Aristotle’s Nostril: from the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018

Get ready for a comedic and thought-provoking journey with Aristotle’s Nostril from multi-award-winning children’s author Morris Gleitzman.’A brilliantly funny writer’ Sunday TelegraphAristotle just wants to be happy.And, if possible, have the biggest adventure of his life.With no sneezing.Is that too much for a germ to ask?Meet Aristotle – a germ who wants to laugh and joke, but is living in a nostril that bans such nonsense.When he goes against the system, he and his brother Blob are banished and soon discover another nostril just like theirs, sending them on a journey to find their place in the world. Aristotle’s Nostril will give you a biology lesson you didn’t know you needed, all while making you laugh and think.——————PRAISE FOR MORRIS GLEITZMAN’Readers can’t get enough of him.’ The Independent’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

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 43 books, he’s one of Australia’s most popular authors. He was appointed the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018-2019.