Gecko Press is an independent publisher of children's books based in Wellington, New Zealand.

[2] The company was founded in 2005 by Julia Marshall, formerly of Appelberg Publishing Agency, winner of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal 2021.

[3][4] Gecko Press publishes English translations of popular books from countries including France, Taiwan, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands.

[5] Gecko Press has published and translated a wide range of children's book authors and illustrators.

Some of its most successful books to date include: Duck, Death and the Tulip,[6] which has also been adapted as a stage production and short film, and Poo Bum by Stéphanie Blake.