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Tickled Onions and Other Funny Stories
Stories include: Draclia, Tickled Onions, Secret Diary of a Dad, My Problem is I Don't know When to Stop, Imagine That, Big Mistake, Odd Socques, Paparazzi and Good Dog.
- GenresShort Stories
145 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Morris Gleitzman
121 books976 followersMorris began his writing career as a screenwriter, and wrote his first children's novel in 1985. His brilliantly comic style has endeared him to children and adults alike, and he is now one of Australia's most successful authors, both internationally and at home. He was born in England in 1953 and emigrated to Australia in 1969 so he could escape from school and become a Very Famous Writer.
Before realising that dream, he had a colourful career as paperboy, bottle-shop shelf-stacker, department store Santa Claus, frozen chicken defroster, fashion-design assistant and sugar-mill employee. In between he managed to gain a degree in Professional Writing at the Canberra College of Advanced Education. Later he became sole writer for three award-winning and top-rating seasons with the TV comedy series The Norman Gunston Show.
Morris wrote a number of feature film and telemovie screenplays, including The Other Facts of Life and Second Childhood, both produced by The Australian Children's Television Foundation. The Other Facts of Life won an AWGIE Award for the Best Original Children's Film Script.
He also wrote live stage material for people such as Rolf Harris, Pamela Stephenson and the Governor General of Australia. Morris is well known to many people through his semi-autobiographical columns in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald magazine, Good Weekend, which he wrote for nine years.
But the majority of Morris' accolades are for his hugely popular children's books. One of his most successful books for young people is Two Weeks with the Queen, an international bestseller which was also adapted into a play by Mary Morris. The play had many successful seasons in Australia and was then produced at the National Theatre in London in 1995 directed by Alan Ayckbourn, and also in South Africa, Canada, Japan and the USA.
All his other books have been shortlisted for or have won numerous children's book prizes. These include The Other Facts of Life, Second Childhood, Misery Guts, Worry Warts, Puppy Fat, Blabber Mouth, Sticky Beak, Belly Flop, Water Wings, Bumface, Gift Of The Gab, Toad Rage, Wicked! and Deadly!, two six-part novels written in collaboration with Paul Jennings, Adults Only, Toad Heaven, Boy Overboard, Teacher's Pet, Toad Away, Girl Underground, Worm Story, Once, Aristotle's Nostril, Doubting Thomas, Give Peas A Chance, Then, Toad Surprise, Grace, Now, Too Small To Fail, and his latest book, Pizza Cake. Morris' children's books have been published in the UK, the USA, Germany, Italy, Japan, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Indonesia and Czechoslovakia, Russia and China.
Before realising that dream, he had a colourful career as paperboy, bottle-shop shelf-stacker, department store Santa Claus, frozen chicken defroster, fashion-design assistant and sugar-mill employee. In between he managed to gain a degree in Professional Writing at the Canberra College of Advanced Education. Later he became sole writer for three award-winning and top-rating seasons with the TV comedy series The Norman Gunston Show.
Morris wrote a number of feature film and telemovie screenplays, including The Other Facts of Life and Second Childhood, both produced by The Australian Children's Television Foundation. The Other Facts of Life won an AWGIE Award for the Best Original Children's Film Script.
He also wrote live stage material for people such as Rolf Harris, Pamela Stephenson and the Governor General of Australia. Morris is well known to many people through his semi-autobiographical columns in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald magazine, Good Weekend, which he wrote for nine years.
But the majority of Morris' accolades are for his hugely popular children's books. One of his most successful books for young people is Two Weeks with the Queen, an international bestseller which was also adapted into a play by Mary Morris. The play had many successful seasons in Australia and was then produced at the National Theatre in London in 1995 directed by Alan Ayckbourn, and also in South Africa, Canada, Japan and the USA.
