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- [Book List: Friends Who Don't Agree](https://geckopress.com/book-list-friends-who-dont-agree/) - By Rachel Lawson Below is a wonderful review by UK academic and teacher Mathew Tobin of our new book by Olivier Tallec, Red Snake Blue Snake. I couldn’t ask for a better reading of this book that we chose for its bright story of how opposite points of view can be equally true (and the
- [Book List: Children who choose for themselves](https://geckopress.com/book-list-children-who-choose-for-themselves/) - This month we release Cass and the Beast by Claire Mabey and Jill Calder. Brave Cass takes her place in a handful of very good Gecko Press books, where a girl finds herself in the midst of adventure, and uses determination, cunning and courage to get herself back home. Ole Könnecke’s Dulcinea and the Forbidden
- [Cass and the Beast Q&A with Author Claire Mabey and Illustrator Jill Calder](https://geckopress.com/cass-and-the-beastqa-with-author-claire-mabey-and-illustrator-jill-calder/) - Jill: Claire, you’ve been writing for older children for a while, and I wondered what inspired you to write your first picture book story? Claire: I have always hugely admired picture books and have fallen in love with many of them. I didn’t think I’d be able to write one to be honest! But last
- [Book List: Perfectly Executed Simplicity from Japan](https://geckopress.com/book-list-warmth-and-simplicity-from-japan/) - By Rachel Lawson Much of the international children's book scene centres on Europe, where there is a long history of high-quality children's stories and vibrant contemporary publishing to choose from. Certainly many of our great Gecko Press books are European, from Sweden, France, Germany and more. But we make sure to look to different parts
- [Edith: The Girl Who Was 100 Years Old Q&A with Author and Illustrator Catharina Valckx](https://geckopress.com/edith-the-girl-who-was-100-years-old-qa-with-author-and-illustrator-catharina-valckx/) - Catharina Valckx has written and illustrated over 40 books and been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Her books are published in more than 17 languages and have won numerous awards.
- [Frank the Monster Q&A with Mats Strandberg](https://geckopress.com/frank-the-monster-qa-with-mats-strandberg/) - Seven years into his career as a YA and adult writer, Mats Strandberg turned to younger readers with the Frank the Monster trilogy.
- [My Tiger Q&A with Joy Cowley](https://geckopress.com/my-tiger-qa-with-joy-cowley/) - ‘My characters were strong children who could always win. They didn’t need adults to win for them; they could do it themselves. And I tried to put in a joke at the end of the story. I learned to write for children by reading and talking to them. I was taught to write by children.’
- [Gecko Press Gift Guide: The right book for each child](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-gift-guide-the-right-book-for-each-child/) - This image by Sarah Wilkins from A Book Is a Book represents so well that reading books is both solo and social, depending on all the people who recommend, share, buy, borrow and talk about books—and put them into our hands, of course. In anticipation that Gecko Press readers will be putting books in the
- [Book List: Enjoying the kerfuffle](https://geckopress.com/book-list-enjoying-the-kerfuffle/) - From The Kerfuffle to Twigs and Stones, Gecko Press celebrates the ups and downs of friendship in stories full of humor, warmth, and heart.
- [Q&A with Giselle Clarkson about Omnibird](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-giselle-clarkson-about-omnibird/) - Explore Omnibird with Giselle Clarkson! A fun, illustrated look at birds, observation, and the joy of discovery.
- [Q&A with Clotilde Perrin about The Kerfuffle](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-clotilde-perrin-about-the-kerfuffle/) - Peek behind the flaps of The Kerfuffle with author-illustrator Clotilde Perrin in this interview about creativity and getting on with our neighbours.
- [Book List: Timmers’ upcycled wonderlands](https://geckopress.com/book-list-timmers-upcycled-wonderlands/) - From recycled treasures to imaginative worlds, Leo Timmers’ picture books bring humor, detail, and creativity to every children’s storytime.
- [Q&A with Julie Völk about A Rainy Dragon Day](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-julie-volk-about-a-rainy-dragon-day/) - Julie Völk is a celebrated illustrator from Vienna, Austria, who studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg and has illustrated many award-winning picture books. In 2018, she was named an IBBY Honored Illustrator. She is the author and illustrator of A Rainy Dragon Day, in which three friends, a dragon, a child and
- [Behind the book: Enric Lax talks about Start with a Teapot](https://geckopress.com/behind-the-book-enric-lax-talks-about-start-with-a-teapot/) - Enric Lax studied illustration in Barcelona and later the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. His work has been exhibited in Catalonia and Belgium. Born in Catalonia, Spain, he now lives in Brussels, where he teaches art. We asked him about the ideas and process behind his new book Start with a Teapot: An Unexpected
- [Q& A with Peter Goes about Timeline](https://geckopress.com/q-a-with-peter-goes-about-timeline/) - Twenty years ago, Gecko Press published Timeline: A Visual History of Our World. It became one of our bestselling books worldwide, a staple in bookstores like the British Museum in London, and generated followup books including Timeline: Science and Technology. From the Big Bang to the present day, illustrated scenes tell the history of our
- [Book list: Gecko Press books in te reo Māori](https://geckopress.com/book-list-gecko-press-books-in-te-reo-maori/) - 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
- [A story that travels across oceans and generations](https://geckopress.com/a-story-that-travels-across-oceans-and-generations/) - Joy Cowley’s beloved tale sails into new waters with fresh art by Miho Satake—now available in the U.S. for the first time in over 40 years.
- [Q&A with illustrator Miho Satake](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-illustrator-miho-satake/) - Miho Satake brings new life to The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate with expressive ocean scenes and a fresh visual take on this classic tale.
- [Book list: The death of a bird in four picture books](https://geckopress.com/the-death-of-a-bird-in-4-picture-books/) - 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
- [Q&A with Olivier Tallec about Is It Asleep?](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-olivier-tallec-about-is-it-asleep/) - Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France. After graduating from the École Supérieure d’Arts Appliqués Duperré in Paris, he travelled extensively and now lives and works in Paris. He has illustrated over 60 books for children, along with his work as both author and illustrator.
- [Book list: Fairy tales reimagined](https://geckopress.com/book-list-fairy-tales-reimagined/) - 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
- [In the studio with David Barrow](https://geckopress.com/in-the-studio-with-david-barrow/) - Author-illustrator David Barrow shares studio secrets, sketchbook habits, and how Have You Seen Dinosaur? finally came to life—six years later.
- [The Pinchers: Q&A with Anders Sparring and Per Gustavsson](https://geckopress.com/the-pinchers-qa-with-anders-sparring-and-per-gustavsson/) - Anders Sparring writes children’s books and is a screenwriter for many television shows. Per Gustavsson is an illustrator and author living in Stockholm.
- [A letter from the translator of Giraffe Island](https://geckopress.com/a-letter-from-the-translator-of-giraffe-island/) - Julia Marshall is the former publisher of Gecko Press and still our number one translator from Swedish. We asked her to write about translating Giraffe Island by Sofia Chanfreau and Amanda Chanfreau. Giraffe Island is a magical realist mystery adventure for 8- to 12-year-olds. It is a playful, fresh and beautifully written story about a
- [A Lot of Silly: Illustrated Q&A with David Barrow](https://geckopress.com/a-lot-of-silly-illustrated-qa-by-david-barrow/) - David Barrow has an MA from the Cambridge School of Art, where he now teaches. His first book, Have You Seen Elephant?, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize, longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, and received a Dutch Silver Pencil award. It has also been translated into 11 languages. Barrow won the Sebastian Walker Award and has since written and illustrated many picture books and illustrated a children’s novel.
- [Q&A with Aurore Petit for the Picture Me illustration festival](https://geckopress.com/aurore-petit-qa-picture-me/) - Explore Aurore Petit's creative process, from observing children's daily life to crafting picture books that resonate with both kids and adults.
- [Q&A with Antje Damm for the Picture Me illustration festival](https://geckopress.com/antje-damm-qa-picture-me/) - Learn about Antje Damm's creative process, inspirations, and upcoming Picture Me Festival visit.
- [Ulrich Hub Q&A: One Wise Sheep](https://geckopress.com/ulrich-hub-qa-one-wise-sheep/) - Ulrich Hub's 'One Wise Sheep' is a humorous retelling of the nativity story from the perspective of sheep, blending comedy with thought-provoking themes for children.
- [Giraffe Island — Q&A with Sofia Chanfreau & Amanda Chanfreau](https://geckopress.com/giraffe-island-qa-with-sofia-chanfreau-amanda-chanfreau/) - Sofia Chanfreau's 'Giraffe Island' is a magical adventure about Vega and her unseen animal friends. Discover the mystery and magic. Available August 2024.
- [Exploring Whānau and Words: An Author Interview with Gavin Bishop](https://geckopress.com/exploring-whanau-and-words-an-author-interview-with-gavin-bishop/) - Gavin Bishop has created four board books for the very young that introduce first words and concepts through a lens of whānau and our place in the world. The direct gaze of child and adult faces draws the reader into each illustration, while single words spark conversation about objects, emotions, relationships and more. The series
- [A Rainy Dragon Day — Author Interview](https://geckopress.com/a-rainy-dragon-day-author-interview/) - Julie Völk’s 'A Rainy Dragon Day' is a tale of friendship and fantasy. Join Fred the dragon on a cozy, rainy day turned magical journey. Available August 2024.
- [The Magic of Wordless Picture Books](https://geckopress.com/the-magic-of-wordless-picture-books/) - Wordless picture books can be magical. With no text pulling our eyes away, adults and children can explore the pictures together, and together tell the story.
- [Earning the turn](https://geckopress.com/earning-the-turn/) - By Rachel Lawson The page turn is at the heart of the picture book. Unobtrusive or dramatic, satisfying or surprising, it makes a picture book sink or sing. The turn of a page speeds or slows the pace, sets us up and rewards us, reveals a joke or surprise, draws us carefully through a story
- [Happy birthday at Bologna Book Fair](https://geckopress.com/happy-birthday-at-bologna-book-fair/) - At Bologna Book Fair in April 2024, Lerner Books held a special reception to celebrate the acquisition of Gecko Press and its 65th birthday. Below is the hello goodbye birthday speech from Julia Marshall. Thank you to Rob Sharp for the photographs, taken serendipitously as he was walking in the porticos and thought this looked
- [Humour, heart and human nature for early readers — Gecko Press junior fiction](https://geckopress.com/humour-heart-and-human-nature-for-early-readers-gecko-press-junior-fiction/) - At Gecko Press we have a fondness for books for six- to nine-year-olds, especially ones that appeal to children with a dry sense of humour. In the same way that trees suddenly appear grown, we now have a wonderful collection of illustrated junior fiction. Our first published book was a chapter book—Can You Whistle, Johanna?
- [A Better Best Friend: Q&A with Olivier Tallec](https://geckopress.com/a-better-best-friend-qa-with-olivier-tallec/) - Olivier Tallec's new book, A Better Best Friend, is a feel-good picture book about best friendship told with dry comedy and an open ending.
- [My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus: Q&A with Aurore Petit](https://geckopress.com/my-baby-sister-is-a-diplodocus-qa-with-aurore-petit/) - I try to talk about those powerful moments that children I observe can go through-foundational moments. It turns out that in a child’s world family comes first.
- [Sounds Good!: Q&A with Ole Könnecke & Hans Könnecke](https://geckopress.com/sounds-good-qa-with-ole-konnecke-hans-konnecke/) - We wanted the book to be fun and playful. And we didn’t want the innate curiosity of children to be constrained by classifications. No rules.
- [Can I Sit in the Middle?: Q&A with Susanne Strasser](https://geckopress.com/can-i-sit-in-the-middle-qa-with-susanne-strasser/) - Like all my books in this series, the story has a cumulative structure that increases up to a surprising twist, finally resulting in an unexpected happy ending.
- [US Lerner Publishing Group acquires local children’s book publisher Gecko Press](https://geckopress.com/us-lerner-publishing-group-acquires-local-childrens-book-publisher-gecko-press/) - Lerner Publishing Group has announced the acquisition of Wellington publisher Gecko Press, an award-winning, internationally-focused publisher of curiously good
- [Christmas shipping](https://geckopress.com/christmas-shipping/) - From Monday 18 December 2023 we can no longer guarantee that orders made on our website will arrive in time for Christmas. Make sure to visit your local bookstore worldwide for these and other Gecko Press books. Happy holidays from all of us at Gecko Press!
- [Julia’s gift guide to make us laugh](https://geckopress.com/julias-gift-guide-to-make-us-laugh/) - Today’s gift guide features books that bring smiles to our faces and a giggle or two from our bellies, whatever our age. A bit of funny goes a long way.
- [Emma's gift guide for little books](https://geckopress.com/emmas-gift-guide-for-little-books/) - 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
- [Sarah's gift guide for young animal lovers](https://geckopress.com/sarahs-gift-guide-for-young-animal-lovers/) - Discover a selection of animal stories perfect for gift-giving this season in our gift guide featuring books we think will please any young reader.
- [Shona's great read-alouds gift guide](https://geckopress.com/shonas-great-read-alouds-gift-guide/) - 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
- [Rachel's gift guide for close observers](https://geckopress.com/rachels-gift-guide-for-close-observers/) - 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.
- [Hilary Tapper on creating a beach storybook](https://geckopress.com/hilary-tapper-on-creating-a-beach-storybook/) - Kia ora! Hilary here, the illustrator of At the Bach. Creating this book was a really special process for me—I got to focus on creating a book about the delight of ‘baches’ in New Zealand culture.
- [Finalist in Italy’s premier children’s book prize](https://geckopress.com/finalist-in-italys-premier-childrens-book-prize/) - Eirlys Hunter is off to Rome this December for the awards ceremony of Premio Strega Ragazze e Ragazzi 2023, where The Mapmakers’ Race is a finalist.
- [The Grizzled Grist a 2023 White Raven](https://geckopress.com/the-grizzled-grist-a-2023-white-raven/) - The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist by Juliette MacIver and Sarah Davis was selected as a White Raven 2023—the only Aotearoa New Zealand book to be selected.
- [The creation of Have You Seen Dinosaur?](https://geckopress.com/the-creation-of-have-you-seen-dinosaur/) - This month we’re celebrating the release of my latest picture book Have You Seen Dinosaur?. So in honour of this event I’d like to invite you into my studio.
- [Giselle Clarkson's life as an observologist](https://geckopress.com/giselle-clarksons-life-as-an-observologist/) - Hello! I’m Giselle, creator of The Observologist. I’m absolutely fascinated by all the smallest details in nature. I especially love tiny invertebrates.
- [Book signing: Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai](https://geckopress.com/book-signing-paku-manu-ariki-whakatakapokai/) - This weekend, illustrator Tokerau Brown visited Unity Books Wellington and Good Books to sign copies of Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai.
- [Have You Seen Dinosaur in the bookshop window?](https://geckopress.com/have-you-seen-dinosaur-in-the-bookshop-window/) - To celebrate the release of Have You Seen Dinosaur?, author/illustrator David Barrow painted characters from the book in the window of Next Page Books in the UK
- [Any Body: Q&A with Katharina von der Gathen & Anke Kuhl](https://geckopress.com/any-body-qa-with-katharina-von-der-gathen-anke-kuhl/) - I think pre-pubescent children should marvel at how amazing their bodies are. In the book, I wanted to focus on this great body-home that we live in.
- [Giselle Clarkson 2023 Arts Foundation Laureate](https://geckopress.com/giselle-clarkson-2023-arts-foundation-laureate/) - Giselle Clarkson, author of The Observologist (released next month), is one of nine Aotearoa artists awarded a 2023 Arts Foundation Laureate. Giselle received the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award, awarded every two years to a children’s book illustrator.
- [To the Ice: Q&A with Thomas Tidholm & Anna-Clara Tidholm](https://geckopress.com/to-the-ice-qa-with-thomas-tidholm-anna-clara-tidholm/) - We wanted to expose the children in the story to real hardships and dangers, the same ones faced by polar explorers in historical times.
- [Book list: Epic adventure stories](https://geckopress.com/book-list-epic-adventure-stories/) - 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.
- [Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai: Q&A with Michaela Keeble & Tokerau Brown](https://geckopress.com/paku-manu-ariki-whakatakapokai-qa-with-michaela-keeble-tokerau-brown/) - Sometimes, as the book was being invented, Toki would share a picture, and I’d get a shiver—a feeling that the picture contains life inside it, is itself alive.
- [Lionel series: Q&A with Éric Veillé](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-eric-veille/) - Éric Veillé has released many books, including Encyclopedia of Grannies, My Pictures after the Storm and the Lionel series of board books.
- [The Observologist: Q&A with Giselle Clarkson](https://geckopress.com/the-observologist-qa-with-giselle-clarkson/) - I think most people are probably born curious, but like any skill it has to be nurtured. Mum and Dad had me spending a lot of time outdoors growing up...
- [Book list: 21 of the best leporellos](https://geckopress.com/book-list-leporellos/) - We are releasing our first leperello—Look by Gavin Bishop—so we are sharing children's book blogger Mel Schuit's book list of her favourite leporellos.
- [End of line sale](https://geckopress.com/end-of-line-sale/) - Up to 75% off! We’re having an end of line sale—choose from Gecko Press favourites, including picture books, gift books and novels priced at $5 and $10.
- [When Dad's Hair Took Off UK blog tour](https://geckopress.com/when-dads-hair-took-off-uk-blog-tour/) - Last week, When Dad's Hair Took Off went on a whirlwind tour of UK reviewers. Read what they had to say about Dad's Hair's adventures below.
- [Gecko Press in Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2023](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-in-bank-street-best-childrens-books-of-the-year-2023/) - Bumblebee Grumblebee and Pops have both been selected by Bank Street as Best Children's Books of the Year 2023 in their under 5 category.
- [Duck, Death and the Tulip BBC 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time](https://geckopress.com/duck-death-and-the-tulip-bbc-100-greatest-childrens-books-of-all-time/) - Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch has been voted one of the 100 greatest children’s books of all time. BBC polled 177 books experts from 56 countries.
- [The Moon Is a Ball featured in New York Times](https://geckopress.com/the-moon-is-a-ball-featured-in-new-york-times/) - The Moon Is a Ball has been featured in a recent article in The New York Times, described as having "captivating text, ideal for reading aloud."
- [Admirable mothers in picture books](https://geckopress.com/admirable-mothers-in-picture-books/) - For Mother’s Day, we are noticing books that demonstrate good parenting—often without the child realising. The Poo Bum series is one.
- [Book list: Puberty and bodies](https://geckopress.com/book-list-puberty-and-bodies/) - 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!
- [Free book offer during April](https://geckopress.com/free-book-offer-in-april-with-code/) - To add a little joy to your April, we’re offering a FREE book with every order from our website throughout the month. Just add the code FREEGIFT at checkout.
- [Librarian review: Detective Gordon - A Case with a Bang](https://geckopress.com/librarian-review-detective-gordon-a-case-with-a-bang/) - Readers of this story are immersed in a simple world where the close community of forest animals delight in everyday happenings, and support each other.
- [Book list: Creative and imaginative play](https://geckopress.com/book-list-creative-and-imaginative-play/) - We asked Chandra Littlewood from Moriah Kindergarten in Wellington for a list of books she likes to recommend that foster imaginative and creative play for pre-school age children.
- [Serendipity—one reason we attend the Bologna Children’s Book Fair](https://geckopress.com/serendipity-one-reason-we-attend-the-bologna-childrens-book-fair/) - The Bologna Children's Book Fair is a cornerstone of the Gecko Press business, and it was magnificent for me and Julia to be back under the porticos in Italy this March—four years since the last visit!
- [The House that Jack Built in Aotearoa New Zealand schools](https://geckopress.com/the-house-that-jack-built-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-schools/) - This picture book tells the story of colonisation in Aotearoa for our tamariki and our rangatahi. They can look at and see and feel–what happened here, what was the impact, what changed in Aotearoa from page one to the end of the book? This book is a huge asset as a launch pad for deeper learning for our students.
- [An English version as entertaining and easy as the original](https://geckopress.com/translating-ed-francks-the-moon-is-a-ball/) - My primary task as a translator was to reproduce the flow and fun of the stories, making the English versions as entertaining and easy to read as the originals.
- [The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist!: Q&A with Juliette MacIver](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-juliette-maciver-the-grizzled-grist-does-not-exist/) - Juliette MacIver is a picture-book writer and mother of four, who lives in Wellington, New Zealand. What is the origin of the Grizzled Grist story? A good friend of mine asked his nine-year-old son, Jonny, what he would like to be a master of—the best in the world!
- [A Bird Day: Q&A with Eva Lindström](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-eva-lindstrom-a-bird-day/) - The idea came from driving on roads in the country where there are often birds walking on the road. When I get dangerously close to them, they fly away.
- [The many wisdoms of Detective Gordon](https://geckopress.com/the-many-wisdoms-of-detective-gordon/) - To mark the final book in the junior fiction series Detective Gordon, we collected five of our favourite wisdoms from the particularly wise toad.
- [Tickle My Ears to every toddler in Scotland](https://geckopress.com/tickle-my-ears-to-every-toddler-in-scotland/) - The Scottish Book Trust has selected Tickle My Ears by Jörg Mϋhle for their Bookbug Toddler Bag for 2023. These are given to every child in Scotland.
- [Two Gecko Press family events 5–6 November](https://geckopress.com/two-gecko-press-family-events-5-6-november/) - Come along to this year’s Verb Readers & Writers Festival in Wellington and enjoy two Gecko Press family events on 5–6 November. Listen to author Juliette MacIver read her book The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist, and create a glorious mess inspired by Free Kid to Good Home, read in both English and Japanese.
- [Look selected for dPictus 100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2023](https://geckopress.com/look-selected-for-dpictus-100-outstanding-picturebooks-2023/) - Look - A Tummy Time Book by Gavin Bishop has been selected for the dPictus 100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2023.
- [Ulrich Hub: Duck or Chicken?](https://geckopress.com/ulrich-hub-duck-or-chicken/) - I am really enthusiastic about the translation and even find the story funnier in English. Some of the punchlines work better because the sentences are shorter.
- [Gecko Press Guaranteed Good Gift Guide](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-guaranteed-good-gift-guide/) - It\'s a fun time of year to choose books, so we\'ve chosen some favourites, for everyone from peek-a-boo toddlers to speedy preschoolers.
- [Highlight reviews from around the world](https://geckopress.com/highlight-reviews-from-around-the-world/) - As we look ahead with anticipation to the books we will be publishing next year, we're also reflecting on what readers from around the world had to say about our books in 2021. Highlights include a New York Times gift guide selection, two Times Children's Books of the Week in the UK, Kirkus Reviews starred
- [Eva Lindström awarded 2022 ALMA](https://geckopress.com/eva-lindstrom-awarded-2022-alma/) - Eva Lindström recieves the 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). Lindström writes stories that combine shrewd humour with absurd mystery.
- [Book list: 36 popular books for 8 to 10-year-olds](https://geckopress.com/book-list-36-popular-books-for-8-to-10-year-olds/) - Dr Mal Thompson is the journal convenor for the Forum NZ, a literacy-focused journal that the Otago Literacy Association is responsible for. Mal has held many roles including with the University of Otago Education College, secondary school English teacher, PhDPresident of OLA, and also a trustee on Ignition Children’s Festival. This is her list of
- [Simon the Rabbit activities](https://geckopress.com/simon-the-rabbit-activities/) - Join Simon the Rabbit in these cheeky activities! The following activity sheets are downloadable. Please print out as many as you like.
