Toad Away Audiobook By Morris Gleitzman cover art

Toad Away

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection of titles.
Yours as long as you’re a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for $8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Toad Away

By: Morris Gleitzman
Narrated by: Morris Gleitzman
Try Standard free

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $13.50

Buy for $13.50

Limpy the toad has a vision. A world where cane toads and humans play mudslides together and help each other with the shopping. But how does a young cane toad discover the ancient secret of living in peace with humans? First he has to dodge the killer trucks and supermarket trolleys. Then he has to stop his cousin declaring war on the entire human race.©2003 Creative Input Pty Ltd. (P)2003 Bolinda Publishing Pyt Ltd by arrangement with Penguin Group (Australia) Animal Fiction Animals & Nature Fiction Animals Literature & Fiction Reptiles & Amphibians Humorous Fiction Comedy

Editorial reviews

Award-winning children’s author Morris Gleitzman returns to the world of the fearless cane toad in this hilarious adventure. Unlike most of his friends and family, Limpy the Toad envisions a world where humans and toads can live in peace, free from the constant threat of being squashed by giant feet and even bigger truck tires. With Gleiztman handling the performance himself, Toad Away jumps to life and Limpy’s international journey from Australia to the Amazon quickly becomes a comical and touching story about differences and acceptance.

Critic reviews

"Morris Gleitzman's children's stories are among the most widely read and loved." (AudioFile)

All stars
Most relevant
I am 57 and I love to listen to these books. And I love toads too. 😀

Absolutely adorable

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I was looking for an audiobook to listen to with my nephews, but after 15 minutes I had to listen to it for myself ahead of time. I've been in tears from laughing too hard more than once.

The story's great, the narration is great, the side jokes for parents are great - this is the funniest kid's audio I've ever heard. Be forewarned there are quite a few queasy references to toads flattened on the highway (the hero keeps his dried, flattened relatives in his room as an homage), slugs, intestines and the neccessity to pee in self-defense - but anyone who's ever been near real toads will appreciate that these biological facts are celebrated in such creative and hilarious detail. I have a feeling this aunt will be getting the entire series....






Too much fun

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.