We’ll be at the Sustainability Trust Christmas market on Saturday 1st of December… A great opportunity to do your Christmas shopping! ??? What you can expect from the Green Christmas Market: A four-part ukelele band that is guaranteed to get you movin’ and shakin’ Coffee from the crew at Good Fortune Coffee. Every cup is 100%… Read more »
Last week we recommended Christmas picks for Babies and Toddlers, now here is our selection of books for preschoolers!
Here we are… a month before Christmas!
Need recommendations? Let’s start with a selection of books for babies and toddlers…
Stories of thew Night has been chosen by The New York Times ‘Nighttime Picture Books to Put Children to Bed’ List. Congratulations Kitty Crowther!
Since 1952, the New York Times and the New York Public Library convened a rotating annual panel of three expert judges, who consider every illustrated children’s book published that year in the United States. They select the winners purely on the basis of artistic merit. This year, the judges were Leonard Marcus, a children’s literature… Read more »
Gecko Press is at the Hospice Holly Trail in Havelock North (8 to 10 November)! The Hospice Holly Trail was established in 2000 by a group of philanthropic women in order to raise funds for Cranford Hospice, Hawke’s Bay. The Holly Trail is a self-drive event held in early to mid-November when gardens are at their best. Ten… Read more »
We are excited to announce that The Visitor has been named a Best Illustrated Book of the Year by The New York Times/The New York Public Library
NZ Bookshop Day is just around the corner (Saturday 27 October)! This year, your favourite booksellers have organised many events, competitions, activities and great deals all over New Zealand for you and your little ones… Here is a small selection (more info on events available here): Howl-O-Ween at Time Out Bookstore (Auckland):$5 blind date with a… Read more »
Gavin Bishop, along with Gecko Press and Scorpio Books, launched his latest book at Tūranga, Cook’s Cook: The Cook who Cooked for Captain Cook.
2019 will be the 250th anniversary of the visit of the H.M. Endeavour to Aotearoa New Zealand and Bishop’s book offers a fresh perspective on their journey. A large audience heard how Bishop spent several years researching for the book, which he says he really enjoyed, but was overwhelmed by the information he found. His challenge was how… Read more »
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