- [Two Gecko Press books selected for White Ravens Award 2022](https://geckopress.com/bumblebee-grumblebee-selected-for-white-ravens-award-2022/) - This year, the White Ravens contain a selection of 200 notable children’s and young adult books from 53 countries published in 37 languages. Bumblebee Grumblebee and Duck's Backyard have both been selected. Talking about Bumblebee Grumblebee, the judge said "Board books for the very young can sometimes feel a bit dull to adults. But not when David Elliot puts his hand to creating one."
- [New The House that Jack Built teacher notes](https://geckopress.com/new-the-house-that-jack-built-teacher-notes/) - Free comprehensive teacher notes for Years 1 to 10 available for download. These teacher notes are based on the new Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum being implemented in 2023 and written by Defyd Williams, who was part of the Ministry of Education reference group for the curriculum.
- [Be kind to the duck](https://geckopress.com/be-kind-to-the-duck/) - Written by Julia Marshall, founder of Gecko Press. We are celebrating the life of Wolf Erlbruch, who died this week aged 75. Duck, Death and the Tulip is a pivotal book for Gecko Press, one of the books I am most proud to have on our list.
- [Bookmaking bests of the Gecko Press year](https://geckopress.com/bookmaking-bests-of-the-gecko-press-year/) - By Rachel Lawson, Publisher at Gecko Press. Every book is a careful process of translation, editing, design, layout, proofreading and printing — with small and big decisions from all of those involved and at every stage that change how the book will be for its readers. Here are ten decisions that I’ll remember from the year we’ve had.
- [Studio tour: Clotilde Perrin and her monsters](https://geckopress.com/studio-tour-clotilde-perrin-and-her-monsters/) - For the release of Gotcha!, Clotilde Perrin took over our Instagram for a look inside her studio and at her work in progress. She shared images and video of original artworks and a bookcase bursting with books about monsters and fairy tales.
- [Poo Bum 20th anniversary interview: Stephanie Blake](https://geckopress.com/poo-bum-20th-anniversary-interview-stephanie-blake/) - What led you to create Simon’s world? Once I had Simon, everything clicked, and I was no longer working with the abstract idea of writing a book or making beautiful images. Books became my second language and Simon an extension of myself. I had a new freedom to play with words and images. I allowed myself to write the way I wanted to.
- [Book list: 10 good books translated from French](https://geckopress.com/book-list-10-good-books-translated-from-french/) - Louise Cambau, South Ken Kids Festival curator I have been curating the South Ken Kids Festival for the past 6 years. This is a Franco-British children's book festival organised yearly at the Institut Français in London, celebrating 25 years in 2022, under Sir Quentin Blake's patronage. Amongst other things, the Institut organises literary events throughout
- [Gecko Press Gift Guide: Match a book to a child](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-gift-guide-match-a-book-to-a-child/) - To help you find an extra special book this Christmas, we have matched some children to some particular Gecko Press books, including some guaranteed-to-please favourites.
- [The books that raised me: Bookshop Day 2022 edition](https://geckopress.com/the-books-that-raised-me-bookshop-day-2022-edition/) - This Bookshop Day, we're celebrating booksellers around Aotearoa by asking some to share a book that was special to them growing up, a book that raised them. How do you pick just one when you're surrounded by a treasure trove!
- [Q&A with Clotilde Perrin: Gotcha!](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-clotilde-perrin-gotcha/) - Clotilde Perrin is an illustrator and author living in Strasbourg, France. We asked her to tell us more about her new release, Gotcha!
- [Book list: Books for children who love drama and theatre](https://geckopress.com/book-list-books-for-children-who-love-drama-and-theatre/) - BY NATHAN LUFF, MANAGER OF CHILDREN'S AND YA PROGRAMME, SYDNEY WRITER'S FESTIVAL, AUSTRALIA We asked Nathan Luff for a list of books he likes to recommend that feature theatrical content. As well as being a published children's book author, Nathan also works part time as a teacher specialising in creative writing and performing arts.
- [What makes these the best children's books? (Panel discussion)](https://geckopress.com/what-makes-these-the-best-childrens-books-panel-discussion/) - Join us at Unity Books next Wednesday 10 August at 12.30 pm to hear two librarians, two publishers and a bookseller talk about shortlisted books for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
- [Book list: Books featuring disabled characters](https://geckopress.com/books-featuring-disabled-characters/) - We asked Giana Torrez, El Paso Library, Texas, for a list of books she likes to recommend that feature characters with disabilities—a broad topic, of course, as shown by her list that includes main characters with autism, dyslexia and physical disabilities.
- [Duck's Backyard: Q&A with Ulrich Hub](https://geckopress.com/ducks-backyard-qa-with-ulrich-hub/) - Ulrich Hub trained as an actor and now lives in Berlin, Germany. He works as a director for stage and writes plays, screenplays and children’s books, which have won numerous awards. What inspired the story of the blind chicken and the duck with a limp? When we use these phrases in German we
- [Tickle My Ears series: Q&A with Jörg Mühle](https://geckopress.com/tickle-my-ears-series-qa-with-jorg-muhle/) - An interview with Jörg Mühle where he discusses how he created the Tickle My Ears series, including his illustration technique and trialing version of the story with his daughter. "It was amazing. My book was working! Well, in a way. It didn’t make her go to sleep. But she really loved it."
- [Book list: Feelings and Emotions](https://geckopress.com/book-list-feelings-and-emotions/) - Feelings can be tough to talk about for children—even for grown ups, I always find myself recommending children’s books as a way to navigate through feelings.
- [On orphans in children's books](https://geckopress.com/on-orphans-in-childrens-books/) - What is it about orphans in books? They are tragic, with backgrounds mysterious, like Jane Eyre. They are vulnerable, like Oliver. They are tantalisingly free.
- [The Ape Star: Q&A with Frida Nilsson](https://geckopress.com/the-ape-star-qa-with-frida-nilsson/) - The story of Jonna & Gorilla is about growing up with a parent who is not the norm. How one so often wishes that one’s parent could be more like all the others
- [Book list: Sibling rivalry | Tales on Moon Lane](https://geckopress.com/book-list-sibling-rivalry-tales-on-moon-lane/) - Sibling relationships can be full of fun and complexity, which is why we love when they take centre stage in a book. There are many different kinds of families
- [Free Kid to Good Home: Q&A with Hiroshi Ito](https://geckopress.com/free-kid-to-good-home-qa-with-hiroshi-ito/) - Hiroshi Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan, and graduated from Waseda University with a degree in education. "A good children’s book has depth, despite its simplicity. The reader should find something new every time they open the book. They will also see different aspects depending on their feelings or situation at that time."
- [Book list: LGBTQIA+ children's books](https://geckopress.com/book-list-lgbtqia-childrens-books/) - What we really enjoy about these books is the casual inclusion of LGBTQIA+ folks. It's wonderful to have queer characters normalised within another narrative.
- [A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends: Q&A with Philip Waechter](https://geckopress.com/a-perfect-wonderful-day-with-friends-qa-with-philip-waechter/) - When I was a child, my best friend lived in a big old villa. It had absolutely everything! There was a big garden with fruit trees, and a cosy treehouse.
- [Lionel: Q&A with Éric Veillé](https://geckopress.com/lionel-qa-with-eric-veille/) - When I created Lionel, I tried to reconnect with the deep feelings of two- and three-year-olds, and I found myself confronting some powerful emotions!
- [Inclusivity and diversity highlighted in Asian Festival of Children's Content 2022](https://geckopress.com/asian-festival-of-childrens-content-2022/) - The Asian Festival of Children\\\'s Content includes sessions on inclusivity and diversity, mental wellness, the role of stories and books as a coping mechanism.
- [A dinosaur by another name | Translation](https://geckopress.com/a-dinosaur-by-another-name-translation/) - When we translate a book into English, one of the first questions for the translator is the names of the characters—and often that affects the title too.
- [The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson: Q&A with Kristina Sigunsdotter](https://geckopress.com/the-secrets-of-cricket-karlsson-qa-with-kristina-sigunsdotter/) - “My biggest secret was that I had many small secrets. For example, small things I had stolen from my older siblings. Coins and candy and glass marbles.”
- [10 preschool books in te reo Māori](https://geckopress.com/10-preschool-books-in-te-reo-maori/) - Reo Pēpi series - especially Kanohi by Kitty Brown and Kirsten Parkinson A great sturdy bilingual board book series. People really like the faces one as babies this age like looking at and copying...
- [Book list: dinosaurs, fossils and the people who found them](https://geckopress.com/book-list-dinosaurs-fossils-and-the-people-who-found-them/) - There are many excellent books about dinosaurs and fossils. Our scientific knowledge of extinct animals has increased exponentially as researchers discover more
- [Day in the life of Kristina Sigunsdotter](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-kristina-sigunsdotter/) - Hi! I’m Kristina, author of The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson. I live in a town called Malmö, Sweden. I usually write sitting on the couch, with my happy lamp!
- [Humour, absurdity and improbable friendships](https://geckopress.com/humour-absurdity-and-improbable-friendships/) - By Catharina Valckx. My books can start with an idea, a word or an image. Ideas come into my mind, and sometimes I feel—Ah! Here's one that interests me!
- [Book list: The books that sparked the career of Catharina Valckx](https://geckopress.com/book-list-the-books-that-sparked-the-career-of-catharina-valckx/) - By Catharina Valckx. I discovered children's literature in the form of picture books in the local library when my son was young. Some books were revelations!
- [The particularities of translating children’s books](https://geckopress.com/the-particularities-of-translating-childrens-books/) - A good translation is all in the detail; the result often reflects the amount of effort put in to giving every word its due...
- [Book list of good ideas from our 2021 books](https://geckopress.com/book-list-of-good-ideas-from-our-2021-books/) - Looking back on what we published in 2021 we noticed some unexpected recurring themes. They turned out to be a pretty good list of ideas so we’ve collected them here.
- [Gecko Press guidelines for online storytimes](https://geckopress.com/new-gecko-press-guidelines-for-online-storytimes/) - Gecko Press and Walker Books Australia want to encourage reading and classroom read-aloud experiences, and to support schools and public libraries dealing with the escalating COVID-19 outbreak. If you are a teacher, librarian or bookseller moving your storytimes or read-alouds online and wish to share Gecko Press titles, please do not hesitate to get in
- [Book list: war and displacement](https://geckopress.com/book-list-war-and-displacement/) - My hope is that for anyone struggling, these 8 brilliant books will be a small support & help start important conversations about war and its impact on people.
- [The importance of books in hospitals](https://geckopress.com/the-importance-of-books-in-hospitals/) - Over the last 2 years, COVID-19 infection prevention measures have meant that tamariki visiting the hospital have had heavily restricted access to toys
- [Elephant Island: Q&A with Leo Timmers](https://geckopress.com/elephant-island-qa-with-leo-timmers/) - As so often is the case, I was working on multiple stories about boats that weren’t really going anywhere, until Elephant appeared and ideas started to click.
- [Ten years of Simon the Rabbit](https://geckopress.com/ten-years-of-simon-the-rabbit/) - I saw Simon the rabbit at my very first Bologna Book Fair, standing out in a sea of pigs and rabbits and dragons. Caҫa Boudin, was so arresting,
- [The Tale of the Tiny Man: Q&A with Barbro Lindgren](https://geckopress.com/the-tale-of-the-tiny-man-qa-with-barbro-lindgren/) - For me, humour is important. It allows you to write about sad things that otherwise would be hard to deal with. I have always felt deeply for people
- [Book list: comeback for picture storybooks](https://geckopress.com/book-list-picture-storybooks/) - Once the backbone of stories for younger children, picture storybooks have been superseded by the shorter picture books that are now more popular.
- [Book list: Silent children's books](https://geckopress.com/book-list-silent-books/) - We were very pleased to have three Gecko Press books selected for the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) 2021 silent book collection.
- [Hello from next year!](https://geckopress.com/hello-from-next-year/) - All publishers become used to working with a sort of temporal displacement. Books take at least six months to get from finished manuscript to book...
- [The Uprising: Q&A with Eirlys Hunter](https://geckopress.com/the-uprising-qa-with-eirlys-hunter/) - As a child I was obsessed with the idea of flying and of seeing the world from above. That was related to my passion for maps—and of books with maps in.
- [Ulf Nilsson 1948—2021](https://geckopress.com/ulf-nilsson-1948-2021/) - Gecko Press sadly informs our readers that Ulf Nilsson, the much-loved author of Detective Gordon, died in Sweden on 22 September at the age of 73.
- [Fantasy or ‘real world’ in children’s fiction](https://geckopress.com/fantasy-or-real-world-in-childrens-fiction/) - When you experience your real life as dull and predictable, a book is a portal to adventure, to excitement, to dreams, experimentation and possibility.
- [Book list: Novels in verse](https://geckopress.com/book-list-novels-in-verse/) - Novels in verse are a bit like graphic novels, in how quickly they can be consumed, and in the way you have to join some of the dots yourself.
- [Day in the Life of Giselle Clarkson](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-giselle-clarkson/) - Hello! I’m Giselle, the illustrator of The Tiny Woman’s Coat. I live in a small town near Wellington in New Zealand. I work from home in the corner of a room...
- [Book list: Good books in te reo Māori](https://geckopress.com/book-list-good-books-in-te-reo-maori/) - In honour of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we want to celebrate the increasing number of books being published in te reo Māori.
- [The books that raised me: Bookshop Day edition](https://geckopress.com/the-books-that-raised-me-bookshop-day-edition/) - Early October brings Bookshop Days so we asked booksellers around Aotearoa to share a book that was special to them growing up, a book that raised them. Sometimes, when you’re surrounded by so many good books, it’s hard to pick just one. Jenna at Time Out, Auckland Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- [Inside the Suitcase: Q&A with Clotilde Perrin](https://geckopress.com/inside-the-suitcase-qa-with-clotilde-perrin/) - While I was making the book, I had the image of a small child playing in his room with a small basket, creating a wacky adventure with the random objects he comes across. So I wanted a little man with a suitcase—that simple!
- [In the Forbidden Forest with Ole Könnecke](https://geckopress.com/in-the-forbidden-forest-with-ole-konnecke/) - For the release his book Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest, Ole took over the Gecko Press Instagram account to show behind the scenes of creating the story.
- [The books that raised me: Emma McIlroy](https://geckopress.com/the-books-that-raised-me-emma-mcilroy/) - I have always loved reading, to the point where as soon as I could read by myself, I would read anything I could find, including encyclopaedias cover to cover.
- [Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest: Q&A with Ole Könnecke](https://geckopress.com/dulcinea-in-the-forbidden-forest-qa-with-ole-konnecke/) - My previous book in Germany was a Western with a boy as the main character, so this time I wanted simply to tell an exciting story centred on a girl.
- [Koro/Pops and Mihi: Q&A with Gavin Bishop](https://geckopress.com/koro-pops-and-mihi-qa-with-gavin-bishop/) - In their own way these ‘little’ books are as challenging as the much bigger books I’ve been doing in recent years. They don’t take as long because they don’t
- [Seeds of the Hattie story: Frida Nilsson](https://geckopress.com/seeds-of-the-hattie-story-frida-nilsson/) - Frida Nilsson shares the inspiration behind her much-loved character Hattie and memories of her own school days for the publication of Hattie & Olaf.
- [Being translated: both terrifying and relaxing](https://geckopress.com/being-translated-both-terrifying-and-relaxing/) - For Women in Translation month we asked Swedish writer Frida Nilsson about the translation process. Nilsson’s new book released in English is Hattie and Olaf
- [Book list featuring single fathers](https://geckopress.com/book-list-featuring-single-fathers/) - This month we asked Helen Wadsworth from Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop to collate a list of children's books that feature single dads in the story.
- [The Tiny Woman's Coat: Q&A with Joy Cowley](https://geckopress.com/the-tiny-womans-coat-qa-with-joy-cowley/) - Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers for children and adults, with an international reputation. She has won a multitude of awards and honours
- [The books that raised me: Sarah Rennie](https://geckopress.com/the-books-that-raised-me-sarah-rennie/) - It is now that I have young children of my own that I realise the huge impact of sharing books with family from a teeny-tiny age. I can close my eyes and hear
- [Book list for fostering empathy](https://geckopress.com/book-list-for-fostering-empathy/) - This month's book list has been collated by Bob Lingle from Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. The store is located in the Village of Lakewood, New York
- [Scan this! Enjoying the barcode](https://geckopress.com/scan-this-enjoying-the-barcode/) - There’s a bookshelf behind Julia’s desk at Gecko Press that miraculously houses examples of whatever we need whenever we need it. These are books we have loved
- [Diverse perspectives in children's books](https://geckopress.com/diverse-perspectives-in-childrens-books/) - Reading books from around the world expands our thinking. Yet international titles make up only a small percentage of books on the shelves of children...
- [Leilong the Library Bus: Q&A with Julia Liu & Bei Lynn](https://geckopress.com/leilong-the-library-bus-qa-with-julia-liu-bei-lynn/) - The image of the small girl and the big dinosaur, the idea that something could be so gigantic, struck my young mind. I still remember the feeling back then of my heart pounding fast. Since then, I have become addicted to reading about these worlds that are far away in time or space but real to me.
- [Illustrating for the imagination](https://geckopress.com/illustrating-for-the-imagination-with-sarah-wilkins/) - Currently, my mind-expanding travels take place on the pages of a different type of passport — the picture book. Here, both pictures and words offer a chance to travel without a plane ticket, to a new world, be it real or imagined. A picture book offers a round trip to the imagination, and these days, that’s my dream destination.
- [The books that raised the librarians of SLANZA](https://geckopress.com/the-books-that-raised-the-librarians-of-slanza/) - For our new series, The Books that Raised Me, we talked to the School Library Association of New Zealand to discover the books that raised the librarians of SLANZA.
- [LGBTQ+ book list—beyond the coming out stories](https://geckopress.com/lgbtq-book-list-beyond-the-coming-out-stories/) - We are celebrating Pride 2021 with a list of children's books featuring LGBTQ+ characters from Phoebe Wilton-Stuart of Wardini Books.
- [Gecko Press books shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-books-shortlisted-for-the-new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/) - We are very pleased to announce that three Gecko Press books have been shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
- [Day in the life of Anke Kuhl](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-anke-kuhl/) - Anke Kuhl shows us how she brought the weird and wonderful animal kingdom to life in Do Animals Fall in Love?
- [Book list of bedtime favourites](https://geckopress.com/book-list-of-bedtime-favourites/) - For this month's book list we asked some parents in the book world what bedtime favourites their children ask for again and again. Jane Arthur, manager at Good Books, Wellington, poet and mother of Pete We've somehow ended up with two identical copies of Peter Gossage's How Maui Slowed the Sun in board book format,
- [Bibbit Jumps: Q&A with Bei Lynn](https://geckopress.com/bibbit-jumps-qa-with-bei-lynn/) - Bei Lynn is an award-winning artist from Taiwan. Her latest book Bibbit Jumps is a charming illustrated chapter book for emerging readers about an enthusiastic frog who sometimes misses the mark.
- [It takes a village to raise a reader](https://geckopress.com/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-reader/) - It is our job to advocate on behalf of children having access to reading and on raising the value of reading. Because it takes a village to spark a lifetime of reading.
- [The books that raised me: Julia Marshall](https://geckopress.com/the-books-that-raised-me-julia-marshall/) - The books we read and remember as a child really do the heavy lifting of raising us as a reader. Here is a book list featuring some of the books that raised me.
- [Day in the life of Catharina Valckx](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-catharina-valckx/) - Catharina Valckx takes us to her studio in Amsterdam and shows us how she created the charming Lisette in Lisette's Green Sock.
- [A Mother Is a House: Q&A with Aurore Petit](https://geckopress.com/a-mother-is-a-house-qa-with-aurore-petit/) - This book is completely autobiographical. It tells of my son’s first year and my first year of being a mother. It is a book I wrote so I wouldn’t forget that year and also to try to convey what I experienced when discovering motherhood.
- [Do Animals Fall in Love? The diversity of life and love in the animal kingdom](https://geckopress.com/do-animals-fall-in-love-the-diversity-of-life-and-love-in-the-animal-kingdom/) - Children who read my new book, Do Animals Fall in Love? can discover that the most wide-ranging forms of life and love are a natural part of the diverse life on Earth.
- [Day in the life of Leo Timmers](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-leo-timmers/) - Leo Timmers shares an insight into the work that went into making his latest book, Where Is The Dragon?
- [Creating a rhyming translation of Where is the Dragon?](https://geckopress.com/translating-where-is-the-dragon/) - I’m always curious to see what translators will do with my work, especially with rhyming texts such as Gus’s Garage and Where Is the Dragon?
- [Where Is the Dragon?: Q&A with Leo Timmers](https://geckopress.com/where-is-the-dragon-qa-with-leo-timmers/) - The story emerged from these drawings. After struggling for months, I suddenly had the whole story finished in an hour. Pure magic, and very thrilling. You just never know which new idea is around the corner.
- [French Language Day at Gecko Press](https://geckopress.com/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
- [Passion and craft in children’s book publishing, or: the hard craft of a good book](https://geckopress.com/passion-and-craft-in-childrens-book-publishing-or-the-hard-craft-of-a-good-book/) - Writing, illustration, publishing, translation, design, are all crafts. Talent is imperative, but commitment, enthusiasm, discipline are all part of the art and the commerce of producing a good book.
- [8 books about grannies from booksellers (plus one encyclopedia)](https://geckopress.com/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
- [Harsu & the Werestoat: Q&A with Barbara Else](https://geckopress.com/harsu-the-werestoat-qa-with-barbara-else/) - In the ancient story of Beowulf, the hero kills a dreadful monster then discovers that the monster’s mother is a thousand times worse. I’ve often thought, if his mother was so terrible, what chance did the poor monster ever have to grow up normal and nice? My own story became one of a boy who manages to choose the right way to live.
- [10 questions about grannies that need answers: competition](https://geckopress.com/10-questions-about-grannies-that-need-answers-competition/) - After reading The Encyclopedia of Grannies, curiously good readers from Wardini Books's 7-to-9-year-old Book Club came up with new questions for the ‘Wisdom’ page.
- [“I only recognise what I have not yet seen” The art of the book fair](https://geckopress.com/the-art-of-the-book-fair/) - For Gecko Press, we are looking for what we call curiously good books — books of strong character and good heart, with stories that parents and children will want to read hundreds of times. We are looking for books we feel we haven’t seen before with a harmonious combination of picture and story that sets up an immense hum, larger than the sum of its parts.
- [Favourite time-travel or fantasy junior adventure novels list by Barbara Else](https://geckopress.com/favourite-time-travel-or-fantasy-junior-adventure-novels-by-barbara-else/) - With Barbara Else’s Harsu and the Werestoat release this month, we asked Barbara about her favourite time-travel books for middle-readers that Harsu’s fans could also enjoy. It is a great list of books worth checking at your favourite book store or library.
- [Encyclopedia of Grannies: Q&A with Eric Veillé](https://geckopress.com/encyclopedia-of-grannies-qa-with-eric-veille/) - Meet Eric Veillé and check his new book, Encyclopedia of Grannies, which is an offbeat book full of word play and humour, answering all your questions about grandmas – especially the ones you never thought to ask.
- [Book night 2018](https://geckopress.com/book-night-2018/) - The Book Discussion Scheme has thought about us and is organising a Book Night on Tuesday 22 May. The rules are simple: wherever you are and whatever you do, between 5pm and midnight, pick a book - a curiously good book is always a good choice - and treat yourself with at least 15 minutes of reading.
