TITLE INFORMATION Ulf Nilsson is a celebrated Swedish children’s writer, who has written over twenty books for all ages. Also by Ulf Nilsson from Gecko Press, the Detective Gordon series below and: • The Best Singer in the World • When We Were Alone in the World • All the Dear Little Animals
Gitte Spee graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, a renowned academy of fine art and design in the Netherlands. She now works in Amsterdam as a children’s book illustrator.
Detective Gordon: A Case in any Case Ulf Nilsson Illustrated by Gitte Spee Released: April 2017 A stand-alone story in the warm and funny series about philosopher detective Gordon and his clever assistant Buffy why i chose this book
“This series is like the best kind of friendship: full of humour and delicious cakes but giving space to think about the way we all are. The books have a big heart: we could all learn from Detective Gordon.” Julia Marshall, Publisher reviews & awards for detective gordon
The First Case: shortlisted in the UK Marsh award for translation and received an IBBY award for translation “...full of warm humor and wisdom...with a feather-light touch” Best Books of 2015, Horn Book “A wonderful choice for independent reading...[and] a rewarding read-aloud.” starred review, Booklist Top 10 Crime Fiction for Youth 2016 “KLA-DUNK! Another winner.” starred review, Kirkus Reviews
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“a must-have for chapter book collections” starred review, School Library Journal ABOUT GECKO PRESS
Gecko Press, founded in 2005, is a New Zealand-based independent publisher of curiously good children’s books from around the world. We choose books that are excellent in story, illustration and design, with a strong ‘heart factor’. 978-1-927271-50-6
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Ages 7–9 210mm x 148mm 108 pages Paperback w/flaps $19.99 ISBN: 978-1-77657-109-3 Origin: Sweden Ebook available
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