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. FARMER CLEGG'S NIGHT OUT RICH WITCH POOR WITCH THE PARENT AGENCY THE PERSON CONTROLLER ANIMALCOLM MAGIC INK ALIENS STINK! 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 don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. 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. A flamboyantly fun tropical tale of love, fame, friendship from the creators of the international bestseller The Lion Inside. I was not pleased with the “pain in the butt” line, though recognize it’s true to the character shift the book is portraying.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. 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.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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. 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. From music videos and title sequences to illustration and picture books, Jim has worked on a variety of projects.

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. 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.

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.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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. 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. 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. p>Read about how we'll protect and use your data in our Privacy Notice.