- [How to get your book-hating kid to read for fun?](https://geckopress.com/how-to-get-your-book-hating-kid-to-read-for-fun/) - Morris Gleitzman - just named Australian Children’s Laureate - shared his advice for parents of book-loathing little ones, who want to teach them the joy of reading... He talked to Mamamia about the books he fell in love with when he was a child... At the age of nine, the one that had you hiding under your
- [Q&A with Blexbolex about "The Holidays"](https://geckopress.com/qa-with-blexbolex-about-the-holidays/) - Blexbolex creates books that compel us to keep coming back, and images—and thoughts—that remain with us long after the book is closed. The Holidays, has been awarded Pépite 2017—the French most prestigious children’s book award—at the Montreuil Children's Book Fair. Blexbolex answered our questions about The Holidays: How would you describe what the book is about? Here
- [Waiting for Goliath read aloud by Baz MacDonald](https://geckopress.com/waiting-for-goliath-read-aloud-by-baz-macdonald/) - https://youtu.be/fQ75oUwm8O4
- [Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate read aloud by Baz McDonald](https://geckopress.com/fierce-little-woman-and-the-wicked-pirate-read-aloud-by-baz-mcdonald/) - https://youtu.be/tXfRbotigtg
- [Longest Breakfast Read Aloud](https://geckopress.com/longest-breakfast-read-aloud/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=Z1Ggi2QFais
- [That's Not A Hippopotamus - Read Aloud](https://geckopress.com/thats-not-a-hippopotamus-read-aloud/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXEM9sczILU
- [Why scary is good](https://geckopress.com/why-scary-is-good/) - Wolfy by Grégoire Solotareff is an enduring bestseller and a watershed in French illustration. It is a masterful picture book about a rabbit and a wolf who want to be best friends. A bestseller in France, it is known and loved by two generations of teachers, librarians, parents and children. For this new paperback edition Grégoire
- [Song of the River: Q&A with the illustrator Kimberly Andrews](https://geckopress.com/song-of-the-river-qa-with-the-illustrator-kimberly-andrews/) - Kimberly Andrews is a trained biologist and geologist who grew up in the Canadian Rockies and has lived and worked in Borneo, the UK and New Zealand. She illustrated Explore Aotearoa, shortlisted for the New Zealand children’s book award in 2018, and her first book both authored and illustrated, Puffin the Architect, was released in 2018. She lives in Wellington.
- [How to read with babies by Elaine Reese](https://geckopress.com/how-to-read-with-babies-by-elaine-reese/) - New parents hear advice about what’s best for their baby on a daily, even hourly basis. One popular piece of advice is “Read to your baby!” Yet no one ever seems to tell new parents how. It’s not easy to read to a baby, especially a newborn. I remember the first time I tried to
- [Zanzibar: Q&A with Catharina Valckx](https://geckopress.com/zanzibar-qa-with-catharina-valckx/) - Catharina Valckx was born in 1957 in the Netherlands. She grew up in France and now lives in Amsterdam. She has written and illustrated over thirty books and been nominated four times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Her books are published in more than eleven languages and have won numerous awards. Zanzibar, an uplifting,
- [Scary books loved by Team Wardini](https://geckopress.com/scary-books-loved-by-team-wardini/) - We asked the team at Wardini Books what they recommend to anyone who is ready for a good scare.
- [May competition: Nits](https://geckopress.com/may-competition-nits/) - We had some lovely responses to our creepy-crawly competition last month. The following are a few honourable mentions, along with our winner.
- [June competition winner: Read-alouds](https://geckopress.com/july-competition/) - Thanks for all of your responses to our June read-alouds competition. We’ve built a whole new list of picture books to read aloud.
- ["I like to exploit and stretch an idea until it reaches breaking point", Leo Timmers](https://geckopress.com/exploiting-ideas-with-leo-timmers/) - Leo Timmers' new book, Monkey on the Run, has all the characteristics of his picture books. As an illustrator, Leo asks the reader to look—then look again, and again. He uses collisions, movement, problem-solving, colour and humour in his plot. Here he talks about how Monkey on the Run developed as a story, even demanding new technique.
- [Book list: Intrepid explorers](https://geckopress.com/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.
- [July competition winner: Travelling entertainment](https://geckopress.com/july-competition-winner-travelling-entertainment/) - The responses to our July competition proved that some forms of entertainment will never go out of style.
- [In praise of not-sameness: cabbage and cake](https://geckopress.com/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.
- [Otto Goes North: Q&A with Ulrika Kestere](https://geckopress.com/otto-goes-north-qa-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.
- [Book list: Children's poetry](https://geckopress.com/book-list-childrens-poetry/) - At Gecko Press, we're big fans of poetry and nonsense rhymes and excited about the upcoming launch of The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology.
- [School Library Journal reviews Otto Goes North](https://geckopress.com/school-library-journal-reviews-otto-goes-north/) - Otto Goes North is reviewed in the School Library Journal in their September issue.
- [Book list: Celebrating books published in te reo Māori](https://geckopress.com/book-list-celebrating-books-published-in-te-reo-maori/) - In honour of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (9–15 Mahuru, 2019), we want to celebrate the increasing number of books being published in te reo Māori.
- [August competition winner: Extraordinary achievements](https://geckopress.com/august-competition-winner-extraordinary-achievements/) - We can tell from the responses to our August competition that we have some extraordinary readers in our community!
- [‘Reading is breathing in; writing is breathing out’](https://geckopress.com/reading-is-breathing-in-writing-is-breathing-out/) - Reading a story is one of the most exciting things you can do. It requires a great deal of curiosity and a little bit of courage. As you open a book and turn the first page, you have to take a breath, open your heart and be willing to listen.
- [Cornelia and the Jungle Machine: Q&A with Nora Brech](https://geckopress.com/cornelia-and-the-jungle-machine-qa-with-nora-brech/) - Nora Brech was born in 1988 and lives in Oslo, Norway. She works as an illustrator and has a degree in drawing. Cornelia and the Jungle Machine is her first book as both author and illustrator.
- [The Gobbledegook Book: Q&A with Giselle Clarkson](https://geckopress.com/the-gobbledegook-book-qa-with-giselle-clarkson/) - Giselle Clarkson is a freelance illustrator and comic artist, and the illustrator of The Gobbledegook Book. She illustrated Secret World of Butterflies (2017) and is best known for her illustrations for conservation and environmental projects, and of biscuits—Common Household Biscuits & Slices of New Zealand was a viral hit. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
- [Book list: Interactive and lift-the-flaps](https://geckopress.com/book-list-interactive-and-lift-the-flaps/) - Just in time for Halloween, we have a new adventure from Clotilde Perrin, author of Inside the Villains. The House of Madame M is a thrilling, spooky work...
- [September competition winner: Toitoi–Gecko Press competition for young writers and artists](https://geckopress.com/september-competition-winner-toitoi-gecko-press-competition-for-young-writers-and-artists/) - Our readers have been busy this month, creating entries for our September competition.
- ['Nothing with pictures. No pictures!'](https://geckopress.com/nothing-with-pictures/) - We all know that books for young people are important. Except that some people seem to think that picture books are just an optional extra. They’re for toddlers to chew on – sometimes literally – until they get down to real reading. I still remember a fellow teacher who brought his classes into the school library to borrow books, shouting his final instruction, ‘Nothing with pictures. No pictures.’
- [Book list: Fantastic fiction with strong female leads](https://geckopress.com/book-list-fantastic-fiction-with-strong-female-leads/) - This month, we have a list of 2019's fantastic fiction with strong female leads for middle readers, curated by the Younger Sun Bookshop in Australia.
- [Book list: Puberty books for all ages](https://geckopress.com/book-list-puberty-books-for-all-ages/) - In November, we are releasing Tell Me, a book full of answers to real questions from 8-year-olds, covering what they really want to know about bodies, sex and emotions.
- [October competition winner: Scary books](https://geckopress.com/october-competition-winner-scary-books/) - For Halloween, our readers told us about some of their favourite spooky, scary books. And we got some bonus scary stories too! Kathryn likes Nick Sharratt's What's in the Witch's Kitchen? Sonia's favourite was the classic The Witches by Roald Dahl. Kate tells us that Sammy's favourite is Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice
- [Christmas picks for babies & toddlers](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-for-babies-toddlers-3/) - Here we are in the month before Christmas! Need recommendations? Let's start with a selection of books for babies and toddlers...
- [Christmas picks for preschoolers](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-for-preschoolers-3/) - Here we are in the month before Christmas! Need recommendations? Here is our selection of books for preschoolers... You can also contact us for tailored advice.
- [Why we are publishing Tell Me](https://geckopress.com/why-we-are-publishing-tell-me/) - Sexuality, bodies and puberty are delicate subjects. Many find them embarrassing, awkward or even too controversial to talk about, let alone with their children
- [Christmas picks: Chapter books and novels](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-chapter-books-and-novels/) - After the picks for Babies and Toddlers and the one for Preschoolers, here is a selection of chapter books and novels.
- [Christmas picks: Gift books for all ages](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-gift-books-for-all-ages-2/) - Did you know Gecko Press has gift books that would be suitable for people of all ages? Read on for details...
- [Book list: Books we've loved this year](https://geckopress.com/book-list-books-weve-loved-this-year/) - The Gecko Press office is full of booklovers. This year, we've come across many books we loved. So we have a few recommendations for you.
- [Book list: In defence of children's books](https://geckopress.com/book-list-in-defence-of-childrens-books/) - Towards the end of 2019, researchers using data from the Growing Up in New Zealand study released findings that showed reading to babies has significant impacts
- [Your child's brain on books](https://geckopress.com/your-childs-brain-on-books/) - Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside your child’s brain as you’re reading to them?
- [Book list: Some favourites chosen by our authors and illustrators](https://geckopress.com/book-list-some-favourites-chosen-by-our-authors-and-illustrators/) - Gecko Press authors and illustrators have excellent taste, so we figured they were excellent people to ask for recommendations.
- [Book list: Reimagined classics](https://geckopress.com/book-list-reimagined-classics/) - On Wednesday 4th March, The Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie will be hosting illustrators Giselle Clarkson, Kieran Rynhart and Kimberly Andrews.
- [Hattie: Hello from Frida Nilsson](https://geckopress.com/hattie-hello-from-frida-nilsson/) - Frida Nilsson is one of Sweden's most talented children's book authors. Her writing is characterised by playfulness, humour and sincerity.
- [Julie Danielson reviews Tell Me](https://geckopress.com/julie-danielson-reviews-tell-me/) - Julie Danielson has reviewed Tell Me for her blog, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: I read just this morning about a well-reviewed book about sex, aimed at children and written by a sex educator, causing all kinds of controversy at a Massachusetts school. To be clear, I haven’t read that particular book, but generally speaking these
- [A day in the life of a primary school librarian](https://geckopress.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-primary-school-librarian/) - As a primary school librarian, you need to be prepared for everything, especially the unexpected.
- [Book list: Stories to open up discussions about traumatic events](https://geckopress.com/book-list-stories-to-open-up-discussions-about-traumatic-events/) - This month's book list is from Angela Crocombe, the manager at Readings Kids bookshop in Melbourne, who has selected books that can be read together or alone to open up discussion about death and the feeling of sadness. They may be helpful right now or whenever a parent needs to talk about traumatic events with small children.
- [Day in the life of Antje Damm](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-antje-damm/) - On Wednesday 15th April, author and illustrator, Antje Damm, took over the Gecko Press Instagram account to give an insight into a day in her life. Take a look at what her day looked like...
- [Day in life of Clotilde Perrin](https://geckopress.com/day-in-life-of-clotilde-perrin/) - Clotilde Perrin is the inventor of magnificently creepy lift-the-flaps books Inside the Villains and The House of Madame M. She took over the Gecko Press Instagram account on Wednesday 22nd April to give us a closer look inside her studio, her process and took us into the deliciously ghoulish house of Madame M... I work
- [Book list: Stories appreciating mothers for Mother's day](https://geckopress.com/book-list-stories-appreciating-mothers-for-mothers-day/) - This month's book list is from Picture Books Blogger who has put together a heart-warming list of picture books that appreciate mothers for Mother's Day.
- [Day in the life of Stina Wirsén](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-stina-wirsen/) - Stina Wirsén is one of Sweden's most popular and prolific children’s book illustrators. She took over the Gecko Press Instagram account to show us a day in her life and give a peek into her studio.
- [Day in the life of Annemarie van Haeringen](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-annemarie-van-haeringen/) - Annemarie van Haeringen shares a day in her life, showing sketches and images from her new book and some upcoming projects. Read on to take a look and find out more about her creative process.
- [Day in the life of Kitty Crowther](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-kitty-crowther/) - Kitty Crowther took over the Gecko Press Instagram account on Wednesday 13th May to give an insight into her life in lockdown and a peek into her studio. 
- [Keeping Libraries Alive](https://geckopress.com/keeping-libraries-alive/) - Find out what one librarian did to keep the library alive for patrons during lockdown.
- [Giselle Clarkson on illustrating The Gobbledegook Book](https://geckopress.com/giselle-clarkson-on-illustrating-the-gobbledegook-book/) - I’ve lived my whole life with Joy Cowley's stories and was totally stunned when asked if I’d like to illustrate a collection of them. I felt pretty daunted, but also very excited and I couldn’t wait to start drawing.
- [Time to be brave](https://geckopress.com/time-to-be-brave/) - A challenge for publishers is to continue to be brave in what we choose to publish. But if ever there was a time to not publish safe, it is now.
- [Day in the life of Anna Fiske](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-anna-fiske/) - Anna Fiske is an illustrator, author and cartoonist from Sweden. Here is a peek into her workroom, her artwork, her process - and lots of drawings of babies!
- [Day in the life of Bei Lynn](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-bei-lynn/) - Bei Lynn is an award-winning artist from Taiwan who has illustrated around 20 picture books for children.
- [Adding your own story to Mihi](https://geckopress.com/how-to-use-mihi/) - Mihi is Gavin Bishop’s beautiful new baby book that introduces ideas of me and my place in the world in the shape of a simple mihi or pepeha.
- [How Gavin Bishop discovered his whakapapa](https://geckopress.com/how-gavin-bishop-discovered-his-whakapapa/) - Author and illustrator, Gavin Bishop, shares his story of how he discovered his family history, his ancestors, and his enormous whānau.
- [Rain like a thunderstorm — the My Happy Life series wraps up](https://geckopress.com/rain-like-a-thunderstorm-the-my-happy-life-series-wraps-up/) - The series has attached itself firmly to many of us over the years so as booksellers, publishers and designers, we asked ourselves what we’ve enjoyed most about My Happy Life.
- [Egg & Spoon: Author Alexandra Tylee interviews Illustrator Giselle Clarkson](https://geckopress.com/egg-spoon-author-alexandra-tylee-interviews-illustrator-giselle-clarkson/) - Egg and Spoon is a new cookbook from Alexandra Tylee for children—and adults— beautifully and playfully illustrated by Giselle Clarkson. 
- [Egg & Spoon: Illustrator Giselle Clarkson interviews Author Alexandra Tylee](https://geckopress.com/egg-spoon-illustrator-giselle-clarkson-interviews-author-alexandra-tylee/) - Egg and Spoon is a new cookbook from Alexandra Tylee for children—and adults— beautifully and playfully illustrated by Giselle Clarkson. 
- [Day in the life of Anete Melece](https://geckopress.com/day-in-the-life-of-anete-melece/) - Anete Melece is a Latvian author and illustrator. She took over the Gecko Press Instagram account to share her journey of becoming a freelance illustrator, how she created The Kiosk, and what she is working on now.
- [“A school library is not a luxury, it is a necessity”](https://geckopress.com/a-school-library-is-not-a-luxury-it-is-a-necessity/) - The taonga of a school library is hard to get back— it is not a piece of paper to be slid into a file. It is a precious space that needs our protection, our care, our aroha and our strength to protect it or maybe it will be filed away forever, lost.
- [Reading Aloud in the Babysitter’s Toolbox](https://geckopress.com/reading-aloud-in-the-babysitters-toolbox/) - Reading aloud is a key tool in a babysitter’s kit. It can bring children together from different parts of the house, calm them or cheer them up, signal that it is sleep time. Read on for reading aloud tips for all scenarios.
- [New year, new list: preparing the 2022 publishing list](https://geckopress.com/new-year-new-list-preparing-the-2022-publishing-list/) - Gecko Press CEO and publisher Julia Marshall discusses her process for selecting children's books to publish and reflects on publishing post-2020.
- [Timeline Science and Technology: Q&A with Peter Goes](https://geckopress.com/timeline-science-and-technology-qa-with-peter-goes/) - I wanted to make an up-to-date version of a timeline because at school, timelines helped me a great deal to understand history.
- [Book Recommendations for Gifts by Age Range](https://geckopress.com/book-recommendations-by-age-range/) - This month's book list is by the Gecko Press team recommending our top picks from our shelves organised by age range to help with your gift buying this Christmas.
- [Book list for students with dyslexia](https://geckopress.com/book-list-for-students-with-dyslexia/) - In my learning support classroom, I have a growing list of ‘go-to’ picture books and early readers that have proven popular with my students with dyslexia over the years. 
- [Book list: Wordless picture books](https://geckopress.com/book-list-wordless-picture-books/) - This month's book list has been put together by Nicola Daly to celebrate the launch of a powerful wordless picture book by Issa Watanabe, Migrants.
- [Migrants: Q&A with Issa Watanabe](https://geckopress.com/migrants-qa-with-issa-watanabe/) - Issa Watanabe's new book Migrants is a vital and powerful wordless picture book of courage, loss and hope—the definitive story of what it takes to migrate to a new land. 
- [The Guardian's best new picture books](https://geckopress.com/the-guardians-best-new-picture-books/) - My Pictures after the Storm is in good company in this Guardian roundup of the best new picture books and novels for children. Sitting next to a bespectacled mole, a mermaid and a love song to the planet, this book is described as "Clever, playful, with a mordant edge, this is sophisticated silliness in warm shades
- [Gecko Press wins 2017 NZ Publisher of the Year](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-wins-publishers-publisher-of-the-year/) - A win, good company, and a thriving book scene at the 2017 Book Industry Awards!
- [Yours Sincerely Giraffe- New York Public Library Top 10](https://geckopress.com/yours-sincerely-giraffe-new-york-public-library-top-10/) - Your Sincerely, Giraffe has been chosen in the New York Public Library Top Ten Best Books 2017!
- [Hans Christian Andersen Award](https://geckopress.com/hans-christian-andersen-award/) - Joy Cowley and Ulf Stark didn't get the Hans Christian Andersen Award, but it was already an amazing achievement to be shortlisted... Some photos from the conference
- [Support an important book, it will help a school!](https://geckopress.com/the-old-man/) - The Old Man, by Sarah V and Claude Dubois – released this month – is an important book that looks in the eye a story we see on our streets every day but often choose to ignore. It’s a book full of compassion without sentimentality… No judgements, no rights and wrongs.
- [Kiwi books offered by Jacinda Ardern to the Royal Baby](https://geckopress.com/jacinda-ardern-to-the-royal-baby/) - Jacinda Adern sent a collection of children's books from New Zealand to the royal baby. The selection of books were carefully chosen by author Kate De Goldi.
- [Celebrate Children’s Books in Wellington](https://geckopress.com/celebrate-childrens-books-in-wellington/) - Unity Books Wellington welcomes you to hear publishers of titles shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults discuss what they like about each other’s books.
- [The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2018](https://geckopress.com/unconventional-childrens-books/) - The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2018 by The School Library Journal. One of them is Inside the Villains by Clotilde Perrin.
- [New Zealand Children’s Book Awards 2018](https://geckopress.com/new-zealand-childrens-book-awards-2018/) - A bumper crop of excellent books for young New Zealand readers have today been announced as the 33 finalists in the 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
- [The Mapmakers’ Race launch](https://geckopress.com/mapmakers_race/) - Gecko Press and The Children’s Bookshop warmly invite you to the launch of The Mapmakers’ Race by Eirlys Hunter.
- [Karena Kelly reads aloud “Paraweta” at Porirua Library](https://geckopress.com/paraweta/) - We had a tino pai time celebrating Maori Language Week with ‘Paraweta‘ translator Karena Kelly and her enthusiastic little helper
- [The Visitor | 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books](https://geckopress.com/newyorktimes/) - 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. A huge congratulations to Antje Damm!
- [Stories of the Night - The New York Times](https://geckopress.com/stories-of-the-night-the-new-york-times/) - Stories of thew Night has been chosen by The New York Times 'Nighttime Picture Books to Put Children to Bed' List. Congratulations Kitty Crowther!
- [Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows is in Kirkus Reviews](https://geckopress.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)
- [Aleph is in Kirkus Reviews](https://geckopress.com/aleph-is-in-kirkus-reviews/) - Aleph is in the New Books for Small Hands at kirkus.com
- [The Runaways - Publishers Weekly Starred Review](https://geckopress.com/the-runaways-publishers-weekly-starred-review/) - The Runaways has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly in the US.
- [I Am So Clever – Booklist Starred Review](https://geckopress.com/i-am-so-clever-booklist-starred-review/) - I Am So Clever has received a starred review from Booklist.
- [The Runaways - Booklist Starred Review](https://geckopress.com/the-runaways-booklist-starred-review/) - The Runaways has received another starred review, this time from Booklist.
- [Celebrate the release of Harsu & the Werestoat by Barbara Else in Wellington and Dunedin](https://geckopress.com/celebrate-the-release-of-harsu-the-werestoat-by-barbara-else-in-wellington-and-dunedin/) - In Harsu and the Werestoat Barbara has created an ambitious, original time-shifting world, built on humour, character, and drama – underpinned by a deep and ancient sense of morality.
- [Curiously Good Event: Snake and Lizard by APO](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-event-snake-and-lizard-by-apo/) - Gecko Press and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra invite you to join APO 4 Kids Storytime fun-filled concert for pre-schoolers and families and celebrate storytelling together.
- [Oink - The New York Times Review](https://geckopress.com/oink-the-new-york-times-review/) - The delicacy and subtlety of the art only adds to the frisky humor.
- [2019 Storylines Notable List Winners](https://geckopress.com/2019-storylines-notable-list-winners/) - The Mapmakers' Race, Cook's Cook and Oink have been selected for the 2019 Storylines Notable Books List. The awards ceremony was in Auckland yesterday. Congratulations to Eirlys Hunter, Gavin Bishop and David Elliot. You can view the entire list here.
- [Harsu & the Werestoat Review](https://geckopress.com/harsu-the-werestoat-review/) - This is such a gripping, marvellous book I can’t wait for you to discover its magical highways, its fascinations and its gripping secrets. I do hope this is the first of a series! Highly recommended.
- [Inside the Villains is shortlisted for the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards 2019](https://geckopress.com/inside-the-villains-is-shortlisted-for-the-english-4-11-picture-book-awards-2019/) - We are pleased to announce that Inside the Villains by Clotilde Perrin is in shortlist for the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards 2019 in Non-Fiction 7 – 11 nomination.
- [Wolfy and The Visitor are in the Best Children’s Books of the Year list](https://geckopress.com/wolfy-and-the-visitor-are-in-the-best-childrens-books-of-the-year-list/) - We are happy to announce that Wolfy and The Visitor were both included in the Children’s Book Committee Best Children’s Books of the Year list.
- [Harsu & the Werestoat - NZ Booklovers review](https://geckopress.com/harsu-the-werestoat-nz-booklovers-review/) - Harsu and the Werestoat is a surprising read. Else has built a fantastical world, rich in detail and imagination. It is a book that will delight those that tumble into Harsu’s world.
