Toad Rage - Toad Series #1 (Morris Gleitzman)

Toad Rage - Toad Series #1

Morris Gleitzman

Blurb: 'Uncle Bart,' said Limpy. 'Why do humans hate us?' Uncle Bart looked down at Limpy, and smiled fondly. 'Stack me, Limpy,' he chuckled, 'you are an idiot.'

Uncle Bart reckons humans don't hate cane toads, but Limpy knows they do. He's spotted the signs. The cross looks. The unkind comments. The way they squash cane toads with their cars.

Limpy is desperate to save his family from ending up as placemats. Somehow he must make humans see how nice cane toads really are. Risking everything, he sets off on a journey that is mucus-chillingly dangerous and wart-tingling daring. It's also very funny.

ISBN: 0141306556 (Paperback)

Year: 1999

Publisher: Puffin

Pages: 152 (Fiction)

Links

1. Goodreads page

2. Author's official site

3. Review of the book

4. Buy from Amazon

5. Wikipedia page for the author

Toad Heaven - Toad Series #2 (Morris Gleitzman)

Toad Heaven - Toad Series #2

Morris Gleitzman

Blurb: 'Ouch,' said Limpy. 'Why's my back hurting?' A horrible thought hit him. Perhaps it was a fork wound. Perhaps while he was unconscious the human had tried to eat him. He looked around. 'Stack me,' said Limpy. All he could see was blue plastic.

Limpy's on a quest to find toad heaven. A place where cane toads won't be blown up with bike pumps or bashed over the head with folding chairs. Limpy's determined to find this place if it takes the rest of his life.

But first he has to get out of the bucket.

ISBN: 014130880X (Paperback)

Year: 2001

Publisher: Puffin

Pages: 181 (Fiction)

Links

1. Author's official site

2. Goodreads page

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4. Publisher's page

5. Wikipedia page for the author

Misery Guts (Morris Gleitzman)

Misery Guts

Morris Gleitzman

Blurb: It's not easy cheering up your parents, specially when they're a couple of misery guts.

Keith decides only one thing will do it. A move halfway round the world to Paradise.

Trouble is, it takes a disaster to get them there. A disaster that could turn Keith himself into a misery guts.

ISBN: 0330272314 (Paperback)

Year: 1991

Publisher: Pan

Pages: 107 (Fiction)

Links

1. Author's official site

2. Goodreads page

3. TV adaption of the book

4. Publisher's page 

5. Buy from Amazon

Till Death Us Do Part - Wicked! Part Six (Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings)

Till Death Us Do Part - Wicked! Part Six

Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings

Blurb: Rory's tiny breaths sounded like milkshake fighting its way up a very thin straw. His eyes were closed.

'Rory,' I said. 'Don't die. Don't die.'

His eyes fell open. They flicked wildly around. 'The goat,' he shouted.

I didn't bother looking behind me. I knew there was no goat. And I knew Rory wasn't dying. Not yet.

It's WICKED! It's the end. But you'll never forget it.

ISBN: 0140387803 (Paperback)

Year: 1997

Publisher: Puffin

Pages: 96 (Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Fishpond

2. Goodreads page for the series

3. British Council page for Gleitzman

4. Buy from Amazon

5. Wikipedia page for Jennings

The Creeper - Wicked! Part Five (Paul Jennings & Morris Gleitzman)

The Creeper - Wicked! Part Five

Paul Jennings & Morris Gleitzman

Blurb: 'There he is,' Gramps shrieked. 'The spy. The scumbag spy.'

I looked up and saw a monstrous white hairy face disappear into the drain. I had never seen such a frightening sight. White hair covered its entire head. I couldn't even see any eyes.

In a flash Gramps splashed into the drain after it.

It's WICKED! It won't go. And it's bringing you closer to the end.

ISBN: 014038779X (Paperback)

Year: 1997

Publisher: Puffin

Pages: 64 (Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Amazon

2. Buy from Fishpond

3. Goodreads page for the series

4. Goodreads page for the book

5. Resources for Gleitzman

Dead Ringer - Wicked! Part Four (Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings)

Dead Ringer - Wicked! Part Four

Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings

Blurb: I burst out of a clump of bushes and froze. Silhouetted against the moonlit sky were several massive shapes.

What if Eileen had infected something else? What if the hospital had cockroaches? Or bedbugs? What if the frogs weren't all dead? 

I stifled a scream.

It's WICKED! It's got you in its grip. And it's to be continued.

ISBN: 0140387781 (Paperback)

Year: 1997

Publisher: Puffin

Pages: 64 (Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Fishpond

2. Goodreads page for the series

3. Buy from Amazon

4. Bookcrossing page for the book

5. Wikipedia page for the author

Croaked - Wicked! Part Three (Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings)

Croaked - Wicked! Part Three

Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings

Blurb: 'Charge,' came Gramps' excited voice.

I gasped. The frog general was as big as a full-grown cow. He started to roll his tongue back into his mouth. He was going to slurp me up and slide me down his throat.

Thwack. The frog's tongue cracked out like a giant whip.

'Now,' I screamed to Gramps. 'Fire.'

It's WICKED how it grabs you. And it's to be continued...

ISBN: 0140387773 (Paperback)

Year: 1997

Publisher: Puffin

Pages: 68 (Fiction)

Links

1. Audiobook

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Fantastic Fiction page for the book

4. Goodreads page for the series

5. Wikipedia page for the author

Battering Rams - Wicked! Part Two (Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings)

Battering Rams - Wicked! Part Two

Morris Gleitzman & Paul Jennings

Blurb: I gulped. My mouth was dry. How could I tell her? How could I just announce that her son's innards had been sucked out by giant worms and that his skin was probably flapping somewhere in the morning breeze?

I turned away, struggling to find the words...

It's WICKED!

It'll suck you in deeper. And it's to be continued...

ISBN: 0140387765 (Paperback)

Year: 1997

Publisher: Puffin

Pages: 65 (Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Amazon

2. Goodreads page

3. Library page on the book series

4. Bookcrossing page on the book

5. Buy from Angus and Robertson