Children's Books About Geckos

As you are teaching your kids about small reptiles, such as geckos, he might get them mixed up with salamanders, lizards and even chameleons, all of which are different but have somewhat similar looks. Help your child distinguish and learn about geckos by reading age-appropriate non-fiction books that teach him important facts about geckos. Round out his reading with fictional books and folktales that feature the gecko as a main character.

  1. Gecko Facts Books

    • Introduce your children to geckos using kid-friendly books that provide general information about these reptiles and help your kids differentiate them from similar reptiles. For kids ages 4 and older, "Geckos" by Joanne Mattern provides fascinating facts and full-page photographs about geckos. Another book to check out, for kids ages 7 and older, is "Flying Geckos and Other Weird Reptiles," by Carmen Bredeson, which introduces kids to the most unique types of geckos and other one-of-a-kind reptiles.

    Gecko Pet Books

    • Geckos are among the more popular reptiles you can keep as pets. If you are considering letting your child keep a gecko as a pet, give him books that help him understand the responsibility he is undertaking and teach him how to care for it. For kids 4 and older, "Let's Take Care of Our New Leopard Gecko" by Alejandro Algarra follows two young child who learn how to care for their new pet gecko. For kids 8 and older, "Geckos" by Sonia Hernadez-Divers uses kid-friendly language to explain in detail everything that it will take to care for a gecko at home.

    Gecko Fiction Books

    • Read fun fiction books with your kids that feature geckos as the main characters. One book to check out, for kids 3 and older, is "Art the Gecko Makes a Friend" by Margaret Snyder, about a pet Gecko who nervous about what a new pet in the house means for him. Kids ages 8 and older might enjoy the "Chet Gecko Mystery Series" by Bruce Hale, which follows Chet, a kid gecko who is also a detective on a mission to solve the biggest mysteries at his school.

    Gecko Folktales

    • Read your child ancient folktales from around the world that feature geckos. For kids 4 and older, "Go To Sleep, Gecko!" by Margaret Read MacDonald is a Balinese folktale about a gecko who is irritated by the noise the other animals make at night and goes to the village chief to make them stop. He eventually learns the importance of the "noise" the animals are making to his own survival and accepts that some things are just the way they are. Another folktale to check out, for children 6 and older, "Give Up, Gecko!" -- also by Margaret Read MacDonald -- is a Ugandan folktale about a determined gecko who tries to stomp a hole into the ground to reach water for all of the animals, who keep telling him he is way too small to make a difference.

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