- [Renowned French illustrators visit NZ](https://geckopress.com/renowned-french-illustrators-visit-nz/) - Award-winning French picture book author-illustrators Clotilde Perrin (Inside the Villains) and Eric Veillé (Encyclopedia of Grannies and My Pictures after the Storm) are touring New Zealand in May for the Embassy of France’s Les Petits Kiwis (Reading Kiwis) Festival in association with Gecko Press, Alliance Francaise and Institut Francais.
- [Clotilde Perrin and Eric Veillé visit Christchurch - Agnew Reading report](https://geckopress.com/clotilde-perrin-and-eric-veille-visit-christchurch-agnew-reading-report/) - Visiting children’s book artists always have the difficulty of trying to address two groups – the children who read their books and the adults who buy them. Touring French picture book artists Eric Veillé and Clotilde Perrin dealt with the problem with Gallic aplomb.
- [The Runaways - New York Times Review](https://geckopress.com/the-runaways-new-york-times-review/) - The writing is unflashy and deadpan except for when it’s unflashy and musical. Crowther’s bright, naïve pencil illustrations fit the offbeat text.
- ['Short Books for Kids That Make a Big Impact', New York Times - The Runaways reviewed](https://geckopress.com/short-books-for-kids-that-make-a-big-impact-new-york-times-the-runaways-reviewed/) - Written by the beloved Swedish author Ulf Stark and generously illustrated by the Belgian artist Kitty Crowther, a winner of the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and translated from the Swedish by Julia Marshall, THE RUNAWAYS (Gecko, 144 pp., $17.99; ages 6 to 11) also depicts a culture that will seem very different to most
- [How do you turn kids into bookworms - The Guardian](https://geckopress.com/how-do-you-turn-kids-into-bookworms-the-guardian/) - What books made you a reader? And how do you turn kids into bookworms? 10 children's laureates shared their tips their tips with The Guardian readers.
- [Oink - Publisher's Weekly Starred Review](https://geckopress.com/oink-publishers-weekly-starred-review/) - Oink has received a starred review by Publisher's Weekly. "Eager to take a bath, a pig hangs his towel from the stepladder and climbs into the tub. It closes its eyes contentedly, but the moment of quiet is cut short by a knock on the door. A sheep, dressed in a skirted swimsuit and carrying
- [Pigs in books](https://geckopress.com/pigs-in-books/) - Pigs can’t fly. They can’t run fast. But they make life peaceful and merry. I hope everyone can enjoy some wonderful pig books in this year of the pig.
- [Sat 14 Sept: Featherston Goes Gobbledegook—A Joy Cowley event](https://geckopress.com/featherston-goes-gobbledegook/) - Featherston Booktown and Gecko Press are having a party to launch Joy Cowley’s The Gobbledegook Book, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson.
- [Jump! gets a starred review in Publishers Weekly](https://geckopress.com/jump-gets-a-starred-review-in-publishers-weekly/) - Publishers Weekly gave Jump! a starred review this week.
- [Eirlys Hunter on RNZ](https://geckopress.com/eirlys-hunter-on-rnz/) - Eirlys Hunter is on RNZ talking about some of her favourite media.
- [Julia featured as a 'rebel CEO' in September Kia Ora magazine](https://geckopress.com/julia-featured-as-a-rebel-ceo-in-september-kia-ora-magazine/) - Julia has been featured as a rebel CEO, alongside Hamish Johnson of Flying Saucer and Anna Dean and Angela Meyer of Double Denim in Air New Zealand's Kia Ora...
- [Monkey on the Run chosen for New York Times/NY Public Library 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books](https://geckopress.com/monkey-on-the-run-new-york-times-ny-public-library-10-best-illustrated-childrens-books/) - Monkey on the Run has been selected for the New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2019.
- [A Curiously Good opportunity: Publishing and marketing role with Gecko Press](https://geckopress.com/a-curiously-good-opportunity-publishing-and-marketing-role-with-gecko-press/) - Gecko Press is seeking a publishing allrounder with a focus on marketing for our central Wellington office.
- [Gecko Press shortlisted for London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2020](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-shortlisted-for-london-book-fair-international-excellence-awards-2020/) - Gecko Press has been shortlisted at the 2020 London Book Fair International Excellence Awards for the Literary Translation Initiative Award.
- [Hattie is The Times Children's Book of the Week](https://geckopress.com/hattie-is-the-times-childrens-book-of-the-week/) - Alex O'Connell has selected Hattie by Frida Nilsson as The Times Children's Book of the Week. “Hattie is from the Pippi Longstocking school of clever, anti-establishment little girls who have the capacity for misrule until their conscience kicks in, their hearts turn to fondant and they return to the path of righteousness (while avoiding piety)
- [Gecko Press webstore to temporarily close](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-webstore-to-temporarily-close/) - The Gecko Press online store will be temporarily closing from the 24th of March 2020 as our staff will be working from home and will not have access to our stock room. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and cannot wait to reopen once it is safe and advisable for us to
- [The Inkberg Enigma: Q&A with Jonathan King](https://geckopress.com/the-inkberg-enigma-qa-with-jonathan-king/) - Jonathan King is a filmmaker and comic creator. The Inkberg Enigma is his first graphic novel for children.
- [Book list: Great graphic novels](https://geckopress.com/book-list-great-graphic-novels/) - This month's book list has been put together by Monty Masseurs to celebrate the launch of Jonathan King's first graphic novel for children, The Inkberg Enigma.
- [How Do You Make a Baby?: Q&A with Anna Fiske](https://geckopress.com/how-do-you-make-a-baby-qa-with-anna-fiske/) - Anna Fiske is an illustrator, author and cartoonist who lives in Norway. She has received numerous awards and been published around the world.
- [The Stone Giant: Q&A with Anna Höglund](https://geckopress.com/the-stone-giant-qa-with-anna-hoglund/) - Anna Höglund is one of Sweden’s leading illustrators. She is the author of over 20 books, and her artwork is featured in the Gothenburg Museum of Art and the National Museum in Stockholm.
- [Book list: Stories that teach kindness](https://geckopress.com/book-list-stories-that-teach-kindness/) - This month's book list is on the topic of kindness and has been compiled by Bridget Schaumann, Chair of the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival Trust.
- [Wed 4 March: Reimagining Classics at The Children's Bookshop](https://geckopress.com/wed-4-march-reimagining-classics-at-the-childrens-bookshop/) - Join illustrators Giselle Clarkson, Kieran Rynhart and Kimberly Andrews for a curiously good evening at The Children’s Bookshop. They will talk about how they approached reillustrating the work and characters of iconic writers, from creating a new Greedy Cat to rethinking James K. Baxter’s Tree House poems. Bookings are essential for seating RSVP books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz
- [A Dinner Fit for Captain Cook: MBAS Tuia Encounters Dinner](https://geckopress.com/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
- [Four days until our FREE Joy Cowley Gobbledegook event!](https://geckopress.com/four-days-until-our-joy-cowley-gobbledegook-event/) - A celebration of the joyous new anthology of much-loved poems and stories by Joy Cowley, The Gobbledegook Book, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson.
- [Tell us about your favourite scary book and go in the draw!](https://geckopress.com/monthly-competition/) - Every piece of writing or art inspired by a favourite Gecko Press book or character goes in the draw to with a copy of Cornelia and the Jungle Machine!
- [Celebrate Children's Books in Wellington](https://geckopress.com/celebrate-childrens-books-in-wellington-2/) - Join us at Unity Books next Wednesday 7 August at 12pm to hear Catherine O'Loughlin (Penguin Books NZ), Mary McCallum (Mākaro Press), Robbie Burton (Potton & Burton) and Rachel Lawson (our own Gecko Press Associate Publisher) talk about shortlisted books for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adult.
- [Classroom read-alouds for all ages](https://geckopress.com/read-alouds-for-all-ages/) - A book read aloud in the classroom can stay with a child for a lifetime. I can still conjure the beautiful Scottish voice of one brilliant reader-alouder from my primary school, forty years later. My children frequently recommend books their teachers have read them—and hunt them down for re-reading. They both went to Te Kura
- [A Reader draws Simon](https://geckopress.com/a-readers-beautiful-drawing/) - Belynda's grandson Charlie (3) adores Simon: Yesterday he sat at the table for ages and then showed me his drawing of Simon. We were all rather surprised as it is the first recognizable thing he has ever drawn! The power of reading. Thank you Charlie and Belynda for drawing, sharing and letting us share. Simon couldn't
- [Joy Cowley and Ulf Stark Shortlisted for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Awards](https://geckopress.com/joy-cowley-shortlisted-for-the-2018-hans-christian-andersen-awards/) - The shortlist for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award – the world’s most prestigious children’s book award – has been announced featuring two Gecko Press Authors
- [Cook’s Cook: Experience Food on Board the Endeavour](https://geckopress.com/cooks-cook-experience-food-on-board-the-endeavour/) - Gecko Press and the Curiously Good Book Club are excited to take part in Wellington On a Plate... Join us in Featherston for a lunch with author and illustrator Gavin Bishop and his Cook(s) to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Endeavour’s journey! Gavin Bishop will speak about food and life aboard the Endeavour: from Pease Pudding
- [Christmas picks for preschoolers](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-for-preschoolers-2/) - Last week we recommended Christmas picks for Babies and Toddlers, now here is our selection of books for preschoolers!
- [US Spring List 2018](https://geckopress.com/springlist2018/)
- [Joy Cowley made member of the New Zealand Order of Merit](https://geckopress.com/joy-cowley-made-member-of-the-new-zealand-order-of-merit/) - Joy Cowley, made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2018 Honours List, is one of New Zealand’s best-loved and internationally renowned writers for children. She has been highly acclaimed throughout her career, winning the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction in 2010 and the University of Alabama's Maryann Manning Award
- [Christmas Picks Chapter Books & Novels](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-chapter-books-novels/) - After the picks for Babies and Toddlers & the one for Preschoolers, here is a selection of chapter books & novels
- [Christmas Picks for Preschoolers](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-for-preschoolers/) - After the Christmas picks for Babies and Toddlers, here is a selection of books for preschoolers!
- [Simon the Rabbit, TV star!](https://geckopress.com/simon-the-rabbit-tv-star/) - Simon, the cheeky rabbit who only says "Poo Bum!", comes to TV.
- [Book Club Pile-of-Books giveaway!](https://geckopress.com/book-club-giveaway/) - We are in the final stages of our Curiously Good Book Club PledgeMe campaign which finishes on 21 June at 9am. Please pledge a little (or a lot!) to the cause, and be in to win a HUGE pile of Curiously Good Books! Click here: you'll find packs of books, illustrations from some of our best-known books; or
- [The Lost Kitten in Huffington Post](https://geckopress.com/the-lost-kitten-on-huffington-post/) - The Lost Kitten, illustrated by by Komako Sakai, is featured in The Huffington Post as one of the best children's picture books.
- [List of standalone mysteries by Cait from Time Out Bookstore](https://geckopress.com/list-of-standalone-mysteries-by-cait-from-time-out-bookstore/) - Cait - from Time Out Bookstore - gave us her a list of standalone mysteries. They are really clever puzzles with very satisfying endings. The Song of Seven by Tonke Dragt The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin York by Laura Ruby Clementine Loves Red by Krystyna Boglar From the Mixed Up Files of
- [Best books to read to a pre-school child by The Children's Bookshop](https://geckopress.com/best-books-to-read-to-a-pre-school-child-by-the-childrens-bookshop/) - Our wonderful friends from The Children's Bookshop shared with us their list of best children's books to read to a pre-school child: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox & Judy Horacek Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem
- [Don't leave childhood without... by The Children's Bookshop](https://geckopress.com/dont-leave-childhood-without-by-the-childrens-bookshop/) - Our wonderful friends from The Children’s Bookshop shared with us their list of best children’s books that every child should have read/been read. The Lorax by Dr Seuss Bad Jelly the Witch by Spike Milligan The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord Dogger by Shirley Hughes Mog: The Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr The Tiger Who
- [Jacinda Ardern: The Books of my Childhood - for The Sapling](https://geckopress.com/jacinda-ardern-the-books-of-my-childhood-for-the-sapling/) - Jacinda Ardern, NZ Prime Minister, told The Sapling about the books that formed her childhood. From Clifford the Big Red Dog to Tomorrow, When the War Began she tells us about her favourite books and the importance of reading. "I will always love the fact that books have an ability to elevate you from where you are and
- [Frida Nilsson’s blog tour](https://geckopress.com/frida-nilssons-blog-tour/) - To celebrate the release of “The Ice Sea Pirates” in the UK, Frida Nilsson did a blog tour from January 16 to January 24…
- [Book recommendations by Guyon Espiner for The Sapling](https://geckopress.com/book-recommendations-by-guyon-espiner-for-the-sapling/) - Guyon Espiner talked to The Sapling about the books he reads to his child... Many great books in English and in Te reo! My reading life with Nico began the day after she was born and would establish something of a pattern for my parenting: curious decisions based on limited information leading to surprising consequences.
- [11 best books for 4 to 7-year-olds by Ellie Levenson](https://geckopress.com/11-best-books-for-4-to-7-year-olds-by-ellie-levenson/) - A couple of years ago, Ellie Levenson made a selection of 11 best books for 4 to 7-year-olds for Indybest. We think it's a great list and we wanted to share it with you. Between the ages of four and seven - in school terms this is Reception and Key Stage one - is when
- [Read Around the World at Porirua library](https://geckopress.com/read-around-the-world-at-porirua-library/) - Our friends at the Porirua library have a wonderful holiday programme with something for kids of all ages – from toddlers to teens - and their adults, these April School Holidays. The Read Around the World programme – with activities for pre- and primary schoolers - include a very special late night event for teenagers and adults, My
- [Featherston Booktown 2018](https://geckopress.com/featherston-booktown-2018/) - Next Sunday, on the 13th of May, don’t miss the opportunity to meet and to listen to award winning writer Joy Cowley while she will give a reading for children at Featherston Booktown 2018! Adults and children alike will be able to enjoy several stories read, such as Snake and Lizard - which celebrates 10 years
- [A whole town (and even more) to listen to Joy Cowley](https://geckopress.com/a-whole-town-and-even-more-to-listen-to-joy-cowley/) - Last Sunday, the grey sky and the drizzle were a call to stay in and to gather all the family to celebrate Mother’s Day. After lunch, you were quite a few to have another great idea: to go to Featherston Booktown 2018. Gecko Press was there, as was one of our favourite curiously good writer:
- [Every Time We Say Goodbye (picture books for tough times)](https://geckopress.com/every-time-we-say-goodbye-picture-books-for-tough-times/) - Granpa by John Burningham (Red Fox, 2003) A dialogue between grandparent and child that covers all the important business and lasts until Granpa’s chair is (heartbreakingly) empty. The Sad Book by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Quentin Blake (Candlewick Press, 2005) Michael Rosen’s son died, and it hurt this much, which is to say almost
- [Eirlys Hunter favourite children's books](https://geckopress.com/eirlys-hunter-favourite-childrens-books/) - Alice in Wonderland & Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll’s masterpieces. Among the first books ever published to entertain rather than instruct children, they’re a brilliant child’s-eye view of the nonsensical adult world. And as for the language… Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe… Winnie
- [7 lieues et un livre, let’s discover children’s literature from around the world](https://geckopress.com/7-lieues-et-un-livre-lets-discover-childrens-literature-from-around-the-world/) - In French, “7 lieues et un livre”, the name of this project, is a pun. “7 lieues” is a literary reference to fairy tales and to “Seven-league boots”. If you consider only the pronunciation of this name and not its spelling, it can also mean “7 places and one book”. “One book” because I wanted
- [The Mapmakers' Race — behind the scenes](https://geckopress.com/the-mapmakers-race-behind-the-scenes/) - Go behind the scenes and meet the characters of The Mapmakers' Race with this video of Eirlys Hunter reading an extract while Kirsten Slade draws in the Kiwi bush — dive into the story... Five children have 28 days to find a route through the mountains in this exciting mountain-race adventure for middle readers. Read the first chapter here.
- [Celebrate Māori Language Week at Porirua Library](https://geckopress.com/celebrate-maori-language-week-at-porirua-library/) - Māori Language Week is just around the corner! We have just released Paraweta - the te reo Maori version of the much-loved Poo Bum... Indeed, we’re regularly asked for Māori editions of our books and we couldn’t resist choosing Simon. The book is very loved by children, and the language play is a joy for readers of
- [Book fair at the Alliance Française Wellington](https://geckopress.com/book-fair-at-the-alliance-francaise-wellington/) - Need to fill up your bookshelves? We have what you need! On Saturday 13 October from 10am to 2pm, Gecko Press will be at the Alliance Française Wellington for their annual Book Fair. Gecko Press will bring a selection of children's books translated from French to English. And of course the Alliance Française will be selling
- [Gavin Bishop launched Cook's Cook in Christchurch](https://geckopress.com/gavin-bishop-launched-cooks-cook-in-christchurch/) - 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
- [Celebrate NZ Bookshop Day](https://geckopress.com/celebrate-nz-bookshop-day/) - 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
- [Best Illustrated Books of the Year by The New York Times/New York Public Library](https://geckopress.com/best-illustrated-books-of-the-year-by-the-new-york-times-new-york-public-library/) - 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
- [Hospice Holly Trail in Havelock North](https://geckopress.com/hospice-holly-trail-in-havelock-north/) - 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
- [Green Christmas Market in Wellington (1st December)](https://geckopress.com/green-christmas-market-in-wellington-1st-december/) - 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%
- [Thorndon Fair (2nd December)](https://geckopress.com/thorndon-fair-2nd-december/) - We'll be at the Thorndon Fair on Sunday! The Thorndon Fair is a huge street fair that highlights the charms of historic Thorndon. Over 20,000 people and 250 stallholders gather on the first Sunday of December every year. On Tinakori Rd and Hill St, Thorndon From 10am to 3pm
- [A long hot summer at Porirua Library](https://geckopress.com/a-long-hot-summer-at-porirua-library/) - Another Porirua summer is upon us, and at Porirua Libraries that means it’s time for A-Long Hot Summer Story Festival, returning for its sensational eighth year to entertain children aged 3-12 and their families over the school holidays. Five weeks of reads aloud, workshops and activities, all designed for children from three to twelve year old!
- [The best kids’ books of 2018, chosen by top authors and illustrators](https://geckopress.com/the-best-kids-books-of-2018-chosen-by-top-authors-and-illustrators/) - For BookTrust, Emily Drabble asked authors and illustrators including Michael Morpurgo, Cressida Cowell, Patrice Lawrence, Julia Donaldson, Alex T Smith, Nick Sharratt and Jim Kay the impossible question: pick just one out of all the jewels published in 2018. From board books to novels, 50 authors and illustrators picked their favourite kids' book of the year...
- [Paper or pixels and books worth the paper they are printed on](https://geckopress.com/producing-real-books-digital-world/) - Young children love the physical book. Author Joy Cowley often talks about the way young children make friends with their books, and tuck them down their jerseys and take them to bed.
- [This new website is our news](https://geckopress.com/got-three-books-prestigious-ccbc-choices-2016-list/) - This is the new Gecko Press website. It's also the start of the Curiously Good Book Club. We hope this grows into something great, and will help encourage more children to read more books. Gecko Press is also launching new book subscriptions—an easy way to give a child a present that comes four times a
- [Open our mouths and chew!](https://geckopress.com/open-mouths-chew/) - (on turning eleven) Gecko Press turns eleven this year. It is banal to say that in these eleven years there has been a lot of change (though true). But eleven years is not long to gain much in the way of perspective. I can’t imagine what it was like to be publishing books back when
- [Enjoy a wander in the garden, a cup of tea and a book](https://geckopress.com/ridges-garden-gecko-press/) - The Ridges Garden & Nursery invites you for a wander in the garden and a cup of tea on Sunday 20 November 10 am to 6 pm with Gecko Press books, Gecko&Co Stationery, The Ridges plants, Paeonies, all on sale. Bring family and friends - all welcome! The Ridges #2299 State Highway 1, Rata Straights, Marton
- [Free shipping in NZ for Christmas (at cost to everywhere else!)](https://geckopress.com/free-shipping-new-zealand-christmas/) - We've just launched our new website - there are now vouchers (if you'd like to give a child a chance to choose their own book); and subscriptions (we choose 4 curiously good books for you). Whatever you choose, we hope you give a child a good book for Christmas! from Julia, Rachel, Grace, Petra, and Frances
- [Pizza out loud!](https://geckopress.com/event-1/) - Join us for lunch on the waterfront for stories out loud and pizza - now early January Alexandra and Chris of the fantastic Havelock North Pipi Restaurant are bringing their Pipi Pizza Truck to Wellington for a read-aloud session. Join authors Alexandra Tylee, Juliette MacIver, Paul Beavis and illustrator Kieran Rynhart for an hour of storytelling!
- [Best books of 2016. Go Gordon, go Dani and go Elephant!](https://geckopress.com/two-books-kirkus-best-books-2016/) - Have You seen Elephant? and Life According to Dani are on the best of 2016 US Kirkus list. Congratulations to David Barrow and Ulf Nilsson. Detective Gordon Is also on the Best of 2016 for the School Library Journal.
- [Hot Chocolate Club 2017](https://geckopress.com/hot-chocolate-club-2017/) - On the first Wednesday of the month at 10.00 am, Publisher Julia Marshall invites a group of eight children to visit Gecko Press for a glass of chocolate milk and discussion about books, blurbs, pictures, words… If you would like to bring a group of eight 8-11 year olds (through your school or a group of friends) please email info@geckopress.com to
- [Mrs Tittlemouse and cleaning](https://geckopress.com/4019-2/) - I was telling my mother about my lack of cleaning the other day. She said she’d just been doing a bit of dusting herself (dusting! I’m talking vacuuming and mopping!) and she got halfway down the passage and stopped at the bookshelf there to have a little read of The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse. "Mrs Tittlemouse was
- [Some books Ulf Stark loves](https://geckopress.com/ulf-starks/) - 1. Tove Jansson: Moominpappa at Sea Here we have the sea, a lighthouse, a mother who has abandoned her garden and a father looking for adventure - and the Moomin troll of course! A book for adults and junior readers who want to enjoy the bitter, and the
- [My Book after the Wall Street Journal review](https://geckopress.com/book-wall-street-journal-review/) - My Pictures after the Storm is one of The Wall Street Journal's best new picture books!
- [Chapter books for curious and engaged readers](https://geckopress.com/chapter-books-for-curious-and-engaged-readers/) - John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop speaks about the wonderful experience of reading your first chapter books. Helper and Helper makes his list.
- [The best books for young minds](https://geckopress.com/the-best-books-for-young-minds/) - Gecko Press, reading on devices, and the heart of children's publishing. Read Julia's whole interview from the Dominion Post here.
- [Receive a Simon height chart with your online purchase](https://geckopress.com/receive-a-simon-height-chart-with-your-online-purchase/) - This month, any orders made on our website will come with a free height chart. Are you as tall as the little rabbit who only says one thing?
- [The Curiously Good Book Club needs your help!](https://geckopress.com/the-curiously-good-book-club-needs-your-help/) - We want to create a digital and real life community where people can share knowledge about great books for children (not just our books) and find creative ways to encourage children to love to read. The Curiously Good Book Club will include activities for kids, real people events and rich digital experience - all designed
- [New York Times books for young vehicle lovers](https://geckopress.com/new-york-times-books-for-young-vehicle-lovers/) - "Clearly, one animal’s clutter is another pig’s livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale."
