Toad Surprise: Toad Book 4 from former Australian Children's Laureate
From the muddy swamp that brought you Toad Rage, Toad Heaven and Toad Away comes Limpy, Charm and Goliath's fourth hilarious adventure. 'Hilarious, but with a lot of heart' Better Reading Shortlisted - Young Readers - WAYRBA Children's Choice Awards - 2010 The eye-popping yarn of one slightly squashed cane toad's search for friendship. And the surprising place he finds it. Limpy has a dream. A dream where cane toads and humans live happily together. Surely this time Limpy will be able to show humans how nice cane toads can be? After all, it is Christmas. And isn't Christmas a time of peace and goodwill to all men? And cane toads? Join Limpy and his family as they embark on a journey to find the perfect Christmas gift for their human friends and discover the true meaning of Christmas, family, love and friendship along the way. Read the whole Toad series today! Toad Rage Toad Heaven Toad Away Toad Surprise Toad Delight ------------------ PRAISE FOR MORRIS GLEITZMAN 'Readers can't get enough of him.' The Independent 'A brilliantly funny writer' Sunday Telegraph 'A virtuoso demonstration of how you can make comedy out of the most unlikely subject' Sunday Times 'He is one of the finest examples of a writer who can make humour stem from the things that really matter in life.' The Guardian
Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was sixteen. After university he worked for ten years as a screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now, after 44 books, he's one of Australia's most popular authors. He was appointed the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018-2019.
Author: Morris Gleitzman
Format: Paperback, 160 pages, 130mm x 197mm, 157 g
Published: 2016, Penguin Random House Australia, Australia
Genre: Children's Fiction
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
From the muddy swamp that brought you Toad Rage, Toad Heaven and Toad Away comes Limpy, Charm and Goliath's fourth hilarious adventure. 'Hilarious, but with a lot of heart' Better Reading Shortlisted - Young Readers - WAYRBA Children's Choice Awards - 2010 The eye-popping yarn of one slightly squashed cane toad's search for friendship. And the surprising place he finds it. Limpy has a dream. A dream where cane toads and humans live happily together. Surely this time Limpy will be able to show humans how nice cane toads can be? After all, it is Christmas. And isn't Christmas a time of peace and goodwill to all men? And cane toads? Join Limpy and his family as they embark on a journey to find the perfect Christmas gift for their human friends and discover the true meaning of Christmas, family, love and friendship along the way. Read the whole Toad series today! Toad Rage Toad Heaven Toad Away Toad Surprise Toad Delight ------------------ PRAISE FOR MORRIS GLEITZMAN 'Readers can't get enough of him.' The Independent 'A brilliantly funny writer' Sunday Telegraph 'A virtuoso demonstration of how you can make comedy out of the most unlikely subject' Sunday Times 'He is one of the finest examples of a writer who can make humour stem from the things that really matter in life.' The Guardian
Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was sixteen. After university he worked for ten years as a screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now, after 44 books, he's one of Australia's most popular authors. He was appointed the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018-2019.