Morris Gleitzman 
Toad Rage 
Toad Book 1 from former Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman

‚Hilarious, but with a lot of heart‘ Better Reading Winner – Dymock’s Children’s Choice Awards 2000Winner – YABBA Children’s Choice Awards 2000Shortlisted – Qld Premier’s Literary Award 2000The epic story of one slightly squashed cane toad’s hunt for the truth. And the fun and games that result.Limpy’s family reckons humans don’t hate cane toads, but Limpy knows otherwise. He’s spotted the signs: the cross looks, the unkind comments, the way they squash cane toads with their cars.Desperate to save his species from ending up as pancakes, Limpy must somehow make humans see how fabulous cane toads really are. Risking everything, he sets off on a wart-tinglingly dangerous and daring journey to … the Olympics?Filled with humour and heart, Toad Rage is a story about acceptance, determination and perseverance in the face of adversity.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