TITLE INFORMATION Bernardo P. Carvalho and Isabel Minhós Martins were born in Lisbon, where they both studied fine arts and design. They co-founded the publisher Planeta Tangerina, which won Best European Children’s Publisher at the Bologna Book Fair in 2013 (the same year Gecko Press won for Oceania!). They have produced books together and independently, and both have won numerous awards in design, illustration, and picture books. Their many previous books translated into English include: • The World in a Second • Coming and Going • Where Do We Go When We Disappear? • Follow the Firefly / Run Rabbit Run
Don’t Cross the Line! by Isabel Martins illustrated by Bernardo Carvalho Book suitable for ages: 5–7 A slapstick postmodern tale that is also a profound statement about dictatorship and peaceful revolution about the book The guard always follows the general’s orders without question. This time, the order is that no one must cross the line. The right-hand page of this book must be kept blank for the general. As the crowd builds up on the border, the guard is under pressure. If no one is allowed onto the next page, what will happen to the story? Reviews & awards “One of the finest books ever conceived and written on the subject of dictatorship and the peaceful revolution. And it is for children.” Le figure dei Libri “One of the major releases of the year, which justifies Tangerine Planet’s distinction of winning Best European Children’s Publisher at the Bologna Book Fair.” Time Out magazine “It is one of the great books published this year. Yes, yes, I know that is in the children’s section, and has more images than text. I repeat: it is one of the great books published this year.” Voltaire Cauldron ABOUT GECKO PRESS Gecko Press, founded in 2005, is a New Zealand-based independent publisher of curiously good children’s books.
Ages 5–7 260 x 220mm 40 pages Hardback ISBN: 978-1-776570-74-4 Origin: Portugal
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