Go to Sleep, Gecko!: a Balinese Folktale

Publisher Marketing: In this popular award winning tale, Gecko may be small, but he has a giant-sized problem. Every night he is awakened by the fireflies outside his window. When Gecko doesn't get his rest, he gets a little grumpy. So he goes to Elephant, the head of the village, to complain. His request that the fireflies stop working at night sets off a comical chain of problems for everyone in the village. Through this cumulative tale from the Balinese tradition, Gecko learns that his well-being depends on that of the entire village and he ....finally goes to sleep, a little wiser. Geraldo Valerio's rich, whimsical acrylics capture the comic frustrationsof the characters in the community and the lush Indonesian setting of the tale. Recently, the Prime Minster of Singapore selected this LittleFolk picture book to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the KidsREAD program." Review Citations: School Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 138 (EAN 9780874837803, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2006 pg. 1019 (EAN 9780874837803, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2006 pg. 179 (EAN 9780874837803, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 118 (EAN 9780874837803, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2007 pg. 13 (EAN 9780874837803, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 185 (EAN 9780874837803, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  MacDonald, Margaret Read Margaret Read MacDonald is a children's librarian turned storyteller who travels the world sharing tales. Her many picture book retellings include The Boy from the Dragon Palace, Little Rooster's Diamond Button, and Mabela the Clever. When not traveling, she lives near Seattle, Washington. Contributor Bio:  Valerio, Geraldo Geraldo Valerio is new to Simon & Schuster, but not to children's publishing. Born in Brazil, Geraldo was educated both in his native country and at New York University, where he earned an M. A. in Fine Arts. He began his career in children's publishing in 1995 with the picture book "A Cobra Zola, " published by Le Publishing House. He went on to publish other children's titles for Brazilian publishers. This is his first children's book in the United States. Geraldo lives in Portland, Oregon.