In this popular award winning tale, Gecko may be small, but he has a giant-sized problem. Every night he is awakened by the fireflies outside his window. When Gecko doesn't get his rest, he gets a little grumpy. So he goes to Elephant, the head of the village, to complain. His request that the fireflies stop working at night sets off a comical chain of problems for everyone in the village. Through this cumulative tale from the Balinese tradition, Gecko learns that his well-being depends on that of the entire village and he ....finally goes to sleep, a little wiser. Geraldo Valerio's rich, whimsical acrylics capture the comic frustrationsof the characters in the community and the lush Indonesian setting of the tale. Recently, the Prime Minster of Singapore selected this LittleFolk picture book to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the KidsREAD program."