Gecko Press

Gecko Press The international imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, and the home of curiously good children's books. Publishers of children's books

Wellington friends, join us to celebrate a double launch!
08/21/2026

Wellington friends, join us to celebrate a double launch!

"My first love is ink. I love drawing and playing with it, using a dip pen or a dropper or even a stick! However, I am a...
08/18/2026

"My first love is ink. I love drawing and playing with it, using a dip pen or a dropper or even a stick! However, I am a sucker for gorgeous art materials and with Cass and the Beast I used crayons and paint sticks too, bringing more texture into my work, alongside the ink work."

Read more about artwork for Cass and the Beast on Love Reading 4 Kids blog.

The dark grew deeper and denser, till I felt I could almost touch it. Down here, far below the surface, there was no moo...
08/14/2026

The dark grew deeper and denser, till I felt I could almost touch it. Down here, far below the surface, there was no moon. No streetlights. Nothing. I stared into the smooth glass. I was met by my own frightened eyes. I whimpered as the candle flickered. If it went out, the room would be in utter darkness.

“She’s here now,” Magnolia whispered.

For Frank the Monster, the showdown is coming. The Monster and the Library is out this month - a dramatic conclusion to this spooky-cute series for early readers by Mats Strandberg and Sofia Falkenhem.

“I’m a bit worried that it’s going to get stolen from my library. It’s the type of book that kids will just covet and wa...
08/14/2026

“I’m a bit worried that it’s going to get stolen from my library. It’s the type of book that kids will just covet and want to hide away with.” Lucy Black (writer and school librarian) reviews Cass and the Beast by and RNZ National.

“It’s a very wild and free book that’s somehow also quiet and observational. It’s about a young girl called Cass who watches the villagers around her fearmonger about a beast but she’s not afraid of the beast and she’s not afraid of the dark. [Claire Mabey] doesn’t overexplain to kids. She really respects young readers. I would say people who are fans of Shuan Tan or Raymond Briggs or the art of Brian Wildsmith would really love this.”

'Adults may smile because the "journey around the world" never strays very far from home. Children, however, will recogn...
08/06/2026

'Adults may smile because the "journey around the world" never strays very far from home. Children, however, will recognise something truer. Adventures are not measured in miles but in shared discoveries, first experiences and the people beside us when we make them. By the time Raccoon returns home, he hasn't just travelled further than he imagined; he has discovered that the richest journeys are the ones we assemble together. Excellent translation by Melody Shaw and superb choice from '

Around the World with Friends by , reviewed by Mat Tobin

"We often celebrate compromise, but offers something gentler. Neither snake abandons their own way of seeing. Instead, ...
08/05/2026

"We often celebrate compromise, but offers something gentler. Neither snake abandons their own way of seeing. Instead, each quietly makes room for the other's.

"We aren't asked to choose sides or decide who is 'right'. We simply observe two lifelong friends whose differences have become part of the rhythm of their relationship.

"By the final pages, Red already knows what Blue will say before Blue says it. That tiny pause reveals something rather beautiful: they understand one another more deeply than they understand the things they are looking at."

beautifully reviews Red Snake Blue Snake by Olivier Tallec

A showdown between monsters and humans is inescapable. And Frank must decide what to say and what to keep inside. The Mo...
08/02/2026

A showdown between monsters and humans is inescapable. And Frank must decide what to say and what to keep inside.

The Monster and the Library is the final book in the Frank the Monster series: a thrilling adventure about right and wrong—and about having a secret and finding the courage to tell it.

By Mats Strandberg and illustrated by Sofia Falkenhem

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 p...
08/02/2026

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.

Red Snake Blue Snake is another deadpan delight from

Out today - Cass and the Beast by and Here's a first wonderful review from Mat Tobin: "Claire's words and Jill's pict...
07/31/2026

Out today - Cass and the Beast by and

Here's a first wonderful review from Mat Tobin: "Claire's words and Jill's pictures reveal their deeper meanings slowly, and each time I returned to a spread, another layer quietly emerged...This is not a story that asks the wild to become tame. It asks us to look more carefully before we decide what we are seeing."

"A glorious exploration of friendship and adventure ... if you want to see the world, you don’t need to go far." Armadil...
07/24/2026

"A glorious exploration of friendship and adventure ... if you want to see the world, you don’t need to go far." Armadillo magazine on Around the World with Friends by Philip Waechter - now in paperback!

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