The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The information on this site is aimed primarily at parents, educators, reviewers and retailers and you must be over the age of 13 to subscribe to our newsletter. Jim Field, as ever, creates a wonderfully colourful accompaniment with vibrancy and brilliantly engaging characters. I loved the message of showing kindness to others and allowing everyone a chance to shine in their own way instead of stealing the limelight all the time. Her rhyming narrative is the best in the business and is always someone I look up to when writing my review rhymes as the rhythm is so clear and not an awkward line or transition in sight.

Goldy is a talented gecko who loves the sound of his own voice and talents he’s flamboyant and expressive, unique, and extremely impressive. We all know some extroverted people who love to be the centre of attention (I could be accused of this myself) but this is a great way to begin to build empathy and consideration for others in our smallest of people. A flamboyantly fun tropical tale of love, fame, friendship from the creators of the international bestseller The Lion Inside. After a particularly ill advised burping marathon, he leaves his home to make it big – just what he deserves. For the fans of ‘The Lion Inside’, ‘The Koala who Could’, ‘The Squirrels who Squabbled’, ‘The Way Home for Wolf’ and ‘The Whale Who Wanted More’, this is the perfect addition to sit alongside those awesome stories.

I was not pleased with the “pain in the butt” line, though recognize it’s true to the character shift the book is portraying. This book has similar writing, excellent rhyming and illustrations and closes with the gecko learning a lesson, which we love. An adorable board book edition of this flamboyantly funny tale about the love we give to the world – and the love that comes echoing back. Gecko and the Echo is a wonderful tale about a singing gecko seeking fame who, after hearing his own echoes on his travels, realises that love and friendship are very important. And when Goldy’s performance starts to go wrong, the little gecko discovers that friendship means so much more than fame.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. K. Rowling's The Christmas Pig and his debut author-illustrator bilingual picture book, Monsieur Roscoe on Holiday. uk/landing-page/hachette-childrens-group/privacy-notice-young-adults-hcg/">Privacy Notice for 13 – 17 year olds here. This funny and touching rhyming story is perfect for sharing, reminding us all that treating others with kindness makes the whole world a better and happier place. Jim has won multiple awards for the children's books he has illustrated; including the Lollies, The Roald Dahl Funny Prize, The Evening Standards Oscars Prize and The Sainsbury's Award.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I was so excited to learn of a new title and so rushed out to get one (only for it to be sold out – it was that popular). Love these books and this one is no exception, the rhyming text makes it easy and fun to read which helps to engage the child.

Jim has illustrated children's books with Kes Gray, Rachel Bright, Julian Gough, Michelle Robinson, Michael Broad, Jeanne Willis, Steve Cole, comedian David Baddiel and Sir Michael Morpurgo. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.x The gecko and the echo is about this fun little guy who loves to sing and dance but likes the stage for himself; after he is outmatched, he. p>Read about how we'll protect and use your data in our Privacy Notice.