff on the news), Oliver hatches a plan which will take him further than he ever imagined…
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Big Biscuits. Morris Gleitzman
Morris Gleitzman
Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 1, 2011)1 boy. 1 girl. 1 camel. Squillions of dollars. A plan that can't fail. Or can it? Oliver's parents own a bank. This makes them very rich, very important and very busy. Oliver, on the other hand, is terrible at maths and aspires to nothing more than owning the puppy that he frequently visits at his local pet shop. When a mysterious woman buys the puppy and threatens to harm it if Oliver can't return her thousand of dollars (unfortunately, Oliver's parents seem to have misplaced her life savings. Something to do with some stuff on the news.) Oliver hatches a plan which will take him further than he ever imagined...
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Blabber mouth
Morris Gleitzman
Paperback (Piper, March 15, 1992)None
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Toad Rage
Morris Gleitzman
Paperback (Yearling, March 15, 1719)None
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Once
Morris Gleitzman
Audio CD (Bolinda Audio, March 5, 2012)Once I escaped from an orphanage to find Mum and Dad.Once I saved a girl called Zelda from a burning house.Once I made a Nazi with toothache laugh.My name is Felix.This is my story.Everybody deserves to have something good in their life.At least once."Gleitzman’s reading is precise and lovely, often delivered in an understated whisper, emphasizing the intensity of the story and the author’s skill as a consummate storyteller. Klezmer music punctuates the chapters. Once is very much a story about storytelling memory. Seldom does a story come along so powerful in its simplicity." ―AudioFile magazine
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Boy Overboard
Morris Gleitzman
MP3 CD (Bolinda Audio, Sept. 16, 2014)Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. They know it won't be easy. They'll have to beat some really good teams, plus landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. But they're sure they can achieve their dream, if only they can get to Australia.