Go to Sleep Gecko!
A Balinese Folktale
Author:
Illustrator:
Margaret Read MacDonald
Geraldo Valério
Categories
Story origins: Indonesia
Languages: Indonesian
Story origins: Bali
Children's Books: Picture Books
Lesson Plans
Children's Books: Folktales on Social Issues
Peace Tales
Languages
Ecological Tales
Editions
Hardcover
2006
August House
32 pages
978-0-87483-780-3
Quotes
The pacing is perfectly matched to the richly colored acrylic illustrations. The night scenes are luminescent with glowing fireflies and a midnight blue, starry sky. This tale can be shared one-on-one but will shine as a read-aloud.
SLJ 10/1/06
Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, chose Go to Sleep Gecko as his read-aloud to celebrate Singapore's KidsREAD 10th Anniversary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBQ2D4t0ANw)
YouTube
With its sprinkling of sound effects, unusual cast of characters, and gentle patterning, this is a comical yet thoughtful bedtime read.
The Bulleting of the Center for Children's Books, Decedmber 2006
MacDonald's energetic telling is prime story-hour material, illuminated by Valerio's dreamlike, humorous art.
Horn Book Guide, July-Dec 2006
Awards
Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award
2007
Children's Catalog 2007
Children's Core Collection, 2014, 21st ed.
KIND Children's Honor Book
2007
Flicker Tale Book Award
2008
Cooperative Children's Boook Center Choices
2007
New York Public Library 100 Best Children's Books
Finalist Foreward Magazine Book of the Year Children's Picture Book Category
2006
Book Sense Children's Picks