- [The authors who helped us grow up](https://geckopress.com/the-authors-who-helped-us-grow-up/) - Need a book recommendation? The New Yorker children's literature archive is a wonderful resource. From Where the Wild Things Are to Harry Potter, with articles from the 1920s to early 2000s, there's a lot of booky ground covered. We want to hear about your favourite children's books. Are they the same as when you were a child?
- [Michael Rosen on poetry in primary schools](https://geckopress.com/michael-rosen-on-poetry-in-primary-schools/) - A recommended read for Curiously Good schools and libraries! Michael Rosen's blog is a great resource, with many marvellous ideas for sparking a love of poetry in children. "Make yourself a finder-out of poems for the class. Tell the children when you've discovered a poem. Tell them that you're excited when they discover a poem
- [Our first Curiously Good Book Club event](https://geckopress.com/our-first-curiously-good-book-club-event/) - On May 25 we had our first Curiously Good Book Club event! With our partners at Space Place, we launched Sabrina Malcolm's Zeustian Logic and gazed at the stars. The planetarium was filled with old and new friends, with booksellers, authors, teachers and readers. We would love to organise more events like this one. But for that,
- [Behind the Curiously Good Book Club](https://geckopress.com/behind-the-curiously-good-book-club/) - When Gecko Press began in 2005, only 1 percent of books published in English countries came from non-English languages. I thought it odd that English speaking children did not have access to the best writers and books from the rest of the world. And that was the beginning of Gecko Press. Gecko Press continues to
- [Become an art collector, and kickstart every child into a lifetime of reading!](https://geckopress.com/become-an-art-collector-and-kickstart-every-child-into-a-lifetime-of-reading/) - Our illustrators from New Zealand and around the world are supporting the Curiously Good Book Club by offering limited edition prints, limited edition signed prints and original illustrations.
- [Our friend John](https://geckopress.com/our-friend-john/) - John McIntyre of the Children's Bookshop Kilbirnie was a champion and friend of many, and myself and all of us at Gecko Press are just very sad that he has died. Our hearts go to Ruth and the Children's Bookshop and all his family, many of whom we met at his 65th birthday this year.
- [The Curiously Good Book Club - thank you to everyone so far!](https://geckopress.com/the-curiously-good-book-club-thank-you-to-everyone-so-far/) - Gecko Press is in the last days of our crowdfunding campaign to help build the Curiously Good Book Club - the deadline is 6 pm June 21. The aim of the Club is simple - that every child loves to read. To do that, we want to take books to places and people where they are not
- [All the Wonders of Don't Cross the Line!](https://geckopress.com/all-the-wonders-of-dont-cross-the-line/) - Break the rules and step across the line! This month, Don't Cross the Line! is featured over at the beautiful picture book blog, All the Wonders.
- [Curiously Good Book Club Event: Reading-alouding!](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-book-club-event-reading-alouding/) - Come to Porirua Library and learn how to be a a good reader-alouder!
- [Wolf Erlbruch, 'a careful and caring visionary'](https://geckopress.com/wolf-erlbruch-is-the-alma-laureate-for-2017/) - "Children do not need pink elephants or cute cats. They want more interesting stories that are new to them."
- [Drawing inspiration with Kieran Rynhart](https://geckopress.com/drawing-inspiration-with-kieran-rynhart/) - "I wanted my images to fill out this child's inner world and imagination, and to give it a sense of space and a sense of feeling of a child who knows a little bit of solitude, but also knows joy and humour as well"
- [Curiously Good Event: Pizza and books](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-event-pizza-and-books/) - Our most recent Curiously Good Book Club event brought reading (and pizza) to three primary schools.
- [Sainbury's Children's Book Awards](https://geckopress.com/sainburys-childrens-book-awards/) - The shortlist for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards has been announced, and Little Rabbit is in good company!
- [Annual is a PANZ Book Design Awards winner... times three!](https://geckopress.com/annual-is-a-panz-book-design-awards-winner-times-three/) - Annual has won the Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children's Book, the Mary Egan Publishing Award for Best Typography, and the first Hachette New Zealand People's Choice Award. A big congratulations to Spencer Levine, and to all of the winners and finalists. How lovely to have your beautiful books celebrated. To read more, visit
- [Behind the scenes with Paul Beavis!](https://geckopress.com/behind-the-scenes-with-paul-beavis/) - How do you make a picture book? What happens when things aren't going to plan? How do you get through the longest to-do list in the world? Paul Beavis, award-winning author and illustrator, takes us behind the scenes over at The Sapling. We're particularly fond of stage 5!
- [Curiously Good Event: Reading aloud](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-event-reading-aloud/) - Download a tips and tricks sheet from our Curiously Good reading aloud event.
- [Curiously Good Event: Publishers at Unity Books](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-event-publishers-at-unity-books/) - Celebrate the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults with Unity Books.
- [Diverse Cabbage: Julia on cross-cultural reading for The Sapling](https://geckopress.com/different-flavours-of-cabbage-julia-on-cross-cultural-reading-for-the-sapling/) - If reading is a bowl of cabbage, then we need to serve it with salt and pepper and garlic and butter and chilli and vinegar. Julia Marshall describes the importance of diverse reading at The Sapling.
- [An award-winning Hippopotamus!](https://geckopress.com/an-award-winning-hippopotamus/) - That's Not A Hippopotamus wins Best Picture Book at the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
- [An award-winning Hippopotamus... signed by the author and illustrator!](https://geckopress.com/an-award-winning-hippopotamus-signed-by-the-author-and-illustrator/) - A big congratulations to Juliette MacIver and Sarah Davis for their Best Picture Book win! To celebrate, the next 5 orders of That's Not A Hippopotamus! on our website will be signed. Better be quick! book shop
- [Celebrating book dads for Fathers' Day](https://geckopress.com/celebrating-book-dads-for-fathers-day/) - One good dad can speak a lifetime of reading! A list of our top dads in picture books.
- [An interview with Julia for BookBlast's Indie Publisher of the Week](https://geckopress.com/an-interview-with-julia-for-bookblasts-indie-publisher-of-the-week/) - Growing up reading, digital distraction and and impressive dinner party line-up
- [Halloween at Gecko Press: Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?](https://geckopress.com/halloween-at-gecko-press-whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf/) - This October we are celebrating our sometimes-scary lupine characters for Halloween.
- [Curiously Good Event: The Longest Breakfast Launch](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-event-the-longest-breakfast-launch/) - Join us for a joyful launch with books, toast and honey!
- [Christmas Picks for Babies & Toddlers](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-for-babies-toddlers/) - Need recommendations? Let's start with a selection of books for babies and toddlers...
- [Christmas Picks Gift Books for all Ages](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-gift-books-for-all-ages/) - Here are our picks for gift books for all ages.
- [Snake and Lizard are turning ten!](https://geckopress.com/snake-and-lizard-are-turning-ten/) - To celebrate, we've made a beautiful edition (complete with faux-snake finishing on the cover!) of this much-loved, timeless classic.
- [World Read Aloud Day - GIVEAWAY](https://geckopress.com/world-read-aloud-day-giveaway/) - Send us a video of you reading a Gecko Press book to a child - or tag us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter - and you'll go in the draw to win a copy of The Noisy Book and other treats!
- [Happy Year of the Dog!](https://geckopress.com/happy-year-of-the-dog/) - 2018 is the year of the Dog, here are our top picks from Gecko Press
- [Lots in Translation at the National Library](https://geckopress.com/lots-in-translation-at-the-national-library/) - As part of the Readers and Writers Festival come enjoy a morning of children's book readings by storytellers and members of Wellington’s diverse multicultural community. As part of the Readers and Writers Festival come enjoy a morning of children’s book readings by storytellers and members of Wellington’s diverse multicultural community. Come celebrate the growing wealth of children’s
- [Gecko Press Cleaning Sale!](https://geckopress.com/gecko-press-cleaning-sale/) - Following an overstock delivery, our offices are packed and we need to make some room! So we've decided to organise a massive sale on specific (curiously good!) books: get 5 books for $50. And the first 10 orders will come with a Poo Bum bag! Order at https://goo.gl/xEKNHY If you would like a different combination of
- [Curiously Good Easter Books](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-easter-books/) - Here's our selection of our favourite books just in time for Easter!
- [Gavin Bishop launched Cook’s Cook in Christchurch](https://geckopress.com/cooks-cook-launch-turanga/) - 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.
- [Christmas picks for babies & toddlers](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-for-babies-toddlers-2/) - Here we are... a month before Christmas! Need recommendations? Let's start with a selection of books for babies and toddlers...
- [Waitangi Day reading](https://geckopress.com/waitangi-day-reading/) - This book is one of the most important in New Zealand's book history.
- [Inside the Villains is in The Guardian Christmas Picks for Children](https://geckopress.com/inside-the-villains-is-in-the-guardian-christmas-picks-for-children/) - Inside the Villains is in The Guardian Christmas Picks for Children!
- [Christmas Picks Chapter Books & Novels](https://geckopress.com/christmas-picks-chapter-books-novels-2/) - After the picks for Babies and Toddlers & the one for Preschoolers, here is a selection of chapter books & novels.
- [Curiously Good Offer: Free Shipping Until Christmas](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-offer-free-shipping-until-christmas/) - Sort your Christmas shopping with this curiously good offer!
- [The Power of Story – Joy Cowley](https://geckopress.com/the-power-of-story-joy-cowley/) - In her warm and engaging talk ‘The Power of Story’, Joy will draw on a lifetime’s experience of inspiring children to read.
- [Cook's Cook Launch at Tūranga Library](https://geckopress.com/cooks-cook-launch/) - Gecko Press and Scorpio Books warmly invite you to celebrate the release of Cook's Cook, the Cook who Cooked for Captain Cook by Gavin Bishop at Tūranga (New Central Library in Christchurch). A children's book by Gavin Bishop.
- [Curiously Good Event: Juliette MacIver at Scorpio Books](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-event-juliette-maciver-at-scorpio-books/) - What rhymes with Hippopotamus? This Bookshop Day, come and try out your best rhymes with Juliette MacIver in Christchurch.
- [Curiously Good End of Year Party](https://geckopress.com/curiously-good-end-of-year-event/) - Gecko Press warmly invites you to toast the festive season with us! When: Saturday 25 November 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm: come along with your children for storytime, workshops with Juliette MacIver (from 3 yrs) & Paul Beavis (from 9 yrs), do some Christmas shopping - The Children's Bookshop staff will give you their best advice! 7.30 pm to late: enjoy drinks (homemade Curiously Good
- [A Breakfast Talk with Sarah Wilkins](https://geckopress.com/a-breakfast-talk-with-sarah-wilkins/) - Based sometimes in Wellington and sometimes in Paris, illustrator Sarah Wilkins has an international career working for some of the world’s leading publications. Sarah recently published The Longest Breakfast - A rambunctious story about the best meal of the day. RSVP here to join us for a talk about her artistic life between France and New Zealand. Koha
- [Helper and Helper visit the Marlborough Book Festival](https://geckopress.com/helper-and-helper-visit-the-marlborough-book-festival/) - A free session with Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop at the Marlborough Book Festival.
- [Houston, we have a book launch](https://geckopress.com/houston-we-have-a-book-launch/) - Gecko Press and Space Place warmly invite you to celebrate the release of Zeustian Logic. To join us under the stars, RSVP essential to faustine@geckopress.com Thursday 25 May, 5:30pm Space Place, 40 Salamanca Road
- [Three books for thinking children](https://geckopress.com/three-gecko-press-books-for-thinking-children/) - I was recently asked about a book for a thinking child: I first chose The Day No one was Angry . It is a book of 12 stories about the 12 different forms of anger - the light blue, transparent colour of melancholy, "like a warm morning in early summer, with not a breath of wind." It
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## Products

- [The Monster in the Lake](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-monster-in-the-lake/) - Four ducks are tired of their small pond and set out for an adventure in the big lake. Walking at the back, Eric isn't sure.
- [Armchair Bear](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/armchair-bear/) - In this delightful picture book, a big soft bear tries to get his puff back, until his niblings remind him what matters most for a bear
- [Cass and the Beast](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/cass-and-the-beast/) - A sweeping and original picture book about a girl who chooses not to be afraid
- [The Monster and the Clown](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-monster-and-the-clown/) - Frank must outwit the ringleader of the monstrous circus in this new story about a warm-hearted, shapeshifting boy trying to find his pack
- [Red Snake Blue Snake](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/red-snake-blue-snake/) - Two snakes out for a day’s slither in the countryside find there’s more than one way to see the world in this oversize picture book about the pleasure of a day spent with a friend, even if you agree on nothing.
- [The Monster and the Library](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-monster-and-the-library/) - Frank must decide if he is brave enough to reveal his true self as the showdown between monsters and humans looms in this just-scary-enough, illustrated chapter book series about a warm-hearted boy-turned-werewolf trying to find his pack.
- [Titiro / Look](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/titiro-look/) - An arresting board book of first words in both Māori and English by award-winning Gavin Bishop
- [Around the World with Friends](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/around-the-world-with-friends/) - This uplifting picture book with a read-aloud refrain revels in carefree days outside with friends, making adventure from nothing.
- [Kiki and Me](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/kiki-and-me/) - This exquisitely illustrated, dramatic, large-format story about the bond between a horse and her owner as she grows up is a landmark picture book for international award winner Leo Timmers First there was a long, windy road. Then I heard voices. The gate lowered . . . and there she was. Kiki. It took her a while to get used to me, but she was a fast learner. Kiki did everything for me. She watered me, kept me warm, groomed me, and fed me. Kiki loved me. And I loved her. Kiki and her horse explore the landscape together and are inseparable. But Kiki grows older and things change. One day, the horse is alone—and thinks it will be forever. Delicate black-and-white drawings alternate with rich, dramatic paintings to tell a poignant story about inseparable friends and growing up.
- [Frank the Monster](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/frank-the-monster/) - Fast-paced horror with heart about a cuddly werewolf and his pack of misfit monster friends
- [Edith](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/edith/) - A philosophical adventure story for early readers that playfully combines fairytale with absurd comedy to ask a big question about what makes a good life
- [My Tiger](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/my-tiger/) - A boy’s pet tiger is apprehensive about his first trip to the dentist—but the twist ending of this funny picture book turns the dentist’s advice satisfyingly on its head (and that’s the end of the dentist)
- [The Little Red Barn](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-little-red-barn/) - In this bright, graphic board book made of pure fun, an impossible number of animals find a bed for the night inside the little red barn. How does this barn that looks so small have room for everybody?
- [Diggers, Dozers, and Dumpers](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/diggers-dozers-and-dumpers/) - Learn about excavators, rollers, trucks, cranes, and loaders in this original book of more than a dozen heavy construction vehicles.
- [The Kerfuffle](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-kerfuffle/) - Dog and Cat were happy living next door until a misunderstanding caused a real kerfuffle! Now they can't stand each other any longer, so they start to build a wall between their gardens. The wall goes up and up and up. One day a funny rabbit pops its head over. But whose garden will this new friend play in? Here’s another cause for chaos between neighbors! Finally a better idea for how to use the bricks finds three happy friends sharing the garden after all—until some pigs move in next door . . . . From the creator of sensational lift-the-flap books about fairy tales and adventures comes a delightfully simple story about getting along with friends, which doesn’t put the lid on pandemonium.
- [Omnibird: An Avian Investigator's Handbook](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/omnibird/) - Have you seen a bird today? Probably, unless you’re reading this in bed. Did you truly look at the bird? To open your ornithological eyes and ears, meet the Omnibird.
- [Start with a Teapot](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/start-with-a-teapot/) - Start with a Teapot is utmost nonsense and unarguable logic. How do you draw a snail, a stapler, a butterfly, a eukaryotic cell? How do you draw poop?
- [The Fluffy Futon](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-fluffy-futon/) - A soft fluffy futon in the sun is an irresistible spot for a nap, as everyone discovers in this picture book that will make you laugh, yawn—and feel like you’ve woken from a very good sleep
- [Pocket Observology: A Field Guide](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/pocket-observology-a-field-guide/) - This pocket guide is a useful tool and fun reminder of how to look at the world around you with care and close observation every day.
- [Tomorrow I'm in Charge!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/tomorrow-im-in-charge/) - A comical picture book in which three forest friends debate vital childhood questions: who’s allowed to play, what game, and who decides
- [Stop the Ball!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/stop-the-ball/) - This boisterous board book starts with a wayward shot on goal then one animal after another chases the runaway ball until it lands in the pool with a big splash and a twist ending
- [You Can Do It, Bert!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/you-can-do-it-bert-2/) - An uplifting picture book about taking the plunge that will inspire anyone embarking on a new adventure
- [Josephine](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/josephine/) - The curious, optimistic giraffe in this gifty board book lifts our spirits as she discovers a bright new world of shapes, patterns, friends and nature. Little yellow giraffe Josephine is out and about—eyes wide open and muzzle in the air. She pokes her nose into the blue and her hooves into the green, plays with the clouds and makes rings in the water. The world is so full of interesting things! Take a walk with Josephine to explore shapes and patterns, near and far, nature through the seasons, things that are different and things that are the same. Illustrated with simple lines and printed with a happy pop of neon yellow, this unique book makes simple but enchanting connections that let us see the world afresh through Josephine’s eyes.
- [Bear's Lost Glasses](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/bears-lost-glasses/) - Bear can’t find his glasses. He must have left them at Giraffe’s house. On the way over, Bear sees all kinds of animals he didn’t notice last time: an elephant, a crocodile, a flamingo, a deer. And who’s this long spotty snake lying on Giraffe’s deckchair? The patient Giraffe finds Bear’s glasses—right where glasses always get lost, perched on his head. Then Bear takes Giraffe to meet these wondrous animals that he found on the way. Leo Timmers’ details are full of expression and humour—the angle of Giraffe’s neck and lift of his eyebrows, hiding his skepticism as he helps his friend, the dear, artless bear. Through an ingenious telling of this classic comical situation, Leo Timmers shows us how to enjoy the world through different eyes.
- [Elephant Island](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/elephant-island/) - A shipwrecked elephant makes his island a home for the friends who come to the rescue, in the picture book from New York Times Illustrated Book Award winning author.
- [Gus's Garage](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/guss-garage/) - Leo Timmers at his best: effortlessly simple text, intricately detailed illustrations, and vehicles galore. Translated by James Brown Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Song of the River](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/song-of-the-river/) - In this quintessential Joy Cowley story, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews, Cam follows the river’s journey from its source in the mountains to the sea.
- [My Happy Life](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/my-happy-life/) - A sweet, funny illustrated chapter book about a young girl with a lot of optimism—even if sometimes life makes it hard to be happy. Written by Rose Lagercrantz and illustrated by Eva Eriksson Translated by Julia Marshall Available as an audiobook and an ebook wherever you buy your audiobooks and ebooks
- [Timeline](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/timeline/) - From the Big Bang to the present day, illustrated scenes tell the history of our planet in one continuous story. Written by Peter Goes Translated by Bill Nagelkerke
- [Taku Toa Mārika](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/taku-toa-marika/) - A te reo Māori translation of an enduringly popular picture book in which the big bad wolf gets an unexpected and satisfying taste of his own medicine.
- [Detective Gordon the First Case](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/detective-gordon-the-first-case-2/) - An award-winning illustrated detective story set in a friendly forest and first in the acclaimed series for beginning readers. Detective Gordon—a mystery-solving toad who loves cake—has his very first case. Someone’s stealing nuts from the forest, and it’s up to Detective Gordon to catch the thief! Unfortunately, solving this crime means standing in the snow and waiting for a long time... If only he had an assistant—someone small, fast, and clever—to help solve this terrible case. Then Detective Gordon would be able to go back to doing what he’s best at: thinking, eating cakes, drinking tea, and stamping important papers. A perfect first chapter book for children aged five and up by one of Sweden’s top children’s writers. This much-loved junior fiction series is illustrated in full color throughout and packed full of character and humor. Winner of multiple awards and accolades, Detective Gordon is a fun whodunnit mystery series to read alone or aloud. Translated from the Swedish edition by Julia Marshall.
- [A Rainy Dragon Day](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-rainy-dragon-day-2/) - What's more perfect than a day on the sofa while the rain patters on the windows? I'm just settling down with books, cocoa, and my long-haired dachshund, when the doorbell rings. It's Fred the dragon, hoping to use the bathroom. There's nowhere suitable for a fastidious dragon. After rejecting all the usual places, Fred sweeps us off through the storm to a magical world of floating pagoda bathrooms. Every beguiling detail in these illustrations evokes the snuggle of a cozy, rainy day in a funny story that addresses the very necessary question of where dragons go when they need to go.
- [Is It Asleep?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/is-it-asleep/) - Squirrel and his silent friend discover the cycle of nature and of life in a down-to-earth and moving picture book.
- [I Am So Strong](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/i-am-so-strong-2/) - The big bad wolf knows he rules the forest—but he likes to hear the others tell him so. He marches through the woods, asking: “Tell me, who is the strongest?” Everyone, from Little Red Riding Hood to the Three Little Pigs to the Seven Dwarfs, agrees he is the strongest, the toughest, the terror of the woods. So when “a little toad of some sort” stands up to him, the wolf is furious—then quickly learns his lesson. I Am So Strong is a great read-aloud for families and classrooms, and a delightful story for anyone who’s known an overconfident wolf.
- [Hineniwha me te Kaitiora](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/hineniwha-me-te-kaitiora-the-fierce-little-woman-and-the-wicked-pirate/) - A te reo Māori edition of one of New Zealand’s favourite picture books—this enduring tale of independence and family is an unconventional love story.
- [The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-fierce-little-woman-and-the-wicked-pirate-2nd-edition/) - The fierce little woman lived in a house at the end of a jetty. She knitted socks in blue and green wool, to sell to sailors who had got their feet wet. But when there were no ships at her jetty, she was quite alone. One stormy day, a pirate came to the house on the jetty. He stood on his toes, and starting tap-tap-tapping on the window…
- [Twigs and Stones](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/twigs-and-stones/) - Snake and Lizard live together in a burrow in the desert. They are such good friends that Lizard decides to display their names above the burrow entrance.
- [So Tired, So Wide Awake](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/so-tired-so-wide-awake/) - It’s bedtime. Hedgehog, Fox, Donkey, Pelican and Crocodile are so tired!
- [The Pinchers and the Curse of the Egyptian Cat](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-pinchers-and-the-curse-of-the-egyptian-cat/) - Theo and his sister Ellen accidentally break an ancient cat statue and unleash a curse that turns thieves into honest people and honest people into thieves.
- [Get Dressed, Belly Button!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/get-dressed-belly-button/) - Dress a child with each page turn of this novelty board book—toes in socks, arms in sleeves, tuck that belly button inside!—until everyone is snuggled up warm.
- [A Better Best Friend](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-better-best-friend/) - In this funny picture book exploring a forever childhood question about friendship, squirrel and a mushroom explore the forest through the seasons.
- [Who's Hiding?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/whos-hiding/) - Who’s hiding? Who’s crying? Who’s backwards? Look carefully! Is it dog, tiger, hippo, zebra, bear, reindeer, kangaroo, lion, rabbit, giraffe, monkey, bull, rhino, pig, sheep, hen, elephant, or cat?
- [Who's Driving?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/whos-driving/) - Who's driving the fire engine? Whee-ooh whee-ooh! By Leo Timmers, translated by Bill Nagelkerke Also available in te reo Māori
- [Two for Me, One for You](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/two-for-me-one-for-you/) - From the bestselling author of Tickle My Ears, Jörg Mϋhle: Two friends share three mushrooms... who will get the extra one?
