Scholastic New Zealand Award
for Best Children’s Book 2020
Finalist
Designer: Vida Kelly
Title: The Gobbledegook Book
Publisher: Gecko Press
Format: 280 x 240mm, 88pp, cased hardback, section sewn, head and tail bands and ribbon marker.
Paper stock: 150gsm Yulong Cream; all stock FSC certifiedProN; Whitney; Wingdings 3.
Judges’ comments Truckloads of fun and colour to keep minds entertained interspersed with playful typographical touches to match Joy Cowley’s playful verse. Giselle Clarkson’s whimsical illustrations positively sing from the page. Great variety in the layout ensures there is never a dull moment with the Gobble Degook.
