The delicacy and subtlety of the art only adds to the frisky humor.
Oink – The New York Times Review
8 books about grannies from booksellers (plus one encyclopedia)
This month we release Eric Veillé’s Encyclopedia of Grannies, a book that recognises that grannies come in all shapes and varieties and celebrates them all. Every page brings something unexpected: granny yoga positions, playing hide and seek at granny’s place, how to cheer up a sad granny, knitting ideas, hairdos, staying up late to view… Read more »
Passion and craft in children’s book publishing, or: the hard craft of a good book
In a picture book, every word must earn its place, humming in tune with the pictures, setting up a much bigger hum, that has children and adults looking, returning, over and over.
French Language Day at Gecko Press
It’s French Language Day, a good day to share the books Gecko Press has translated from French and to acknowledge our French translators, who work hard to make every word perfect. This is a particular challenge with books using word play or rhymes like the pun-filled My Pictures after the Storm by Eric Veille and… Read more »
The Runaways – Booklist Starred Review
The Runaways has received another starred review, this time from Booklist.
I Am So Clever – Booklist Starred Review
I Am So Clever has received a starred review from Booklist.
The Runaways – Publishers Weekly Starred Review
The Runaways has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly in the US.
Aleph is in Kirkus Reviews
Aleph is in the New Books for Small Hands at kirkus.com
Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows is in Kirkus Reviews
“Writing with exceptional insight and humor, author Lagercrantz develops Dani’s emotional maturity in this story, giving her a growing awareness of both life’s complexity and adult fallibility, all the while maintaining Dani’s bone-deep optimism”. – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Waitangi Day reading
This book is one of the most important in New Zealand’s book history.