- [The Pinchers and the Dog Chase](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-pinchers-and-the-dog-chase/) - In this slapstick, illustrated crime adventure, the honest Theo Pincher who doesn't fit in to his family of criminals finds a clever way to save the family dog, Sherlock, from the nasty new police officer. The new police officer Clive is not nice—even the other police are afraid of him. Everything, even the dog, must have a receipt to prove there's no stealing going on. Things without receipts are locked up. Of course, Theo's family don't have a receipt for anything, especially not their dog Sherlock. When Sherlock is caught, Theo makes a plan to get him back using cooking oil, a dog onesie, and cunning—a plan so good that it reveals Clive's true identity and gives him the comeuppance he deserves. Even Theo's family are impressed. This criminally funny tale contains a break-in at the candy store, an interrogation, and a super-smart plan—with comical commentary from the dog, who thinks his name is Shuddup Sherlock. Praise for The Pinchers: ""If you are looking for a goofy, good fun beginning chapter book reader series, pinch this book. Criminally good writing, illustrations, and design.""—Jon Scieszka, US National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature ""Ingenious, well-written and with absolutely wonderful illustrations. We enjoy stories where we both giggle and nod thoughtfully . . . . Criminally good!"" Crimetime Award for Children's Detective of the Year 2022
- [The House that Jack Built](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-house-that-jack-built/) - The old nursery rhyme is brought brilliantly to life in a colonial setting ... It just gets better with each rereading. - The Listener
- [The Day No One Was Angry](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-day-no-one-was-angry/) - Twelve stunningly illustrated, poetic, and funny stories about grumpy animals from an internationally acclaimed Dutch writer and a hugely popular French illustrator.
- [That's Not a Hippopotamus](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/thats-not-a-hippopotamus/) - In That's Not a Hippopotamus, A class trip to the zoo descends into a chaotic hunt for the missing hippopotamus. Teacher, zookeeper and all the children join the search. The noise and drama reach a pitch, and no one thinks to listen to quiet Liam. Written by Juliette MacIver and illustrated by Sarah Davis Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Sports Are Fantastic Fun!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/sports-are-fantastic-fun/) - Witty descriptions of the world’s most popular sports—and some others—with charming characters and laconic commentary. A children\'s book best for ages 3+
- [Poo Bum](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/poo-bum/) - Once there was a little rabbit who could only say one thing...Poo Bum!
- [Lisette's Lie](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/lisettes-lie/) - A springtime fresh picture book about a good day out with friends—climbing mountains, swimming and singing—and the difference between storytelling and lies.
- [Lisette's Green Sock](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/lisettes-green-sock/) - Lisette's Green Sock is springtime fresh picture book about how socks, like friends, are always best in pairs.
- [Leilong's Too Long!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/leilongs-too-long/) - In this expressively illustrated picture book about acknowledging differences and strengths, an overeager dinosaur school bus causes problems for the city’s transportation system—so the children find a place where oversize is perfect.
- [Leilong the Library Bus](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/leilong-the-library-bus/) - A library-loving dinosaur reminds us how it feels to be transported by story in this picture book for young children.
- [I Want Spaghetti!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/i-want-spaghetti/) - Once there was a little rabbit who only wanted to eat one thing…SPAGHETTI! Written by Stephanie Blake Translated by Linda Burgess
- [I am so Strong](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/i-am-so-strong/) - 'Tell me, little bacon bits, who's the strongest in the woods?' Written by Mario Ramos Translated by Jean Anderson
- [Can You Whistle, Johanna?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/can-you-whistle-johanna-2/) - A funny, sensitive illustrated chapter book about two boys searching for a grandfather and friendship across generations. an international award-winner.
- [At the Bach](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/at-the-bach/) - An evocative bedtime picture book that distils the essence of a family summer at the bach. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few resonant images Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day with beach treasures under the pillow and the salty smell of the sea. The cadence of the final words echoes the shushing waves in a gentle signal of time for readers to sleep—“good day, good sea, good sand, good night”. This simple poem by internationally renowned Joy Cowley transports the reader to a childhood summer with language that asks to be read over and over. Hilary Jean Tapper’s warm watercolour and ink illustrations add an inclusive cast of extended family, friends and children of different ages. This title is a special New Zealand edition using the original poem title At the Bach. The international edition is published as Good Night, Good Beach. Look inside video
- [The Observologist](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-observologist/) - A handbook for mounting very small scientific expeditions A highly illustrated, playful field guide for budding natural scientists and curious observers of the world right under our noses. Observology is the study of looking. An observologist makes scientific expeditions, albeit very small ones, every day. They notice interesting details in the world around them. They are expert at finding tiny creatures, plants and fungi. They know that water snails glide upside down on the undersurface of the water; not all flies have wings; earthworms have bristles; butterflies taste with their feet. An observologist knows that there are extraordinary things to be found in even the most ordinary places. The Observologist puts over 100 small creatures and features of the natural world under the microscope, piquing our curiosity with only the most interesting facts. Subjects range from slugs, ants and seeds, fungi and flies through to bees and bird poop. But this is no everyday catalogue of creatures. It is an antidote to boredom, an invitation out of the digital world and screentime, an encouragement to observe our environment, with care and curiosity, wherever we are. Facts combine with comics, detailed illustrations, science and funny stories in this unique, warm and fascinating account of the small things all around us. Graphic and comic illustrations with funny talking insects make this a playful and informative book for 7- to 11-year-olds and one to be treasured in the classroom. Giselle Clarkson has a comics and conservation background. Through her unique sensibility you’ll find that once you start thinking small, there’s no limit to what you can notice—right under your nose. Look inside video | Activity sheet | Author Q&A
- [Snake and Lizard](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/snake-lizard-anniversary/) - Snake and Lizard are a lovable, foolish pair. A beautiful 10th birthday edition of the timeless classic by Joy Cowley. A children's chapter book for ages 6 and up.
- [Detective Gordon: The First Case](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/detective-gordon-the-first-case/) - An award-winning illustrated detective story set in a friendly forest and first in the acclaimed series for beginning readers. Detective Gordon – a mystery-solving toad who loves cake – has his very first case. Someone’s stealing nuts from the forest, and it’s up to Detective Gordon to catch the thief! Unfortunately, solving this crime means standing in the snow and waiting for a long time... If only he had an assistant – someone small, fast, and clever – to help solve this terrible case. Then Detective Gordon would be able to go back to doing what he’s best at: thinking, eating cakes, drinking tea, and stamping important papers. A perfect first chapter book for children aged five and up by one of Sweden’s top children’s writers. This much-loved junior fiction series is illustrated in full colour throughout and packed full of character and humour. Winner of multiple awards and accolades, Detective Gordon is a fun whodunnit mystery series to read alone or aloud. Ulf Nilsson is a celebrated children’s writer in Sweden. He has written more than 20 books for all ages, including All the Dear Little Animals. He is a winner of the August Award and the American Batchelder Award. Gitte Spee is a renowned artist from the academy of fine art and design in the Netherlands. She now works in Amsterdam as a children’s book illustrator. Translated from the Swedish edition by Julia Marshall. Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-perfect-wonderful-day-with-friends/) - Happy and healthy category finalist, Teach Early Years Awards 2022 This big-hearted picture book captures the warmth and fun of a spontaneous summer’s day with friends, where one lovely activity leads to another until they all go back home to bake a cake (two cakes!) to finish. Raccoon decides to bake an apple cake. But he has no eggs, so visits his friend Fox, who needs a ladder to mend the roof. Badger will have one, but he needs help too, so they set off to find Bear. They stroll through meadows, meet up with Crow, nibble blackberries and find Bear fishing at the river. Soon the five friends are having the best day out—the sun shining on their fur, fishing, swimming, picnic and finally home to bake the cake—two cakes, because bears have big appetites. A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends is a picture book to instantly capture the heart. Laconic narration, funny dialogue and exquisite illustrations tell the story of a carefree childhood day. Philip Waechter is one of Germany’s leading children’s author/illustrators with a beautifully classic illustration style. Activity sheet | Author Q&A | Look inside video Translated by Melody Shaw Ebook available wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Timeline: Science and Technology](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/timeline-science-and-technology/) - Timeline is a visual history of the inventions, discoveries and technology that have shaped our world Written and illustrated by Peter Goes Translated by Bill Nagelkerke
- [Bathtime for Little Rabbit](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/bathtime-little-rabbit/) - From the author of the worldwide bestseller Tickle My Ears, comes an award-winning, interactive boardbook about bathtime. Who enjoys having their ears washed? Little Rabbit doesn’t like the idea, but it turns out to be not so bad after all. But he does need your young reader’s help. When the blow-dryer breaks, we must blow his ears dry. Wfffff! Keep blowing! Now wrap him in the towel and bathtime is over. Squeaky clean, Little Rabbit! Jörg Mühle has created another sweet and simple bunny boardbook that invites children to take charge of bathtime with fun activities on every page. Children can help turn on the shower, cover Little Rabbit’s eyes, wipe the water off his nose. Fun for everyone: babies and toddlers, parents and bunnies! Designed to be read aloud, this tried-and-true, surprising book will get young children excited about bathtime. Teaching toddlers and preschoolers about bathtime routines, it also makes a perfect baby shower or infant birthday gift. Adults never tire of their child’s enthusiastic washing and wfffing! Jörg Mühle was born 1973 in Frankfurt am Main and studied at the Offenbach School of Design and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Today, he lives in Frankfurt where he works as a freelance illustrator for book publishers, magazines and newspapers. Translated by Catherine Chidgey
- [Poor Little Rabbit!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/poor-little-rabbit/) - Now a set of three! Perfectly simple interactive board books for children who love to take care of Little Rabbit—can you help by wiping his tears? A board Book for all babies
- [The Mapmakers' Race](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-mapmakers-race/) - Five children have 28 days to find a route through the wilderness in this exciting mountain-race adventure for middle readers. Compared to E Nesbit or Enid Blyton, this is a chapter book by New Zealand author Eirlys Hunter.
- [A Bear Named Bjorn](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-bear-named-bjorn/) - Comical and contemplative stories from Bjorn\\\'s forest for early readers.
- [A Lot of Silly](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-lot-of-silly/) - Joy Cowley knows what makes children laugh. In this book full of absurd poems and very short, silly stories, a man takes his tadpoles for a walk in his hat, a cat is surprised by its talking feet, a tiger gobbles up a dentist, ten baggy clowns do a do-wacky dance ... along with many more preposterous flights of imagination. Each fantastical suggestion is playfully expanded in the illustrations of David Barrow—a first-rate visual comedian. Cowley channels the spirit of classic silly humorists Spike Milligan, Edward Lear and Ogden Nash in this exuberant collection for the family that emboldens us to experiment with language and play.
- [Cake for Everyone](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/cake-for-everyone/) - A group of animals chase their stolen picnic in this wordless look-and-find adventure picture book full of intricate detail and comical storytelling.
- [Have You Seen Dinosaur?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/have-you-seen-dinosaur/) - Play hide and seek in the city with a boy, his animal friends and a dinosaur that’s surprisingly hard to spot. The brilliantly interactive follow-up to international bestselling picture book, Have You Seen Elephant? Best friends boy, dog and elephant are VERY good at hide-and-seek. There’s a missing dinosaur in the city—who better to spot this elusive giant? They search the skate park, the museum, the subway... No one in the city can spot the dinosaur, not even this crack hide-and-seek team. But delighted readers will be pointing “There it is!” from the first page. This absurd, laugh-out-loud picture book for preschoolers is richly illustrated with David Barrow’s trademark beautiful use of light and colour and dramatic cityscapes—a guaranteed hit with dinosaur-loving toddlers. With clues, surprises and humour, this game-inside-a-book celebrates imaginative play and is perfect for sharing with children who will love being better at finding the dinosaur than their adult reader. Look inside video | Activity sheet
- [The Remarkables](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-remarkables/) - Meet 38 extraordinary children: an electric child, a flying child, elastic, invisible, miniature, a child made of cake. Each child describes their characteristics, tells anecdotes, and presents the special powers that make them unique. A “class photo” brings everyone together with a quiz finale for readers to discover their own superpowers. The Remarkables is a big book of fantasy and humor that entertains and provides a way to talk about emotions and identity. Through Perrin’s unique imagination, this inclusive encyclopedia celebrates individuality, strengths and differences, allowing every reader to explore what miraculous superpower they would wish for—or might have. Known for her original lift-the-flap explorations of fairytale stories, Perrin here turns the lens onto her child readers, showing each one that they are a superhero. Take the quiz to find out what kind of a remarkable child you will be!
- [A Rainy Dragon Day](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-rainy-dragon-day/) - In this atmospheric picture book, a rainy day indoors turns into a fantastical journey when Fred the elegant dragon arrives in need of a bathroom.
- [One Wise Sheep: An Untraditional Christmas Story](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/one-wise-sheep-an-untraditional-christmas-story/) - This retelling of the nativity story from the point of view of the sheep is laugh-out-loud funny and full of Christmas—a cheeky illustrated chapter book by a bestselling author/illustrator pair.
- [Giraffe Island](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/giraffe-island/) - An original magical realism adventure about a girl whose world is peopled with animals no one else can see, with a mystery, a circus and family at its heart.
- [The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-pinchers-and-the-diamond-heist/) - The first in a funny chapter book crime series about a well-behaved child who doesn't fit in to his family of criminals—featuring a prison break, a diamond heist, and a lie that saves the day. Theo is good at most things. He can almost count to a thousand, knows several French words, and can operate the washing machine. But he can't lie or steal. "You must try harder," says his mother sternly. The Pincher Family love to steal things. It's what they are born for! When his parents leave to visit the diamond exhibition, Theo's heart sinks. After breaking Grandma out of prison (his little sister needs someone to read her bedtime story), Theo sees no alternative but to stop his parents stealing the diamond. His shout of "Stop! Police!" brings them only delight—Theo's lie has shown he is a true Pincher. A mix of adventure, silliness, and everyday family life, and with bright and funny illustrations, this is a perfect chapter book for beginning and reluctant readers. Praise for The Pinchers: "If you are looking for a goofy, good fun beginning chapter book reader series, pinch this book. Criminally good writing, illustrations, and design."—Jon Scieszka, US National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature "Ingenious, well-written and with absolutely wonderful illustrations. We enjoy stories where we both giggle and nod thoughtfully . . . . Criminally good!" Crimetime Award for Children's Detective of the Year 2022
- [Good Night, Belly Button](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/good-night-belly-button/) - Baby is ready to sleep, so it's time to say good night—all the way from toes to nose! With each new blanket-page longer than the previous one, the cozy check blanket gradually tucks the baby in. One by one, baby and parents together say good night to little feet, little knees, little legs . . . . And what about you, little eyes—are you ready to close? Then the light clicks off, and everyone's fast asleep. Good night, baby! Good Night, Belly Button is an affectionate and original bedtime ritual to lull any baby to sleep.
- [Good Night, Good Beach](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/good-night-good-beach/) - An evocative bedtime picture book that distils the essence of a family summer at the beach. The international edition of At the Bach. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few resonant images Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day with beach treasures under the pillow and the salty smell of the sea. The cadence of the final words echoes the shushing waves in a gentle signal of time for readers to sleep—“good day, good sea, good sand, good night”. This simple poem by internationally renowned Joy Cowley transports the reader to a childhood summer with language that asks to be read over and over. Hilary Jean Tapper’s warm watercolor and ink illustrations add an inclusive cast of extended family, friends and children of different ages. This edition is only for sale outside New Zealand, from your local bookstore or online retailer.
- [To the Ice](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/to-the-ice/) - Three children go on a polar expedition in this thrilling adventure for newly independent readers—an epic story that blurs realism and imagination, illustrated in color throughout. Ida, Max and Jack go to the creek one winter’s day. They play on an ice floe then find themselves floating away—all the way to the polar ice, with just a box, a branch and some sandwiches. “You probably don’t think it’s true, and we didn’t either, not even while it was happening...” They find an old hut, meet penguins, see extraordinary things and, after testing their resources in this dramatic land of ice and snow, come home safe at the end of the day. “What shall we say about where we’ve been?” asked Max. “Tell the truth,” I said. “We don’t know.” To the Ice is a beautifully produced chapter book that absorbs young readers in a real-life make-believe filled with problem-solving and adventure. This is a thrilling and plot-filled story for budding explorers and ice adventurers – the kind of book children will remember throughout their lives. Translated from the Swedish edition by Julia Marshall. Look inside video | Author Q&A
- [Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/paku-manu-ariki-whakatakapokai/) - A bold and multi-layered picture book about self-determination narrated by a young boy full of ideas and questions about growing up, belonging, spirituality, culture and who is the boss. Paku Manu Ariki talks directly to the reader, drawing on the stories that spin around him—his father’s mātauranga, his mother’s politics, his many pet birds, and his best friend who is taller, even though he’s younger. The book is born from the experience of growing up in a strong Māori whānau in a country and wider world that offers a conflicting version of what is right and of value. Paku Manu Ariki is trying to understand his role in his family, community and the larger world. His preoccupation is who is the boss—his nanna at the marae, his older siblings, or any number of atua? His steadfast dad, his Pākehā mum, the “leader of the free world”, or Paku Manu Ariki himself? Paku Manu bumps up against authority, trying to reconcile the kind and just rules of nanna and the unjust power of leaders he sees every day on the TV. Thoughtful, funny and confronting, Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai is about the hustle for belonging, and our place in the epic spiral of space, time and culture. Author & illustrator Q&A | Teacher notes
- [Look - A Tummy Time Book](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/look-a-tummy-time-book/) - A concertina board book of big bright faces to place around baby on the floor at tummy time—by multi-award-winning author/illustrator Gavin Bishop. Babies will love tummy time or learning to sit up surrounded by this beautiful two metre fold-out, wordless board book illustrating faces and toys in bright colors. This safe and sturdy concertina book is a perfect new baby or baby shower gift, with compelling illustrations of the things babies love. Friendly faces from the whole family combine with familiar toys and objects, drawn in bold lines with a striking minimalist color palette. Choose your cover and which direction to read this fully reversible book. Accordion-fold books are perfect for babies to strengthen core muscles at tummy time with the saturated colours, simple lines and open faces that babies are hard-wired to enjoy. As the baby grows the strong simple images are perfect for introducing first words and concepts, with family faces to name—including the dog—and objects that babies love to hold and explore—soft toys, ball, keys, an enticing pair of spectacles and more. Selected as a dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2023. Video of baby with the book
- [Lionel Is Just Like Dad](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/lionel-is-just-like-dad/) - A warm father and son story in which an irresistible lion cub proudly tries to be just like Dad. Lionel can do everything Dad does: Dad combs his hair. So does Lionel. Dad scratches his arm. So does Lionel. Dad sings very, very loud. So does Lionel. But when Lionel throws all the toys in the air and they come down THUNK on Dad’s head ... Dad yells! Ow! So does Lionel! Dad takes a break and has a think. Then comes rushing back for a big hug—Dad is very, very happy, and so is Lionel! Boundary-pushing Lionel has a mischievous grin that instantly wins us over, and his tolerant father incidentally provides a great model for parenting. This small and sturdy board book is just right for toddlers’ and preschoolers’ hands making it ideal to read alongside a child. Lionel Is Just Like Dad is the third book in this pithy board book series, designed to be read as standalone stories that introduce developmental milestones with humor, mischief and gentle guidance. Series includes Lionel Eats All By Himself and Lionel Poops. Translated from the French edition by Daniel Hahn. Look inside video | Author Q&A
- [Fodo Dodo Goes Fishing](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/fodo-dodo-goes-fishing/) - A cheerful, contemporary picture book about playing make-believe and the fish you hook up from the laundry basket when you’re fishing from the bath boat—underpants! This morning, Fodo Dodo and Noodle go fishing. They take raincoats, boots, hats and a fishing rod. From their bathtub boat, they soon catch a beautiful striped fish out of the laundry basket—underguppies! Fodo Dodo and Noodle rush to the kitchen to prepare their feast. But the owner of the underpants is not happy with this game of make-believe. Never mind, Fodo Dodo has another idea to keep the fun alive with an even better use for the rest of the laundry. This cheerful, simple story takes its imaginary premise to a laugh out loud ending as two silly animals make the most of playtime in the bath. With wordplay, rhythm and repetition, this stylish picture book is built for a fun read-aloud full of silly words and humor. Themes of imagination and play, and contemporary graphic illustrations all help transform a dull or troublesome bathtime routine into a fun, creative playground for toddlers and preschoolers. Édouard Manceau is the author and illustrator of over 100 books for children. He leads many workshops with children and has won several prizes. Translated from the French edition by Daniel Hahn. Activity sheet | Look inside video
- [A Bird Day](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-bird-day/) - A whimsical yet perfectly down to earth picture book about a day of family, mealtimes, climbing trees and play, told through a bird family, from 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recipient Eva Lindström. “Wash your beaks, it’s time for lunch—flies again today,” says Dad. After lunch the young birds get sent off to play—they sing, hunt mosquitos, compare leg size and poke grubs. This is how birds spend a day. Eva Lindström reflects the familiar and the absurd in human behaviour through this funny bird family. We all recognise the family dynamics of bickering over fried mosquitos and worm pie—only the youngest is allowed to pick out the worms. Toddlers will recognise key moments in a perfectly down to earth day—play, mealtimes, stretching boundaries and sleep. With dry observations of human family behavior that adults will enjoy, this is a picture book to make all the family laugh and to read aloud together. Expressive faces, hilarious hairstyles, Dad’s great cooking, and a sister and brother’s everyday conversation combine in a heartwarming and completely individual picture book from a unique artist with an international following. Eva Lindström was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2022 and has been nominated once for the Hans Christian Award and eight times for the August Award which she won in 2013. She is a major influence on picture and comic book artists worldwide. Translated from the Swedish edition by Julia Marshall. Look inside video | Author Q&A
- [When Dad's Hair Took Off](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/when-dads-hair-took-off/) - A fast-paced, comical story for early readers, in which Dad’s hair takes off through the open window to freedom! One day, Dad’s hair decided it was tired of being brushed and combed. It wanted a life of its own, to see the world. It took off. Out of the bathroom, into the kitchen, and before you could say, “Hairsta la vista, baby!” it was gone. Dad gave chase around the town. He spots his hair hiding in the lawn, on the road, at the zoo —it’s amazing how many things look like hair. He gives up. Dad tries to accept life without hair. Then the postcards arrive. The hair is on a round-the-world trip and Dad is still bald. Until one day the unbelievable happens and the hair comes back. This is a fast-paced tour-de-force, a wonderfully absurd story packed with wordplay and full colour hilarious illustrations. When Dad’s Hair Took Off is a comical chapter book for early readers or for any child to enjoy reading aloud with a grownup who relates! A fun book to celebrate and share with Dad on Father’s Day or any day. Free colouring in activity sheet | Free postcard activity sheet | Read the first chapter
- [My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/my-baby-sister-is-a-diplodocus/) - In this eye-catching neon-bright picture book, a brother finds an inventive way to connect with his new baby sister through his love of dinosaurs. My new baby sister comes home. But babies don’t drink milk, don’t ride a bicycle, don’t play my games. Do I like being a big brother? No! Roooarr! I stomp around and go to sleep in my T-Rex onesie. In the morning, I take another look at baby sister—baby sister diplodocus. My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus is a new sibling story within the imaginative world of a toddler. We share a brother’s excitement then disappointment in his new baby sister. But his love of dinosaurs opens up a new path. By imagining her as a dinosaur, he connects with her, making room for everyone in the family. Vivid contemporary illustrations and surprising perspectives complement a spare narrative. Affecting vignettes of this new family, with its little baby tucked up in the centre of the story, combine with graphic/comics elements in the storytelling as we share the emotion of each moment unfolding. Downloadable activity sheet COMING MARCH 2024
- [Sounds Good! - Discover 50 Instruments](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/sounds-good-discover-50-instruments/) - An interactive introduction to musical instruments, light-hearted, engaging and with 50 original compositions to listen to—from the kazoo to the bassoon. What does a double bass or a sitar sound like? What’s the difference between bongos and congas? Which instrument has only one note? Which one takes just 30 seconds to learn? What do these instruments really sound like? This book engagingly presents 50 common and uncommon musical instruments with practical and curious facts that will spark interest in music of all kinds. Each instrument features a piece of music composed by an award-winning musician, accessed via QR code. With instruments presented outside conventional categories, the book is open to all ways of listening and learning. Aspects of history, music theory and culture are lightly mixed with information about how instruments are made and played. Instruments of all sorts include the voice and computer, unusual instruments such as the theremin and vuvuzela, alongside those that are well known. QR codes on each page link to 52 individual instruments and a code on the cover takes you to a full band joyously bringing all the instruments in the book together. Downloadable classroom resource COMING MARCH 2024
- [Can I Sit in the Middle?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/can-i-sit-in-the-middle/) - This read-together board book is a snowballing narrative of animal chaos that culminates in story time under a blanket tent. Everyone’s on the sofa to share a book: zebra, cat, child, lion. “Wait!” says Zebra, “Stork isn’t here yet!” Then the cat needs a cushion, the hamster’s missing, someone’s sitting on the lion’s tail, the fish wants to be in the middle… NOW they’ll be able to start—won’t they? In this fun, cumulative story, the familiar chaos of piling onto the sofa with friends builds to a climactic hullabaloo until the happy ending of sharing a book in an ideal reading spot—behind the sofa under the blanket tent. Susanne Strasser’s snowballing animal stories that children love are bestsellers in multiple languages. Author Q&A | Activity sheet COMING FEBRUARY 2024
- [Nooo! Not the Dentist!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/nooo-not-the-dentist/) - A funny picture book to help ease toddler fears about visiting the dentist. From the author of the international bestselling picture book Poo Bum, as seen on Netflix. Poo Bum is children’s favourite cheeky rabbit! This time Simon returns in Nooo! Not the Dentist! with his cheeky humour and favourite catchphrase to help young children approach any daunting new experience. Simon gets a sore tooth so needs to take his first trip to the dentist. The night before the appointment, Simon’s friend Ferdinand makes the most of the chance to show he knows more. Ferdinand uses his full imagination to describe the graphic horrors of the dentist’s chair. “I will NEVER go to the dentist!” yells Simon. But his mother takes no notice. When Simon is eventually persuaded onto the dentist chair, insisting his name is “Poo Bum”, he finds a remarkably patient dentist and an experience he wasn’t expecting. And now he can get on the phone to Ferdinand to explain it doesn't hurt a bit—not if you're a Super Rabbit, anyway. The Simon picture book series is intelligent, funny and adored by toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children. Perfect to read aloud and giggle together as a family or for reluctant readers who will enjoy the bold and simple text and cheeky humour. “Likely to stop even non-bookish kids in their tracks” The Guardian, The Best Picture books for Children. Stephanie Blake is the author and illustrator of the hugely successful Simon series and dozens of highly successful books in France, many of them children’s favourites. Look inside video Translated from the French edition by Linda Burgess.
