Feature book

The Queen and the Nobody Boy

Author: Barbara Else

• Storylines Notable Book 2013

Junior Fiction Finalist, NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2013

Junior Fiction Finalist, LIANZA Children's Book Awards 2013
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Feature book

Mister Whistler

Author: Margaret Mahy
Illustrator: Gavin Bishop

• Storylines Notable Book 2013
• Picture book finalist, NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2013

• Illustration finalist, LIANZA Children's Book Awards 2013

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Feature book

Uncle Trev and His Whistling Bull

Author: Jack Lasenby

White Raven 2013
Junior Fiction Finalist, NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2013


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Feature book

123 Little Donkey

Author: Rindert Kromhout
Illustrator: Annemarie van Haeringen

'The story’s tidy emotional arc and gentle mischief should help make this a go-to book for toddlers.'
Publishers Weekly (US)

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Blog update

2 May 2013
Gecko Press wins Best Children's Publisher of the Year in Oceania at the Bologna International Children's Bookfair 2013 Read more >>>