The publisher Gecko pick favourite books from around the world to bring them to a wider audience. Dunger is alternately narrated by...

If there is one thing better than a book illustrated by Chris Riddell it is a book written and illustrated by the aforementioned Mr...

Being so proficient in his one-upmanship does not endear Till to his small village so he leaves home to bother the fish in a bigger pond....

Has anyone ever drawn dogs better than Emma Chichester Clark? She's especially good at the ears. This diary of a year in the life of her...

Battle Bunny - Scieszka/Barnett/Myers and Alex. If you have ever received an anodyne or inappropriately chosen present from a distant...

Sleeper & Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell You all know the rules of Fairytale I am sure so I will not trouble you...

Ah Usborne. With your latest Picture Puzzle Book you are really spoiling us. It's been a long time since a spotting book gave me so much...

This is such a pretty book. The illustrations are beautifully pastoral, the colours rich, the animals endearingly expressive. Many of...

I approached this novel with some anxiety. Five Children and It was one of my favourite books as a child, and I care so much about the...

Lockwood & Co - The Whispering Skull By Jonathan Stroud The Lockwood & Co series continues to shock and surprise. Our team of down at...

Von Doogan and the Curse of the Golden Monkey - by Lorenzo Etherington Corpse Talk - by Adam Murphy Bunny vs Monkey - by Jamie Smart...

Soonchild by Russell Hoban Illustrated by Alexis Deacon What a strange book! Why write or publish a book like this for children? Is it to...