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  • Published: 30 July 2007
  • ISBN: 9780143302629
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $21.00

Give Peas A Chance




A collection of hilarious stories from Australia’s favourite children’s author.

Surprise your mum with a chainsaw

… be a bigger star than Tom Cruise
… save the world with a plate of veggies
… start your new life in a taxi
… rescue your family with a tomato
… send your dad into a panic with a tractor
… do a good deed with a paper bag on your head pack your bags for a trip to the spleen
… upset your auntie with ten kilos of chocolate
… swap a bomb for three ice-creams on a train

... and lots more!

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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

  • Published: 30 July 2007
  • ISBN: 9780143302629
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $21.00

About the author

Morris Gleitzman

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.

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Awards & recognition

REAL Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  2008  •  Fiction for Older Readers

COOL Children's Choice Awards

Winner  •  2009  •  Fiction for Older Readers

KOALA Children's Choice Awards

Honour Award  •  2009  •  Fiction for Older Readers

REAL Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  2009  •  Fiction for Older Readers