The Gecko and the Echo

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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. 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 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. Jim Field, as ever, creates a wonderfully colourful accompaniment with vibrancy and brilliantly engaging characters. And when Goldy's performance starts to go wrong, the little gecko discovers that friendship means so much more than fame. 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.uk/landing-page/hachette-childrens-group/privacy-notice-young-adults-hcg/">Privacy Notice for 13 – 17 year olds here. This book has similar writing, excellent rhyming and illustrations and closes with the gecko learning a lesson, which we love.

A flamboyantly fun tropical tale of love, fame, friendship from the creators of the international bestseller The Lion Inside.FARMER CLEGG'S NIGHT OUT RICH WITCH POOR WITCH THE PARENT AGENCY THE PERSON CONTROLLER ANIMALCOLM MAGIC INK ALIENS STINK!

Singing, dancing, strutting and prancing around the place but his self assurance overshadows his self awareness. 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. 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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. From music videos and title sequences to illustration and picture books, Jim has worked on a variety of projects. So he resolves to send positivity and kindness into the world, encouraging and building others up, finding that it was the true key to stardom, just not in the way he thought. It’s not until a small butterfly points out that’s it’s his echo, that he finally realises that he actually sounds awful and overpowering.

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. It is a very colourful and funny story which is perfect if your child is at times too loud or doesn't know yet, how to care about other people's feelings.