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    Gecko’s Echo

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    By Admin on July 6, 2017 Early Childhood Books

    Lucy Rowland (text), Natasha Rimmington (illus.), Gecko’s Echo, Bloomsbury/Allen & Unwin, March 2017, 32pp., $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781408859490

    Gecko is small but she is brave. She lives in a cave and guards her three eggs very carefully. When Snakey and Eagle try to eat her eggs, clever Gecko tricks them into believing a hundred geckos live in the cave. But sneaky Rat does not believe her ruse. Will her gecko echo save the day?

    When I sat down to read this story with my five year old granddaughter, I discovered that the rhyming text rolled easily off my tongue, the story was well sequenced, the characters were quirky and the colourful illustrations supported and extended the story. I knew it was a keeper when my granddaughter asked, “Can we read it again?”

    Lucy Rowland is a debut author and has burst onto the scene, having several picture books published by Bloomsbury, Macmillan and Nosy Crow this year. I am very much looking forward to reading more books from this author.

    Recommended for young readers and lovers of rhyme.

    Learn more about Lucy Rowland at the Picture Book Den.

    Find an activity pack to accompany the book online.

    Reviewed by Sharon Seymour

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