Ugliness may be only skin deep, but that turns out to be deep
enough in this droll odyssey from Down Under. Puzzled as to why
humans seem willing to go out of their way to turn any of his
species that they catch into roadkill, Limpy, a cane toad, leaves
off his morbid hobby of collecting flattened relatives to discover
why-and put a stop to it. After several harebrained schemes,
including a campaign to have cane toads declared Official Olympic
Mascots, come to naught in hilariously chaotic fashion, he
organizes a Nonhuman Games for crocodiles, fleas, kangaroos, and
other failed mascot contenders-only to be declared too hideously
warty to participate. In the end, Limpy does nothing for his
species' image, but returns to his roadside swamp a hero
nonetheless, having learned a quick method of escaping oncoming
motorists from a human pole vaulter. Along with a plot filled with
hair's-breadth escapes and silly turns, this toad's-eye view of
human society provides both solid entertainment and a barbed
commentary on the importance of looks. Worth a squiz. (Aussie
glossary) (Fiction. 10-12) (Kirkus Reviews)
'Uncle Bart,' said Limpy, 'Why do humans hate us?'
Uncle Bart looked down at Limpy, and smiled fondly. 'Stack me, Limpy,' he chuckled, 'you are an idiot.'
Uncle Bart reckons humans don't hate cane toads, but Limpy knows they do. He's spotted the signs. The cross looks. The unkind comments. The way they squash cane toads with their cars.
Limpy is desperate to save his family from ending up as placemats. Somehow he must make humans see how nice cane toads really are. Risking everything, he sets off on a journey that is mucus-chillingly dangerous and wart-tinglingly daring. It's also very funny.
The epic story of a slightly squashed cane toad's quest for the truth.
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