- [Any Body](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/any-body/) - A Comic Compendium of Important Facts and Feelings About Our Bodies An honest, humorous and factual book for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies. Sometimes we feel uncomfortable in our own skin, sometimes invincible. Expert Katharina von der Gathen’s many years of experience working with children as a sex educator are the basis for this witty encyclopedia covering interesting facts about skin, hair and body functions alongside the questions that may affect us through puberty and beyond—gender identity, beauty, consent, self-confidence, how other people react and relate to us, and how they make us feel. With accessible and warm text, Any Body gently acknowledges common feelings of ambivalence about our bodies. Through showing body diversity and positivity, it encourages acceptance of self and others. The illustrations are relatably funny and include charts, cartoons and more—even a handy page of visual compliments. This compendium is an encouraging starting point for conversations with children navigating puberty and laying the foundations for body acceptance in a straightforward and highly entertaining way. Look inside video Translated from the German edition by Shelley Tanaka.
- [What's That, Jack?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/whats-that-jack/) - Two curious animals have a remarkable adventure with a strange object that changes with the landscape then flies back into the sky—they don’t know what it was, but what a day they had! Jack and George are resting quietly when BOOM! A huge and strange ball lands beside them. “What’s that, Jack?” “I don’t know, George. Maybe it’s a rock?” No—too soft. But it rolls. Fast! Jack, George and the ball roll right off the cliff and now it’s a parachute. But watch out, they’re going to land in the river… Jack and George have a brilliant day full of adventure with this object that changes with the landscape. But what is it? It doesn’t matter, it was fun trying to figure it out. This bright and funny book is a game of twists and turns, with a joyful refrain and vivid artwork to capture every toddler’s imagination. Look inside video | Activity sheet
- [The Moon Is a Ball - Stories of Panda and Squirrel](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-moon-is-a-ball-stories-of-panda-and-squirrel/) - Philosophical, wise, funny and wonderfully illustrated stories about an unbreakable friendship between a panda and a squirrel, from two world greats of children’s literature. Panda and Squirrel can't live without each other and do everything together: lie on the rocks to look at the moon, take walks, play games. One of their journeys lasts for only two steps, another day they discover a newly hatched duckling. Sometimes they argue but they always make up again. This is a friendship for any day: roaring, quiet, grumbling, snoring...always. This down-to-earth, warmhearted friendship story reaches straight from the soul of one six-year-old to another. Written by Ed Franck, one of Belgium’s most important and innovative children’s writers, and illustrated by Thé Tjong-Khing, a world-leading illustrator for children, whose many accolades include nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Look inside video
- [Detective Gordon: A Case with a Bang](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/detective-gordon-a-case-with-a-bang/) - Illustrated in full color and packed with character and humor, this is the fifth whodunnit mystery in the awardwinning Detective Gordon series, fun to read alone or aloud. A Case with a Bang is the final book in the series of funny detective stories for early readers set in a friendly forest in which two determinedly fair police—retired-toad Gordon and the indefatigable mouse Buffy—solve the mystery and stop regularly to eat cake. Night brings a horrible humming, scraping sound in the forest. Someone has wrecked the badger’s trash can. Later, three large creatures are spotted up on the mountain. Detective Buffy discovers this seemingly small case really is a dangerous mystery—she comes back from her first investigation flat as a gingerbread, rolled over by something huge and terrifying. Back at the station, retired Detective Gordon is training a new young police assistant, and the cakes have run out in the forest bakery! While all the animals cower at the police station, Buffy remembers Gordon’s stories about trolls. Is it possible they do exist? Taking Gordon’s advice about how everyone thinks differently, she finds a way to communicate with the giant creatures—perhaps not so terrifying after all. The book leaves readers with a memorable Gordon message: Everyone thinks differently, strangers are welcome, cakes for everybody! This final instalment in the awardwinning Detective Gordon series is a multi-layered philosophical story about good detective work involving all, kindness to newcomers and doing the right thing. Winner of multiple awards and accolades, Detective Gordon is a mystery series with depth—perfect for reading alone for emerging readers, wonderful for reading aloud together as a chapter book. Read the first chapter | Look inside video
- [Kind Crocodile](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/kind-crocodile/) - A kind crocodile leaves his pond to see the world, in this fresh & playful new board book from New York Times Illustrated Book Award winning author Leo Timmers.
- [The Bear and the Wildcat](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-bear-and-the-wildcat/) - The Bear and the Wildcat is a touching picture book about loneliness, grief and loss, ending with a positive new beginning. Teacher notes
- [George and Tao](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/george-and-tao/) - A tiny, delicately illustrated picture book for young children and animal lovers that holds a world of emotion conveying a friendship between an energetic puppy and a new kitten. Little dog George isn’t sure about the new kitten that appears in their home. George sniffs Tao, they look at each other, they wag and wave their tails. Then they start to play. George and Tao are best friends! But George is too excited and Tao gets hurt. Now Tao is gone. George looks everywhere, then waits—all morning, all afternoon, all night. Will Tao come home? George's overenthusiastic friendship comes to a sudden stop, turns to worry, a long wait and then finally an outburst of pure doggy joy when Tao comes home. This puppy and kitten encapsulate everything about being small, and the intensity of the now-moment. With beautiful and irresistible animal illustrations, this warm friendship story that touches the heart is an ideal gift book for pet lovers of any age. Ideal for families to use as a tool for talking about a new baby or sibling in the home with themes of friendship, overenthusiasm, different styles and overreaching boundaries. A lovely size for small hands, George and Tao is a story for anyone who knows the thrill of finding a new friend. Translated from the French edition by Daniel Hahn. Look inside video
- [Duck’s Backyard](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/ducks-backyard/) - A funny illustrated chapter book about courage and our most secret wishes, in which a lame duck takes a blind hen on a goose chase for adventure and answers.
- [The Kiosk](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-kiosk/) - The Kiosk is an unexpected and original picture book about being stuck and finding a way to get free Written and illustrated by Anete Melece Translated by Elīna Braslina
- [The Noisy Book](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-noisy-book/) - Over 1 million copies sold worldwide! This interactive board book is impossible to read badly. Its bold illustrations and noises make for a fun bedtime activity. A great book to share loudly! Written and illustrated by Soledad Bravi Also available in te reo Māori
- [Inside the Villains](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/inside-the-villains/) - An extraordinary pop-up book that reveals the secrets of the most famous fairytale villians: giants, wolves and witches. An interactive children's book best for ages 5 and up.
- [Gotcha! - A Funny Fairy Tale Hide-and-Seek](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/gotcha-a-funny-fairy-tale-hide-and-seek/) - In this monstrously funny and original lift-the-flaps adventure, a child finds hiding places in three famous fairy tale houses before turning on their hide-and-seek pursuers—from the creator of international sensation Inside the Villains.
- [The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-secrets-of-cricket-karlsson/) - Winner of the prestigious Swedish August Prize 2020. A bright, and fearless novel about an ordinary extraordinary 11-year-old trying to win back her best friend
- [Perfect Presents!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/perfect-presents/) - A satisfied lizard has found the perfect present for a hard-to-please friend in this happy comic gift book about gifts, ideal as a gift in its own right.
- [A Mother Is a House](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-mother-is-a-house/) - This crisp and contemporary picture book in verse offers a unique baby’s eye view of the first year, from birth to first steps.
- [Encyclopedia of Grannies](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/encyclopedia-of-grannies/) - A funny, funky book full of word play from Eric Veillé, answering all your questions about grandmas—especially the ones you never thought to ask.
- [Bumblebee Grumblebee](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/bumblebee-grumblebee/) - A group of animals get up to everyday toddler mischief in this delightful board book.
- [Detective Gordon: A Case for Buffy](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/detective-gordon-a-case-for-buffy/) - A warm and funny stand-alone story in the big-hearted series about Detective Gordon and his clever assistant Buffy. The final story in this big-hearted series takes on the most important case ever investigated in Detective Gordon’s forest..what is it?
- [Life According to Dani](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/life-according-to-dani/) - A stand-alone follow-up to the acclaimed and beloved chapter books that began with New York Times Notable Book My Happy Life Written by Rose Lagercrantz and illustrated by Eva Eriksson Translated by Julia Marshall Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [The Inkberg Enigma](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-inkberg-enigma/) - A graphic-novel mystery adventure for eight- to twelve-year-olds in which a girl and boy uncover the secret that has corrupted a town.
- [Have You Seen Elephant?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/have-you-seen-elephant/) - The brilliantly interactive, bestselling picture book that tickles the funny bones of both children and adults. Elephant wants to play hide and seek. You can play too. But you’ll need to try your best—he’s VERY good! He can even hide behind a lamp, or a small tree... A small boy and his elephant play an absurd game of hide and seek in this beautifully illustrated picture book that will have young readers shouting out loud in delight, and adults laughing too, as Elephant hides, in full view. Perhaps the little dog sees him, perhaps not. This game-inside-a-book celebrates imaginative play and is perfect for sharing with children who will love being better at finding the elephant than the boy. Watch out for the tortoise, too… David Barrow is a graduate of the Cambridge School of Art and his debut picture book, Have You Seen Elephant? has been shortlisted for multiple awards. Also available in te reo Māori and available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [All's Happy that Ends Happy](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/alls-happy-that-ends-happy/) - Dani is going to her father’s wedding. But Ella is not invited. What will Ella think when she learns she hasn’t been invited to her best friend’s dad’s wedding?
- [Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/where-dani-goes-happy-follows/) - A stand-alone follow-up to the acclaimed chapter books that began with New York Times Notable Book My Happy Life.
- [The House of Madame M](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-house-of-madame-m/) - A large-format lift-the-flaps visit to the haunted house of Madame M by Clotilde Perrin—enjoy the thrill of uncovering what lurks inside...
- [Detective Gordon: A Case In Any Case](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/detective-gordon-case-case/) - A stand-alone story in the warm and funny bestselling series about philosopher detective Gordon and his clever assistant Buffy. Written by Ulf Nilsson and illustrated by Gitte Spee Translated by Julia Marshall Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [My Heart is Laughing](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/my-heart-is-laughing/) - The standalone sequel to the acclaimed illustrated chapter book, My Happy Life (a New York Times Notable Children's Book). Written by Rose Lagercrantz and illustrated by Eva Eriksson Translated by Julia Marshall Available as an audiobook and an ebook wherever you buy your audiobooks and ebooks
- [I Can't Sleep!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/i-cant-sleep/) - The latest adventure with Simon, the naughty rabbit from Poo Bum. When his little brother loses his blanket, Simon must be very brave. For ages 3 to 5
- [The Ice Sea Pirates](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/ice-sea-pirates/) - The cold bites and sea lashes in this adventure on the ice seas. No one dares to face the pirates but Siri. An epic novel recommended for ages 7 to 10.
- [Yours Sincerely Giraffe](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/yours-sincerely-giraffe/) - This international bestseller is an absurd and endearing story about an African giraffe and his pen pal, a penguin! A chapter book for children ages 6-8.
- [Lionel Poops](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/lionel-poops/) - In this pithy board book series, an overenthusiastic, impulsive lion tests his daily routines to their limit—in Lionel Poops, cheerfully trying all sorts of places to poop before ending up proudly on the potty. Lionel is bouncing on his trampoline when all of a sudden he needs to poop. Where will he do it? On some cows! No, Lionel, no! On some wildcats! No, Lionel! Lionel thinks of many inappropriate places but eventually poops on his potty. Well done, Lionel! But wait—that’s not all... Cheeky toddler lion Lionel learns about looking after his own body. His mischievous grin puts the reader instantly on his side, and the tolerant voice of his adult helper provides an amused commentary. Ideal to read to a child while they are on a potty. Series includes Lionel Eats All By Himself. From the author of Encyclopedia of Grannies… “A completely bonkers, gleefully silly guide to grandmothers of all stripes.” School Library Journal …and My Pictures after the Storm (3 starred reviews) “A terrific little book that will amuse all out of proportion to its size.” Wall Street Journal Look inside video | Activity sheet
- [Where Is the Dragon?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/where-is-the-dragon/) - A picture book from award-winning Leo Timmers about three silly knights and a clever dragon.
- [The Ape Star](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-ape-star/) - In this awardwinning chapter book about prejudice and justice, an orphan girl is adopted by a gorilla and a surprising friendship grows between them.
- [Jump!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/jump/) - A joyful jumping boardbook to share with babies and toddlers. A kitten jumps. Boi-ing!
- [Otto Goes North](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/otto-goes-north/) - A cosy story about friendship, travel and knitting.
- [Monkey On The Run](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/monkey-on-the-run/) - A traffic jam becomes the ultimate playground for Monkey as he leaps from one vehicle to another, finding stories as he goes.
- [The Chicken Thief](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-chicken-thief/) - When a fox steals a chicken from her friends, her friends set out to rescue her... A beautiful wordless picture book. For ages 1 and up.
- [The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-gobbledegook-book-a-joy-cowley-anthology/) - Joy Cowley's favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected and reillustrated in a hardback gift volume for the family to treasure.
- [Tickle My Ears](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/tickle-my-ears/) - Clap your hands, fluff the pillow, give Little Rabbit’s ears a tickle, stroke his back, pull up the covers and a goodnight kiss. And don’t forget to turn out the light: here’s the switch! A sweet and simple interactive boardbook that offers a irresistible new bedtime ritual for babies.
- [The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-grizzled-grist-does-not-exist/) - An exuberant rhyming picture book about a school trip to the hills, where no one sees the danger—apart from quiet Liam, who pays attention and saves the day with his particular skill of hiding.
- [Let's Play, Little Rabbit](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/lets-play-little-rabbit/) - Join in with Little Rabbit, playing all the games that toddlers love in this new board book in the internationally bestselling Tickle My Ears interactive series that will have toddlers, adults and rabbits all playing together. Little Rabbit wants to play. He hides behind a blanket, then peeks out: Peek-a-boo! He splashes in the bath, swings back and forth, and plays with his own little rabbit too—one, two, three, whee, rabbit flies! Young children will love taking part in these familiar sequences and laugh at the cheeky finish, because Little Rabbit has grown up enough to play a joke on his readers. Jörg Mühle’s warm and accessible illustrations encourage children to take on all the roles in the story as they copy Little Rabbit. This new book in the bestselling interactive board book series will have toddlers jumping to play. Follow-on from Tickle My Ears: “A wonderful interactive bedtime book for children and little rabbits” —Axel Scheffler of The Gruffalo Look inside video Other books in the series are Bathtime for Little Rabbit and Poor Little Rabbit.
- [The Tale of the Tiny Man](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-tale-of-the-tiny-man/) - A classic picture book from Sweden with a very happy ending about feeling lonely and finding friends. It is possible, after all, to have more than one friend!
- [Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/detective-gordon-a-complicated-case/) - A warm and funny story from Detective Gordon’s forest about doing the right thing—and eating little cakes. Written by Ulf Nilsson and illustrated by Gitte Spee Translated by Julia Marshall Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Rivers](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/rivers/) - A breathtaking journey along the world’s most important rivers, from the author of international bestseller Timeline. Ages 7 and up
- [Pablo](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/pablo/) - Pablo is a fresh and funny story for babies and toddlers about stepping out on your own into a bright new world.
- [Lionel Eats All By Himself](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/lionel-eats-all-by-himself/) - In this pithy board book series, an overenthusiastic, impulsive lion tests his daily routines to their limit—in Lionel Eats All By Himself, Lionel does just that, cheekily enjoying the remarkable mess that results. Lionel is in his highchair and insists on eating all by himself. His veggies—well done, Lionel! His soup—nice one, Lionel! But each bite leaves more and more mess in the room, and on Lionel. Watch out for the big burp to finish off before Dad helps Lionel down from the table. Cheeky toddler lion Lionel learns about looking after his own body. His mischievous grin puts the reader instantly on his side, and the tolerant voice of his father provides an amused commentary—and incidentally a lovely model for how to parent. Series includes Lionel Poops. From the author of Encyclopedia of Grannies… “A completely bonkers, gleefully silly guide to grandmothers of all stripes.” School Library Journal …and My Pictures after the Storm (3 starred reviews) “A terrific little book that will amuse all out of proportion to its size.” Wall Street Journal Look inside video | Activity sheet
- [Fossils from Lost Worlds](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/fossils-from-lost-worlds/) - A large-format non-fiction picture book that describes the incredible creatures that once walked the Earth, with a lively mix of illustrations, comics and facts.
- [Stupid Baby](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/stupid-baby/) - There’s a new baby in Simon’s house. “When’s that stupid baby going back to the hospital?” Simon asks his parents. Written by Stephanie Blake Translated by Linda Burgess
- [The Visitor](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-visitor-2/) - A story about friendship and shyness, full of light and colour, that plays out in a mini theatre. A book for children ages 3+
- [Seahorses Are Sold Out](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/seahorses-are-sold-out/) - A high-spirited story about an enterprising only child and a father’s juggle to work from home, one pet for Mika leads to another and another...
- [The Wolf and The Fly](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-wolf-and-the-fly/) - A delightful guessing, memory, observation and naming game in which one toy after another disappears—temporarily—into the mouth of the hungry little wolf.
- [Do Animals Fall in Love?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/do-animals-fall-in-love/) - A fully illustrated compendium of astonishing facts about animal reproduction—the birds and the bees, literally.
- [I Don't Want to Go to School](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/i-dont-want-to-go-to-school/) - Simon—the mischievous rabbit from Poo Bum—is back! Written by Stephanie Blake Translated by Linda Burgess
- [Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/dulcinea-in-the-forbidden-forest/) - A funny fairy tale for early readers about the brave Dulcinea, who must save her father from the witch’s spell and get him home to celebrate her birthday.
- [No One Is Angry Today](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/no-one-is-angry-today/) - An illustrated collection of thought-provoking stories about how anger doesn\'t always have to be angry.
- [Super Rabbit](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/super-rabbit/) - Another classic children's book in the best-selling series about Simon, a cheeky little rabbit who knows just what he wants. For ages 3-5
- [Cook's Cook](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/cooks-cook/) - A new children’s book by Gavin Bishop with culture, class, adventure, humour and much more. Cook’s Cook follows the 1768 journey of James Cook’s H.M. Endeavour with his ship’s cook, the one-handed John Thompson, as story teller.
- [Free Kid to Good Home](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/free-kid-to-good-home/) - A comic-style chapter book about sibling rivalry and a child’s impulse to run away from home — and come back again! By Hiroshi Ito.
- [Pops](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/pops/) - A day with grandad showing in simple, beautiful images the bond between grandfather and child: a small hand in a big one, big gumboots and little, some food, stories and a snooze to finish. From the award-winning Gavin Bishop. Also available in te reo Māori.
- [The Uprising – The Mapmakers in Cruxcia](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-uprising-the-mapmakers-in-cruxcia/) - The Santander children are drawn into a community’s rebellion against a despot and use their mapping skills to avert an environmental scam.
- [The Tiny Woman's Coat](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-tiny-womans-coat/) - In this vibrant rhyming tale of resourcefulness by one of the world’s great children’s writers, the tiny woman makes a coat of leaves—a small book to leave...
- [Te Hipo Huna](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/te-hipo-huna/) - A te reo Māori edition of this deft and delightful tale, packed with word play and madcap energy.
- [Hattie and Olaf](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/hattie-and-olaf/) - The audacious and captivating Hattie and her best friend Linda navigate the social politics of their first school years in this funny illustrated chapter book. Read the first chapter Ebook available wherever you buy your ebooks Written by Frida Nilsson, illustrated by Stina Wirsén and translated by Julia Marshall.
- [Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/small-and-tall-tales-of-extinct-animals/) - A fascinating journey around the world of extinct animals, combining cartoons with naturalist drawings, and mythology with science.
- [Duck, Death and the Tulip](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/duck-death-and-the-tulip/) - From award-winning author and illustrator, Wolf Erlbruch, comes one of the world’s best children’s books about grief and loss. In a curiously heart-warming...
- [My Mama](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/my-mama/) - A cheeky baby elephant describes his mother while we follow another story in the illustrations—familiar and funny for both parents and children.
