What a delight to receive the Picture Book Award for Titiro / Look at the New Zealand Children and Young Adult book awards ceremony this August. This board book by Gavin Bishop began life as a wordless leporello for babies and developed into a book of first words that takes te ao Māori as its… Read more »
By Rachel Lawson, publisher-at-large The phrase “fractured fairy tale” took a while to permeate the Gecko Press lexicon. Possibly because we saw most of these books first as funny stories. It turns out we’ve made a number of fairy tales with a difference over the years. They have familiar characters and a story structure we… Read more »
by rachel lawson, publisher-at-large One of the best books we’ve published at Gecko Press is All the Dear Little Animals by Ulf Nilsson and Eva Eriksson. Three children start a funeral business to bury the dead animals they find in their neighbourhood. This book takes me instantly to my own childhood garden and to important… Read more »
A bit of funny goes a long way. At Gecko Press we have a fondness for books that appeal to children with a dry sense of humour.
Today’s gift guide features books that bring smiles to our faces and a giggle or two from our bellies, whatever our age.
Some books are a perfect fit for small hands. Today we’re sharing our gift guide featuring books that are small in size but big in story and imagination. Click on the covers to go straight to our online shop: or of course, visit your local bookshop. When you order you can add a note if… Read more »
Discover a selection of animal stories perfect for gift-giving this season.
Today we’re sharing our gift guide featuring some books that we think will please any animal-loving young reader.
It’s the perfect time of year to create magical memories of reading aloud together. Today we’re sharing our gift guide featuring some books that we think make great read-alouds. Click on the covers to go straight to our online shop: or of course, visit your local bookshop. When you order you can add a note… Read more »
It’s a fun time of year to choose gifts for readers. Over the next three weeks, we are sharing our 2023 gift guide featuring some good books that we love.
By Anna Hoek-Sims of UBS Otago, Emerging Bookseller of the Year 2023
Kia ora!
I’ve been an avid reader and a bookaholic from a very young age.
By Robyn Fausett, CEO at Nest Consulting.
Here follows a list of books by some of my favourite authors for both kids and parents who are navigating the wonderful world of puberty!
