Tuesday, June 01, 2010

TWO CHARMING NEW PICTURE BOOKS FROM GECKO

 DINOSAURS GALORE
Written and illustrated by Masayuki Sebe

Publication- : 4 June 2010

Ages 7+
300 x 242mm  24 pages
Hardback $32.99 ISBN: 978-1-877467-59-2
Paperback $19.99 ISBN: 978-1-877467-56-1

Brightly-coloured cartoon dinosaurs of every shape and size feature in this collection of puzzles and games for children, who will enjoy searching for hidden animals, matching up species, reading coded messages, finding their way through mazes, and numerous other attention-grabbing games.

About the author
Masayuki Sebe was born in 1953 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, majoring in craft. He has a reputation for producing brightly coloured illustrations and ideas with sense of humour. He is especially well-known for his activity books, which include puzzles, mazes, quizzes and counting games.



999 TADPOLES FIND A NEW HOME
Written by Ken Kimura
Illustrated by Yasunari Murakami

Publication - : 4 June 2010

Ages 6+
232 x 210mm  40 pages
Paperback $19.99 ISBN: 978-1-877467-27-1
Hardback $32.99 ISBN: 978-1-877467-28-8

In spring, Mother Frog laid nine hundred and ninety-nine eggs in the little pond.
One warm day, out hatched nine hundred and ninety-nine tadpoles. They were tiny, but full of beans.
Mother and Father Frog were delighted.
They told their babies, ‘Grow big. Grow strong.’
The nine hundred and ninety-nine tadpoles grew and grew. All squeezed together in the pond, they croaked up quite a din: ‘Can’t move!’ ‘Can’t breathe!’
Mother and Father sighed.
‘It’s good they’ve grown but—’
‘—what shall we do?’
Both said at the same time: ‘We’ll have to move.’

 The Publisher on why she chose this book:
‘This picture book has drama, tension and humour. It’s like the frog version of children going on a very long journey: “Are we there yet?” Each of the 999 little frogs has its own personality — their eyes and body language are expressive and hilarious.’ Julia Marshall, publisher

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