- [Dear Professor Whale](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/dear-professor-whale/) - A charming chapter-book follow-up to the international bestseller Yours Sincerely, Giraffe, chosen by New York Public library best books 2017. For ages 7-9.
- [Wooolf!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/wooolf/) - A twist on the classic cry wolf story in the best-selling series about Simon, the cheeky rabbit, who always gets what he wants. Once there was a little rabbit who did only what he wanted. When his mother asked him to tidy his room he cried, “Wooolf! The wolf is coming!" and, when she ran away, he did whatever he wanted. One day he did a wee where he wanted, and the wolf came to get him. "Wooolf!" he cried, but his mother didn't fall for that. The wolf got him! It was just Simon's father in a wolf mask. Simon promised never to cry wolf again. But when his mother opened the cupboard in the morning, a wolf cried "Awwoooo!" A funny new book with a twist ending in the worldwide bestselling series about Simon the cheeky rabbit. Translated by Linda Burgess
- [Bruno](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/bruno/) - Six linked stories full of friendship, silliness, and the little moments that make life good. Written by Catharina Valckx and illustrated by Nicolas Hubesch Translated by Antony Shugaar
- [Dappled Annie and the Tigrish](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/dappled-annie-and-the-tigrish/) - Dappled Annie and the Tigrish is an adventurous and dramatic story combined with gentleness and strong characterisation. Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Where is Grandma?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/where-is-grandma/) - A beautiful picture book that humanizes hospitals. Recommended for children ages 4 and above.
- [My Pictures after the Storm](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/my-pictures-after-the-storm/) - A funky little children's book that takes the “before and after” concept to unexpected places. Written by Eric Veillé Translated by Daniel Hahn
- [Wolfy](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/wolfy/) - Read the story of a rabbit who had never seen a wolf... Wolfy is a popular picture book for children, with over a million copies sold across the world.
- [The Yark](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-yark/) - A very funny and cheerfully subversive children's chapter book about a monster who eats children-until one day he makes a friend. Age 6-9. Two days delivery within NZ.
- [Mortal Fire](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/mortal-fire/) - Mortal Fire was the first ever Young Adult release for Gecko Press. It has stunning writing, a compelling plot and a strong female protagonist. Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Shhh! I'm Sleeping](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/shhh-im-sleeping/) - Everyone is sound asleep, but when Popov starts snoring, the others wake up. Nono wants a story, Zaza wants to switch beds, Kipp wants a drink of water…Will anyone sleep tonight? French illustrator Dorothée de Monfreid is back with a fresh, comical take on sharing a bedroom and trying to sleep, in an unusual tall boardbook format.
- [Good Night Sleep Tight](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/good-night-sleep-tight/) - A beautiful hardback children's book about going to sleep, or sometimes staying awake! Join Fox and Rabbit in eleven (and a half) bed time stories. For ages 3 and up
- [Cornelia and the Jungle Machine](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/cornelia-and-the-jungle-machine/) - A picture book that takes the young reader into the jungle and immerses them in a filmic universe of mechanical wonders.
- [Everyone Walks Away](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/everyone-walks-away/) - A picture book about loneliness and belonging by award-winning Eva Lindström. For ages 3 and up.
- [The Volume of Possible Endings (A Tale of Fontania)](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-volume-of-possible-endings-a-tale-of-fontania/) - Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Max's Wagon](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/maxs-wagon/) - This much-loved tale is now available as a boardbook—perfect for being held by little hands. Translated by Julia Marshall
- [Uncle Trev and His Whistling Bull](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/uncle-trev-and-his-whistling-bull/) - It’s the 1930s. Our storyteller is crook in bed trying to get over a long sickness and wanting to go back to school, when Uncle Trev arrives to let Mum go out and do the shopping. Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Anton Can Do Magic](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/anton-can-do-magic/) - Anton has a magic hat. A real one. He wants to make something disappear... A clever, playful picture book.
- [Koro](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/koro/) - Koro is a warm and universal board book in te reo Māori about a day with grandad from the award-winning Gavin Bishop. Also available in English.
- [Paraweta](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/paraweta/) - Gecko Press’s cheekiest rabbit is now in te reo Māori!
- [Watch Out for the Crocodile](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/watch-out-for-the-crocodile/) - With a bit of imagination, anything can become an adventure. Translated by Julia Marshall Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Stories of the Wild West Gang](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/stories-of-the-wild-west-gang/) - A bumper volume of children's stories about the hilarious, incorrigible West family by New Zealand author Joy Cowley.
- [Soda Pop](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/soda-pop/) - Soda Pop is an illustrated chapter book, and kids love this hilarious Swedish classic. Energetic and warm, it is recommended for ages 7 to 10.
- [Sheep with Boots](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/sheep-with-boots/) - It’s a cold, dark winter’s evening. Wolf is hungry and goes out, shivering, in search of a meal...
- [Selma](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/selma-new-edition/) - A witty, thought-provoking gift book about keeping life simple. For all ages.
- [Reflections of a Solitary Hamster](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/reflections-of-a-solitary-hamster/) - Philosophical, ironic and terribly funny, The Reflections of a Solitary Hamster will appeal to thoughtful readers—young and old. Translated by Linda Burgess
- [The Road to Ratenburg](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-road-to-ratenburg/) - A charming ratty fable about family by a much-loved writer and illustrator pair: Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop. Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Noisy Dominoes](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/noisy-dominoes/) - A fun card game based on the best-selling The Noisy Book by Soledad Bravi
- [I Am So Handsome](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/i-am-so-handsome/) - The wolf met the three little pigs. \'Tell me, little butterballs, who\'s the handsomest of all?\' A very funny picture book with a very satisfying ending. For ages 3 to 7
- [My First Car Was Red](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/my-first-car-was-red/) - Packed with excitement and adventure. It's a must for any youngster who loves vehicles. Beyond that, there's also plenty of charm and whimsy. The Bookbag UK, September 2011 Translated by Sally-Ann Spencer
- [People](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/people/) - A fisherman and a fishmonger, a slave and a goddess, a princess and a werewolf... Real, mythical and imaginary people come together in this stunning picture book for all ages
- [H.O.U.S.E.](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/h-o-u-s-e/) - A funky and fascinating book about contemporary architecture for children.
- [D.E.S.I.G.N.](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/d-e-s-i-g-n/) - D.E.S.I.G.N. is a fascinating review of 70 of the most innovative household items from the past 150 years—from the classic to the most crazy.
- [The Best Singer in the World](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-best-singer-in-the-world/) - "My little brother thinks I'm the best singer in the world. But I can't sing if there are too many people."
- [A Mammoth in the Fridge](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-mammoth-in-the-fridge/) - Noah discovers a mammoth in the fridge. At first, his father doesn’t believe him - but the evidence is too strong. It’s sitting in the fridge! Translated by Linda Burgess
- [The Lazy Friend](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-lazy-friend/) - The Lazy Friend is a wordless picture book for fans of The Chicken Thief. The sloth lives in the jungle with some excellent friends who care about him very much. When the sloth's tree is cut down and he is taken away on a truck, his friends must do everything they can to get him home safely. He leads them on an enormous adventure, even if he is asleep the whole time... This picture book explores themes of friendship, loyalty and environmentalism. It is great for improving visual literacy. Children will love telling the story of what is happening in the pictures. Written and illustrated by Ronan Badel. Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [The King and the Sea](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-king-and-the-sea/) - These stunningly illustrated, ultra-short stories are seemingly simple but ultimately profound tales. In each story, the king has an encounter which he tries to rule over. But of course the rain doesn’t stop just because a king orders it, and tired eyelids can be much stronger than a king’s will. The king sees that his power has limits; the world is diverse and much of it operates under its own rules.
- [The Pencil](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-pencil/) - A little girl finds the end of a pencil line and her adventure begins . . .
- [What Dog Knows](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/what-dog-knows/) - A fresh and funny mix of story and non-fiction for inquisitive readers that covers the touchstones of childhood obsession: robots, knights, dinosaurs, rockets and more.
- [A Day with Dogs](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-day-with-dogs/) - This rich and playful album features a cast of funny dog characters enacting everyday scenes. A kids picture dictionary for the very young, with everything children need to know about the world around them.
- [Zeustian Logic](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/zeustian-logic/) - A mountain-climbing accident, a troubled sibling, the night sky. Zeustian Logic is a funny and moving novel for early teens.
- [The Holidays](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-holidays/) - A stunning children's book from a master illustrator that evokes the scent of summer and the complications of friendship. Suitable for all ages
- [Anton and the Battle](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/anton-and-the-battle/) - Little boys and their (imaginary) toys make for a very real story of rivalry and friendship... Kirkus Reviews (US), March 2013
- [The Lost Kitten](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/lost-kitten/) - An eagerly anticipated new picture book from Japan’s leading illustrator Komako Sakai, The Lost Kitten is a perfectly simple story about finding something to love only to fear it may be lost. Written by Lee Translated by Cathy Hirano
- [Tell Me](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/tell-me/) - What children really want to know about bodies, sex and emotions—and aren\'t afraid to ask.
- [Look, a Butterfly!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/look-a-butterfly/) - A light-as-a-feather story to share with the very young, told in shapes and colours. A wonderful book for newborns and toddlers.
- [Eep!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/eep/) - One day Warren sees something strange lying under a bush. His wife Tina wants to keep it and raise it as her own child. But it has wings…Eep! A children's chapter book for ages 7-11
- [Valdemar's Peas](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/valdemars-peas/) - A warm and funny children's book with a cheeky big brother at the centre of a very familiar situation. Best for ages 3-5
- [E Hoa](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/e-hoa/) - A simple board book in te reo Māori that shares how to talk about feelings through a friendship between a child and their dog.
- [Arewhana Hunahuna](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/arewhana-hunahuna/) - A reo Māori edition of a brilliantly interactive, internationally bestselling picture book that tickles the funny bones of both children and adults.
- [Line Up, Please!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/line-up-please/) - Standing in line can be dull, but not when you mix tigers and frogs, sheep and skunks! Translated by Cathy Hirano
- [Bim Bam Boom](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/bim-bam-boom/) - What are you all doing with the pots, pans and spoons? Making music! A joyful celebration of the unwitting naughtiness of toddlers. Written by Frédéric Stehr Translated by Linda Burgess
- [Follow Finn](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/follow-finn/) - WINTER SALE 50% OFF A magnificent search-and-find book of mazes and more, from the author of international bestseller Timeline. Written by Peter Goes Translated by Bill Nagelkerke
- [Hattie](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/hattie/) - A lively illustrated chapter book about a street-smart country girl in her first year of school, from internationally award-winning Frida Nilsson.
- [Big Book of Animals of the World](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/big-book-of-animals-of-the-world/) - Each spread in The Big Book of Animals of the World focuses on a continent or ocean and features animals, landscapes, and plants unique to that part of the world. There are also multiple little stories hidden within the pictures, encouraging storytelling and further questions.
- [See You When I See You](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/see-you-when-i-see-you/) - Follow-up to the New York Times Notable Book My Happy Life. An illustrated chapter book recommended for ages 5 to 7
- [Timeline Activity Book](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/timeline-activity-book/) - WINTER SALE 50% OFF Companion to the international bestseller Timeline by Peter Goes, with drawings, puzzles and creative projects alongside snippets of history from around the world.
- [Aleph](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/aleph/) - A funky large-format book of colourful words and pictures. A beautiful first book for babies.
- [Travels of an Extraordinary Hamster](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/travels-of-an-extraordinary-hamster/) - Hamster is determined to visit his cousins on the moon. But his friends decide to go to the North Pole instead.
- [The Old Man](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-old-man/) - An important and moving children's book about homelessness and the way children see what others refuse to look at. Good for ages 5 and up.
- [How Do You Make a Baby?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/how-to-make-a-baby/) - How Do You Make a Baby? is a funny and factual resource about an eternally relevant topic. Written by Anna Fiske Translated by Don Bartlett
- [When We Were Alone in the World](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/when-we-were-alone-in-the-world/) - When We Were Alone in the World is a warm and funny book about a big brother's courage and inventiveness
- [Bicycling to the Moon](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/bicycling-to-the-moon/) - A warmhearted and funny chapter book from Finland’s top children’s writer. A chapter book for children ages 7-10.
- [Harsu and the Werestoat](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/harsu-and-the-werestoat/) - Fairytale, time travel and adventure for middle readers.
- [Pom and Pim](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/pom-and-pim/) - A wonderfully simple story told with few words, unique illustrations, humour and heart.
- [BANG](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/bang/) - Sheer delight! This eye-catching, nearly wordless picture book will have readers laughing out loud. Bookrapt, April 2013
- [Impossible Inventions: Ideas that shouldn't work](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/impossible-inventions/) - Revel in the imagination with these 28 patented inventions that were never realized: comical, revolutionary, extraordinary. Translated by Agnes Monod-Gayraud
- [Don't Cross the Line](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/dont-cross-the-line/) - A slapstick postmodern tale that is also a profound statement about dictatorship and peaceful revolution. Written by Isabel Minhos Martins and illustrated by Bernardo P Carvalho Translated by Daniel Hahn
- [The Bakehouse](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-bakehouse/) - A warm, powerful novel about war - not set in a warzone, but instead in suburban New Zealand. Written by Joy Cowley Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [100 People](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/100-people/) - Will keep under-4s busy for hours. It’s in the tradition of Where’s Wally? but this is more interesting and challenging. Herald On Sunday, December 2013
- [Where is Pim?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/where-is-pim/) - Pom is playing with Pim, until suddenly Pim disappears! Pom and the dog look everywhere. Where is Pim?
- [When I Am Happiest](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/when-i-am-happiest/) - A warm and heartfelt chapter book about Dani’s love for her dad and her friendship with Ella. It’s a story about sorrow and joy—and how life really is. Written by Rose Lagercrantz and illustrated by Eva Eriksson Translated by Julia Marshall Available as an audiobook and an ebook wherever you buy your audiobooks and ebooks
- [Dinosaurs Galore](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/dinosaurs-galore/) - Colourful, fun and challenging puzzles featuring dinosaurs galore!
- [The Big Book of Words and Pictures](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-big-book-of-words-and-pictures/) - A large format boardbook of early concept words and pictures, full of charm and humour. Written by Ole Könnecke
- [Inside the Suitcase](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/inside-the-suitcase/) - A magical lift-the-flaps adventure—part puzzle, part fairy tale—where the boy’s suitcase full of tricks and treasures is the key to getting him home.
- [The Stone Giant](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-stone-giant/) - A read-aloud storybook about cunning, courage and survival in which a girl sets out to save her father from the giant who turns everyone she meets to stone.
- [Migrants](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/migrants/) - A vital and powerful wordless picture book of courage, loss and hope—the definitive story of what it takes to migrate to a new land
- [Mihi](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/mihi/) - NZCYA 2021 Book Awards Finalist. Mihi is a beautiful baby book that introduces ideas of me and my place in the world in the shape of a simple mihi or pepeha. Written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop
- [All the Dear Little Animals](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/all-the-dear-little-animals-2/) - A funny illustrated chapter book about three children who decide someone must bury all the world's poor dead animals. Pre-order available now.
- [Koinei te Whare nā Haki i Hanga](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/koinei-te-whare-na-haki-i-hanga-the-house-that-jack-built-te-reo-maori-edition/) - Koinei te Whare nā Haki i Hanga is a complex weaving together of the nursery rhyme with the cultural, historical and environmental context.
- [Zou and the Box of Kisses](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/zou-and-the-box-of-kisses/) - An endearing and reassuring story about Zou’s first night away from his parents. Translated by Linda Burgess
- [The Magical Life of Mr Renny](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-magical-life-of-mr-renny/) - Mr. Renny’s paintings are so good that they almost appear real. But no one seems to pay them any attention—until a strange man offers to make everything that Mr. Renny paints come to life.
- [A Deal's a Deal](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/a-deals-a-deal/) - Simon—the little rabbit from Poo Bum and Stupid Baby—is back! Translated by Linda Burgess
- [My Village: Rhymes from around the world](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/my-village/) - My Village is a collection of nursery verses for young children as a companion book to traditional Mother Goose titles. From Iran to Iceland, Samoa to Switzerland, readers can delight in quirky, touching and funny verses from 22 different countries. These are brought to life by the artwork from exciting young UK illustrator, Mique Moriuchi. Original languages and phonetic versions included. Chosen to be part of the NZ Human Right's Commission's Diversity Programme. ... beautiful illustrations to introduce children to the diversity of peoples on our planet. School News
- [Max's Bath](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/maxs-bath/) - This much-loved tale is now available as a boardbook—perfect for being held by little hands. Translated by Julia Marshall
- [Mā Wai e Hautū?](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/ma-wai-e-hautu/) - A new play on the fable of the tortoise and the hare in te reo Māori, this is a joyful interactive book for drivers of all ages. Who’s driving the fire engine?
- [Helper and Helper gift card](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/helper-helper-gift-card/) - A beautiful gift card with envelope included. Illustration from Helper and Helper, by bestselling children's author Joy Cowley, with illustrations by Gavin Bishop. Celebrating Joy's 80th birthday.
- [When Dad Showed Me the Universe](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/when-dad-showed-me-the-universe/) - WINTER SALE 50% OFF Tonight Dad wants to show his son something very special: the universe. Of course, they can’t possibly embark on such a daring adventure unprepared, so they wrap up warm, gather provisions, and then off they go. It’s a long walk, but eventually they get there. Along the way, they learn that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination, and sometimes the biggest lessons happen when you least expect them. Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [Franky](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/franky/) - WINTER SALE 50% OFF A treat for robot lovers—about opening your eyes to the unbelievable—by leading international author Leo Timmers. Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
- [100 Things](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/100-things/) - WINTER SALE 50% OFF A large-format book of counting puzzles for young children. Look for sets of ten, discuss the different colours and animals, find the little stories and jokes on each page, or just count to 100 over and over!
- [All You Can Eat 5-12 (2021)](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/all-you-can-eat-5-12-2021/) - Twelve new children\'s books, hand-picked from the best in the world, delivered to your door. Perfect for schools, a book-filled present drawer, and large, book hungry families.
- [If I Was a Banana](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/if-i-was-a-banana/) - This boy’s-eye-view of the everyday brings alive all the wonder and oddity of the world inside our own heads. A simple, funny children\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s book for ages 3-5.
- [Pancakes for Findus](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/pancakes-for-findus/) - The quirky and forgetful Farmer Pettson and his curious talking cat are back. But will Findus get his birthday pancakes? A picture book for ages 5 and up.
- [Zou](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/zou/) - When his parents wake up, Zou is allowed in their bed. “Are you awake?” asks Zou. “We’re asleep,” they say. How can Zou wake them so they won't be grumpy?
- [Preschoolers](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/preschoolers-book-subscription-2018/) - Start a child's collection with a Gecko Press book subscription for curious readers Our 2018 subscription for preschoolers is a collection of tried and true Gecko Press books. These have been especially chosen as books we know are firm favourites with preschoolers. Book subscriptions include postage and a free book with the first mailing, delivered in a personalised envelope, and with surprises such as bookmarks and gift cards in each parcel. The first book and free gift book arrive as soon as you purchase, with one book following each season. NEW ZEALAND DELIVERY ONLY
- [All You Can Eat 0-5 (2017)](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/can-eat-book-subscription/) - Eight new books, hand-picked from the best in the world, delivered to your door A Gecko Press All You Can Eat book subscription is designed for preschools, schools, a book-filled present drawer, and large, book hungry families. You receive all the books we publish for this age group in 2017 in the week of their release. We offer you the Gecko Press guarantee of quality, value and consistency, with books adults and children will want to read again and again. All You Can Eat subscribers also receive 10% discount on orders through our website.
- [Poo Bum Memory Game](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/poo-bum-memory/) - Play a game of Poo Bum Memory with Simon, the famous rabbit who says “Poo Bum!”
- [Max's Bear](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/maxs-bear/) - A sweet, funny story in boardbook format - perfect for toddlers!
- [Help! The Wolf is Coming!](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/help-the-wolf-is-coming/) - Oh no! The wolf is coming! He’s getting closer and closer—you’d better turn the page, tilt the book, shake it, and then slam it shut. An interactive boardbook for toddlers. Translated by Linda Burgess
- [Picture books for 5-7s](https://geckopress.com/bookshop/picture-book-subscription-for-5-to-7-year-olds/) - Start a child’s collection with a Gecko Press book subscription for curious readers These are tried and true books that every child will love in their collection. Book subscriptions include free postage and a free book with the first mailing, delivered in a personalised envelope, and with surprises such as bookmarks and gift cards in each parcel. The first book and free gift book arrive straight after purchase, with one book following each season.

## Authors / Illustrators

- [Chloé Alméras](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/chloe-almeras/)
- [Jill Calder](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/jill-calder/)
- [Kim Crumrine](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/kim-crumrine/)
- [Sofia Falkenhem](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/sofia-falkenhem/)
- [Mats Strandberg](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/mats-strandberg/)
- [Claire Mabey](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/claire-mabey/)
- [Yuichi Kasano](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/yuichi-kasano/)
- [Enric Lax](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/enric-lax/)
- [Miho Satake](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/miho-satake/)
- [Julie Völk](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/julie-volk/)
- [Lucie Brunellière](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/lucie-brunelliere/)
- [Anders Sparring](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/anders-sparring/)
- [Per Gustavsson](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/per-gustavsson/) - Photo: Susanne Kronholm
- [Olivier Tallec](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/olivier-tallec/)
- [Amanda Chanfreau](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/amanda-chanfreau/)
- [Sofia Chanfreau](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/sofia-chanfreau/)
- [Ole Könnecke and Hans Könnecke](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/ole-konnecke-and-hans-konnecke/)
- [Hilary Jean Tapper](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/hilary-jean-tapper/)
- [Susanne Strasser](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/susanne-strasser/)
- [Michaela Keeble](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/michaela-keeble/)
- [Tokerau Brown](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/tokerau-brown/)
- [Anna-Clara Tidholm](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/anna-clara-tidholm/)
- [Thomas Tidholm](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/thomas-tidholm/)
- [Clotilde Perrin](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/clotilde-perrin/)
- [Vincent Bourgeau](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/vincent-bourgeau/)
- [Ulrika Kestere](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/ulrika-kestere/)
- [Toon Tellegen](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/toon-tellegen/)
- [Ed Franck](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/ed-franck/)
- [Édouard Manceau](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/edouard-manceau/)
- [Juliette MacIver](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/juliette-maciver/)
- [Ulrich Hub](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/ulrich-hub/)
- [Eva Lindström](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/eva-lindstrom/) - Eva Lindstrom is an award-winning writer and illustrator of children\'s books. My Dog Mouse is a perfect gift for children age 3 and up. Available 2017.
- [Hiroshi Ito](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/hiroshi-ito/)
- [Éric Veillé](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/eric-veille/) - Eric Veille is a French author and illustrator of children's books. My Pictures after the Storm was published in English by Gecko Press
- [Ester Eriksson](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/ester-eriksson/)
- [Kristina Sigunsdotter](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/kristina-sigunsdotter/)
- [Frida Nilsson](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/frida-nilsson/) - Frida Nilsson is an award-winning children\'s author. The Ice Sea Pirates is her first book published in English, by Gecko Press.
- [Eirlys Hunter](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/eirlys-hunter/)
- [Leo Timmers](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/leo-timmers/)
- [Satoru Onishi](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/satoru-onishi/)
- [Anke Kuhl](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/anke-kuhl/)
- [Katja Gehrmann](https://geckopress.com/author_illustrator/katja-gehrmann/)
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