All his other books have been shortlisted for or have won numerous children's book prizes. These include The Other Facts of Life, Second Childhood, Misery Guts, Worry Warts, Puppy Fat, Blabber Mouth, Sticky Beak, Belly Flop, Water Wings, Bumface, Gift Of The Gab, Toad Rage, Wicked! and Deadly!, two six-part novels written in collaboration with Paul Jennings, Adults Only, Toad Heaven, Boy Overboard, Teacher's Pet, Toad Away, Girl Underground, Worm Story, Once, Aristotle's Nostril, Doubting Thomas, Give Peas A Chance, Then, Toad Surprise, Grace, Now, Too Small To Fail, and his latest book, Pizza Cake. Morris' children's books have been published in the UK, the USA, Germany, Italy, Japan, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Indonesia and Czechoslovakia, Russia and China.
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October 7, 2019
Definitely funny. Some stories are even adorable. A few stories are entertaining yet touching at the same time
June 22, 2016
Tickled onions is quite a sensation as it leaves readers dazzled by how good this book is.At first sight,it seems like any average book on the shelf but what is on the inside is what truly counts.It tells some stories about a boy who has a very funny name,another with amateur cook parents,and the viewing point of some old school parents.Funny and interesting, definitely one of the best books I have ever read.The only thing is....I would've hoped it was longer.
A seemingly ordinary book on any shelf of the library, it quickly entices it readers of all ages to read it in one session, with small chapters that are great for bedtime.The humour has a very distinct theme with most of them starting with an unusual event, which ends up setting the theme for the rest of the chapter.Here are a few of my favourite chapters.
Draclia:Draclia is a chapter about a boy......and his little brother and his unreliable babysitter.His little brother believes in vampires and when a seemingly harmless event makes his little brother believe even more in vampires, it sets off a humourous attempt to prove.....once and for all........that vampires aren't real.
Good dog:When the birthday girl's friend is unable to get a present for her, she brings her "party dog" to help, resulting in a rather peculiar hide & seek game with dogs getting swallowed, people crying and an all new party invite.
Odd Socques:A very humourous book about a boy called Macques, who is constantly picked on for his unusual name.He is always humiliated during spelling tests and tricked by other kids,but when he gives in to a secret force with people like him, he realises he can finally be normal.
Secret Diary of a Dad:Placing the reader in the viewpoint in a rather clumsy father is quite clever.It feature 2 chapters and is my personal favourite, getting in with nature,killing scorpions and being outclasses by his kids, he realises how much the world has changed since he grew up with many awkward obstacles in his way.Getting his car towed,missing all the buses,squashing scorpions,regular excercise and make it yourself results in a rather hilarious twist as a father tries to do it all while not dissapointing his high-quality-execting kids.
A seemingly ordinary book on any shelf of the library, it quickly entices it readers of all ages to read it in one session, with small chapters that are great for bedtime.The humour has a very distinct theme with most of them starting with an unusual event, which ends up setting the theme for the rest of the chapter.Here are a few of my favourite chapters.
Draclia:Draclia is a chapter about a boy......and his little brother and his unreliable babysitter.His little brother believes in vampires and when a seemingly harmless event makes his little brother believe even more in vampires, it sets off a humourous attempt to prove.....once and for all........that vampires aren't real.
Good dog:When the birthday girl's friend is unable to get a present for her, she brings her "party dog" to help, resulting in a rather peculiar hide & seek game with dogs getting swallowed, people crying and an all new party invite.
Odd Socques:A very humourous book about a boy called Macques, who is constantly picked on for his unusual name.He is always humiliated during spelling tests and tricked by other kids,but when he gives in to a secret force with people like him, he realises he can finally be normal.
Secret Diary of a Dad:Placing the reader in the viewpoint in a rather clumsy father is quite clever.It feature 2 chapters and is my personal favourite, getting in with nature,killing scorpions and being outclasses by his kids, he realises how much the world has changed since he grew up with many awkward obstacles in his way.Getting his car towed,missing all the buses,squashing scorpions,regular excercise and make it yourself results in a rather hilarious twist as a father tries to do it all while not dissapointing his high-quality-execting kids.
February 22, 2014
Brilliant! Loved it!, it's help me with writing my own short stories, fantastic!
January 11, 2015
Great fun! Some very clever stories.
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June 2, 2015I like this book as it was humorous and silly.
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October 12, 2017Lexile level: 600-700
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