Friday, June 12, 2015

Gecko Press title selected for IBBY travelling exhibition


The wordless picture book The Lazy Friend, by Ronan Badel, published in World English markets by Gecko Press, has been selected by IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Italy for their  second travelling exhibition “Silent Books. Final Destination Lampedusa”, a selection of the best wordless picture books from around the world.

The Lazy Friend, originally published by Autrement in France, is one of the five honour titles selected from more than fifty books chosen by the IBBY National sections in 18 countries world-wide. IBBY New Zealand co-nominated The Lazy Friend with IBBY France.


The Silent Books exhibition will travel to Auckland as part of The International Board on Books for Young People ( IBBY )World Congress 18 – 21 August, 2016.  More about the IBBY Congress here: http://www.ibbycongress2016.org/

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