Morris Gleitzman

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Morris Gleitzman (born 9 January 1953) is an Australian author of children's and young adult fiction.[1] He has gained recognition for sparking an interest in AIDS in his novel Two Weeks with the Queen (1990).

Gleitzman has co-written many children's series with another Australian children's author, Paul Jennings. One of Gleitzman and Jennings' collaborations, the Wicked! book series, was adapted into an animated series in 2000.

Gleitzman has also published three collections of his newspaper columns for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald as books for an adult readership, and he used to write for the popular Norman Gunston Show in the 1970s. His latest book in the Once series, Always, was released in 2021.[2] His is also known for his Toad series of books.[3]

In February 2018, Gleitzman was named the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018/2019.[4]

Early life

Morris was born in the town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire on 9 January 1953. He has one brother and one sister. His dad (Phillip) is an auditor, and his mum (Pamela) was a Bates employee.

Morris Gleitzman attended Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School in Bexley, England.[5]

In 1969 when Morris was 16, he and his family moved to Sydney. In Australia he got a job as a paperboy, bottle-shop shelf-stacker, store Santa Claus, frozen chicken defroster, fashion-design assistant and sugar-mill employee.[6] He went to The University of Canberra.[7]

Bibliography

After university Morris worked for ten years as a screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience, he wrote a novel for young people. [8]

Books

Year Title Imprint ISBN Notes
1987 The Other Facts of Life Penguin Books Template:ISBN First novel, adapted from screen play
1989 Two Weeks with the Queen Pan Books Template:ISBN
1990 Second childhood McPhee Gribble/Penguin Template:ISBN
1991 Misery Guts Pan Australia Template:ISBN
1992 Worry Warts Piper Australia Template:ISBN Sequel to Misery Guts.
1993 Blabber Mouth Template:ISBN Adapted into a play of the same name by Mary Morris in 1996.
1994 Sticky Beak Template:ISBN Sequel to Blabber Mouth.
1995 Puppy Fat Piper Template:ISBN Sequel to Misery Guts and Worry Warts.
1996 Belly Flop Pan Books Template:ISBN
1997 Water Wings Pan Macmillan Australia Template:ISBN Loose sequel to Belly Flop.
1998 Bumface Puffin Books Template:ISBN
Wicked! Template:ISBN Co-written with Paul Jennings.
1999 Gift of the Gab Template:ISBN Sequel to Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak.
2000 Toad Rage Template:ISBN
Self Helpless: 57 Pieces of Crucial Advice for People Who Need a Bit More Time to Get It Right Penguin Template:ISBN
2001 Adults Only Template:ISBN
Deadly! Puffin Books Template:ISBN Co-written with Paul Jennings.
Toad Heaven Template:ISBN Sequel to Toad Rage.
2002 Boy Overboard Template:ISBN
2003 Teacher's Pet Penguin Books Template:ISBN
Toad Away Puffin Books Template:ISBN Sequel to Toad Rage and Toad Heaven.
2004 Worm Story Penguin Books Template:ISBN
Girl Underground Puffin Books Template:ISBN Sequel to Boy Overboard.
2005 Once Template:ISBN "...Gleitzman delivers a sharp sense of what it must have been like to be a child during the Holocaust, forced to grow up far too quickly."[9]
2006 Aristotle's Nostril Penguin Books Template:ISBN
Doubting Thomas Puffin Books Template:ISBN
2007 Give Peas a Chance Template:ISBN Collection of short stories.

Features characters from Misery Guts, Blabber Mouth, Second Childhood, Belly Flop, Adults Only, Teacher's Pet, Worm Story and Aristotle's Nostril.

2008 Toad Surprise Template:ISBN Sequel to Toad Rage, Toad Heaven and Toad Away.
Then Penguin Template:ISBN Sequel to Once.[10]
2009 Grace Viking Template:ISBN
2010 Now Template:ISBN Sequel to Once and Then "Readers of the first two books will recognize a great deal, and those who have not should read them to gain a fuller picture of the years before and those in which we live."[11]
Tickled Onions and Other Funny Stories Puffin Books Template:ISBN Collection of short stories. Contains some stories from Give Peas a Chance.
2011 Too Small to Fail Template:ISBN
Pizza Cake: And Other Funny Stories Template:ISBN Collection of short stories. Contains some stories from Tickled Onions.
2012 After Penguin Books Template:ISBN Sequel to Once, Then and Now.
2013 Extra Time Template:ISBN
2014 Loyal Creatures Template:ISBN
2015 Soon Viking Template:ISBN Sequel to Once, Then, Now and After.
2016 Toad Delight Penguin Random House Template:ISBN Sequel to Toad Rage, Toad Heaven, Toad Away and Toad Surprise.
Snot Chocolate Template:ISBN Collection of short stories.
2017 Maybe Template:ISBN Sequel to Once, Then, Now, After and Soon
2018 Funny Stories: and Other Funny Stories Puffin Books Template:ISBN Collection of short stories. Contains all stories from Give Peas A Chance, Pizza Cake and Snot Chocolate, plus one new story.
Help Around the House Template:ISBN
2021 Always Viking Template:ISBN Sequel to Once, Then, Now, After, Soon and Maybe.
2023 Digging Up Dad: And Other Hopeful (and Funny) Stories Penguin Random House Template:ISBN Collection of short stories.
2024 Tweet Penguin Random House Template:ISBN

Awards

References

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Morris Gleitzman, AustLit
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  3. ↑ Morris Gleitzman, Toad series, Random House. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
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  6. ↑ ://www.morrisgleitzman.com/biographies.htm
  7. ↑ https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A22100 !subscriber text! https://www.canberra.edu.au/uc-alumni-canvas/canvas-articles/posts/5-minutes-with...-morris-gleitzman,-beloved-childrens-author
  8. ↑ Christopher brenn library https://library.riverview.nsw.edu.au/morrisgleitzman#:~:text=Biography%20%26%20Bibliography&text=After%20university%20Morris%20worked%20for,published%20more%20than%2035%20books.
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  13. ↑ Book of the Year – Winners 2016, Children's Book Council of Australia

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