Otto Goes North is reviewed in the School Library Journal in their September issue.
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Book list: Children’s poetry
At Gecko Press, we’re big fans of poetry and nonsense rhymes. We’re excited about the upcoming launch of The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson. So we wanted to share the joy of children’s poetry with you.
Otto Goes North: Q&A with Ulrika Kestere
Ulrika Kestere is a photographer, illustrator and graphic designer born in Latvia and now based in Lund, Sweden. Otto Goes North is her second book for children, released by Gecko Press in 2019.
Eirlys Hunter on RNZ
Eirlys Hunter is on RNZ talking about some of her favourite media.
In praise of not-sameness: cabbage and cake
Diversity is much talked about in terms of race, gender and so on, but there is another level that is also important: in the current English-language book market, there is much that is the same. Sameness can make us all feel safe, but in our reading business, safeness is the end.
For me, risk-taking and adventure are the heart of good publishing, good book buying (and selling) and good reading; these things all belong together.
Jump! gets a starred review in Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly gave Jump! a starred review this week.
July competition winner: Travelling entertainment
The responses to our July competition proved that some forms of entertainment will never go out of style.
A Dinner Fit for Captain Cook: MBAS Tuia Encounters Dinner
Note: There are still tickets! Mercury Bay Area School and Gecko Press invite you to a themed dinner in celebration of the Tuia 250 events commemorating Captain Cook’s visit to Mercury Bay. Food, nutrition and hospitality teacher at Mercury Bay Area School, Joanna Mannington, is organising the event at the Flaxmill Bay campground during September… Read more »
Book list: Intrepid explorers
Winter 2019 is the season of intrepid explorers in Gecko Press books: from Cam in Song of the River to Otto in Otto Goes North, from Zanzibar to The Runaways. And keep an eye out for Cornelia and the Jungle Machine later in the year.
We asked Katie at Time Out Bookstore in Auckland to recommend some stories for adventurers of all ages.
Sat 14 Sept: Featherston Goes Gobbledegook—A Joy Cowley event
Featherston Booktown and Gecko Press are celebrating the joyous new anthology of much-loved poems and stories by Joy Cowley, The Gobbledegook Book, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson. Don’t miss this chance to hear Joy recite gobbledegook poems and stories. There will be books for sale with Mr Feathers Den, Joy and Giselle will be signing and a scrumptious… Read more »
