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Author Morris Gleitzman returns to narrate a well-paced, heartfelt final adventure featuring Felix Salinger in the seventh installment of his series spanning the period between WWII and the present day. Wassim, a biracial 10-year-old living with his uncle in Eastern Europe, turns to Felix, a man his grandfather knew who is now in his 80s, for help in dealing with a group that... Read More

Few author-narrators are better than Morris Gleitzman, and he doesn't disappoint with this heartbreaking WWI novel. Sixteen-year-old Frank Ballantine persuades his father to join the war effort. Gleitzman perfectly presents the father-son relationship as they travel from Australia to Egypt. Following the custom of the time, they take their horses with them into battle. When his... Read More

When Matt, a 14-year-old Australian soccer prodigy, gets a chance to play in the English Premier League, he learns that being a star player may mean having to give up values he holds dear. Morris Gleitzman’s Australian accent enriches his portrayals of Matt and Bridie, his 10-year-old sister and manager, as they try to befriend the English players. Gleitzman brings out the... Read More

Morris Gleitzman's fourth story about Felix follows the now 13-year-old Jewish boy during the final months of WWII. As narrator, Gleitzman's voice is often a hoarse whisper, a characteristic that befits the voice of an adolescent who has spent the past several years in hiding. Gleitzman's timing is excellent. His pace quickens right along with Felix's pulse as the Nazis close... Read More

Morris Gleitzman reads his sequel to ONCE (2005), sounding for all the world like a 10-year-old boy. He manages this by assuming an attitude that combines hopeful innocence with the hollow sound of a child who has seen too much for his years. Felix, a Jewish boy in WWII Poland, and 6-year-old Zelda, continue their harrowing escape from Nazi brutality. They find Genia, a woman... Read More

Gleitzman’s short stories bring together humor, current events, whimsy, and food for thought. Story topics run the gamut from babysitting for infant twins to a creative solution for global warming, a dad who’s new to text-messaging, and germs going on vacation. Gleitzman rises to the challenge of narrating his own work. He knows each character intimately and brings nuances of... Read More

Can body parts be lie detectors? Thomas discovers he is a doubter, one of the few children who truly can detect when people are telling lies. Using this talent, Thomas becomes a game show celebrity and the one who restores harmony in his own family. Gleitzman's intimacy with his characters comes across in the nuances of his narration. As Thomas, Gleitzman can garner sympathy as... Read More

Aristotle and his brother, Blob, are germs who are unexpectedly sent into the world from their nostril home when their nostril sneezes. In this story we learn much more than we want to about germ life. Author Gleitzman narrates his own story and skillfully portrays all of the gross thoughts and actions of the germ brothers and their companions. On another level, Gleitzman... Read More

Poor Angus is not only stuck with an unpleasant nickname, Bumface, he's also saddled with a younger brother and sister as his celebrity mother becomes even more busy. Also, his father is totally helpless. Author Gleitzman narrates with wit, but he also illuminates the unfairness of the burden placed on Angus. The vocally talented Gleitzman skillfully presents whispered... Read More

Morris Gleitzman offers this modern fable with both humor and tenderness. Struggling with sibling rivalry, his brother Luke’s cancer, and getting attention from his parents, young Colin searches for answers in quirky places. Sent away to a distant aunt and uncle so his parents can take care of his brother, Colin proceeds to work on finding the best doctor in the world to save... Read More

ONCE is the story of children in the Holocaust, poignant and powerful without being frightening or graphic. With his gentle and utterly alive manner, Gleitzman reads the tale of Felix, a Jewish boy who runs away from the convent where his parents had him hidden and roams the countryside with an orphaned girl until they find their way to the cellar of a print shop in the Warsaw... Read More

Limpy the Australian cane toad embarks on a quest to find out why humans hate his kind and what he can do to change their minds. His journey takes him to the Olympics, where, after many mishaps, he discovers a solution. Bolinda will continue to impress American listeners with this title. Morris Gleitzman is an enthusiastic storyteller whose voice radiates a kindness that will... Read More

Morris Gleitzman is a natural as he reads his own story of Ginger, a young girl who is filled with well-justified anxiety concerning the authority figures in her life. Teachers, principals, parents, in fact almost everyone over four feet tall, seem bent on the destruction of the things that make Ginger feel good about herself. A bright girl with a remarkable vocabulary of... Read More

Limpy the cane toad continues his persistent efforts to teach humans not to hate his species. Limpy keeps dead "rellies" (relatives) stacked up in his room, much to the chagrin of his mother, who would prefer a clean room. Embarking on a heroic expedition, Limpy hops (pun intended) planes from his home in Australia to the Amazon, in search of the ancient secret of keeping the... Read More

Clever in style and delivery, this is the story of Jake, who is growing up on an island resort that is for adults only (in the most innocent sense). His parents own the hotel, and they make Jake hide from the guests, so they think there are no children about. The more he tries to help his parents, the more trouble he finds. His humorous antics and insights are made even better... Read More

Australian author and humorist Morris Gleitzman reads his own whimsical tale delightfully. A boy in a remote, drought-ridden Australian town finds himself ostracized because his bank manager dad has the unfortunate task of foreclosing on farm loans. Somehow the gloomy scenario is lightened by the boy's optimism and his unrelenting belief in a guardian angel, improbably named... Read More

This hero's quest features a most unusual hero--the cane toad, considered by some to be the national pest of Australia. Limpy, the lame hero, dreams of leading his species to a safe haven--a national park free of persecuting humans with their off-road vehicles. Accompanied by his little sister, Charm, and his best friend, Goliath, he overcomes danger by using his head in... Read More

What's a kid to do when his parents worry about money all the time? After the "paint the family car" plan falls flat, Keith decides to help them out by finding some riches--in the form of opals. And off he goes. Full of improbable occurrences and the idealistic world of childhood, the story takes on a life of its own. The narration by author Gleitzman brings us right into the... Read More

Keith Shipley is at it again. This time he's trying to cheer up his miserable parents. Convincing them to move to Australia seems like the perfect solution. When he succeeds, he tries to hide Australia's flaws, wanting his parents to see it as a perfect paradise. Author/narrator Morris Gleitzman recreates his own words with perfect accenting as he introduces the British... Read More

Gleitzman cleverly takes on many of the problems and difficulties of growing up and caring about others. Keith's concerned about his parents after their divorce--he wants them to get into better shape so they can find new partners and not remain alone and lonely. His undertaking has hilarious and unexpected results as things turn out quite different from what he plans.... Read More