Give Up Gecko!
A Folktale from Uganda
Author:
Illustrator:
Margaret Read MacDonald
Deborah Melman
In this tale from the Acoli people of Uganda, tiny Gecko is the one who stomps and stomps to reach water when the other animals have all given up. Audiences love stomping along with him: "Gecko! Gecko! Heavy heavy heavy! Gecko! Gecko! STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!"
Categories
Story origins: Uganda
Children's Books: Picture Books
Editions
Hardcover
2013
Amazon ChildrenÆs Publishing
978-1-4778-1635-6
eBook
2013
Amazon ChildrenÆs Publishing
978-1-4778-6635-1
Quotes
MacDonald sure knows how to supply young readers with scripts to shout from. Melmon, meanwhile, offers up simple earth-toned vistas with colored pencils that betray just enough paper texture to contribute to the overall sandy feel. A small note on the tale’s history ends this quirky ode to never giving up. — Daniel Kraus
Booklist
Children will enjoy repeating the refrain and the cumulative aspects of this tale...a good choice for introducing folktales or for use in storytimes with a variety of themes including animals, perseverance...
Roxanne Burg...School Library Journal
Kids will love to chant and stomp along to this Ugandan folktale.Easy to read for that emerging reader, with a fun tale that got my child excited as we read along, Give Up, Gecko! is now a favorite addition to our reading repertoire.
PJKids