| Morris Gleitzman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 1953 Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable work(s) | The Toad series |
| Official website | |
Morris Gleitzman (born January 9, 1953)[1] is an English-born Australian writer. He is one of Australia's most successful writers.[2]
Morris Gleitzman has also gained recognition for sparking an interest in politically-controversial children's books. Some fun and politically-controversial books include Two Weeks with the Queen, Second Childhood, Other Facts of Life, Misery Guts, Blabber Mouth, Worry Warts, Puppy Fat, Belly Flop, Water Wings, Toad Rage, Toad Heaven, Toad away, Boy Overboard, Sticky Beak, Gift of the Gab, Adult's Only, Bumface, Teacher's Pet, Girl Underground, Worm Story, Once, Aristotle's Nostril, Doubting Thomas,Then and Give Peas A Chance and Other Funny Stories.[3]
He has collaborated on children's series with another Australian children's author, Paul Jennings. Gleitzman has also published three collections of his newspaper columns for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald into books for an adult readership. He used to write for the popular Norman Gunston Show in the 1970s.[4] As of 2009, his latest book is Grace which was released in Australia on the 1st August 2009. His most successful books/trilogy are the Toad series.[5]
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Morris Gleitzman (born January 9, 1953 in England) is one of Australia's most famous children's writers. Morris Gleitzman began writing as a screenwriter and enjoyed success writing for the Norman Gunston Show on Australian television. He has also written for the Governor-General of Australia and Rolf Harris.
Morris Gleitzman has had much success with his children's stories. They have been published in 14 countries around the world including the United States, United Kingdom, France and Australia. Some of his most successful books include Misery Guts, Worry Warts, Blabber Mouth, Belly Flop and Puppy Fat. He was born in England, on the 9th of January 1953. He had dropped out of school by the age of 16 to live "the hippie dream" and by the time he had moved to Australia was writing many short stories that would later become a reality and turn his small life into a big meaningful life.
His most successful book is Two Weeks With the Queen.
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