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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!
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Frida Nilsson’s 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…
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Joy Cowley and Ulf Stark 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:
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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.
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Curiously Good Offer
Buy 3 books on our website and get a free Poo Bum tote bag!
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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!
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Gecko Press wins 2017 NZ Publisher of the Year
A win, good company, and a thriving book scene at the 2017 Book Industry Awards!
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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.
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The Guardian’s 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… Read more »
Read moreOne message shines from the Gecko list: children deserve quality.
Your Weekend, Dominion Post
You know when a story is so good you literally forget your surroundings and are quickly enveloped in its telling. The Ice Sea Pirates is such a book and at times I didn't want to leave...
Laura Patricia Rose, Blog Tour: The Ice Sea Pirates
In typical Gecko Press fashion, Impossible inventions is physically lovely, with paper you want to smush your cheeks against and colours you want to eat”
Giselle Clarkson, The Sapling
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