Skip to content

Maverick

Books are my Bag parties!

Granny Mutton Yarns author Amanda Brandon spent Saturday celebrating Books are my Bag! Over the weekend there were parties across the country celebrating Books are my Bag. Amanda visited the charming bookshop, The Book Nut in Billericay.     There were several books to sign afterwards and Amanda said, “It was great to see so many people come out to support their local bookshop and the children had fun with… Read More »Books are my Bag parties!

Not Without My Whale swimming in stars!

Not Without my Whale by Billy Coughlan has received three more 5 star reviews on Amazon over night! “I recently purchased this book for my daughter aged 4. As an adult I loved the book as my daughter has just started school. I asked my daughter what she liked about the book, she said “It made me smile and laugh because it’s funny”. What more do you want from a… Read More »Not Without My Whale swimming in stars!

5 stars for Aerodynamics of Biscuits!

The out of this world Aerodynamics of Biscuits by the amazing debut author Clare Helen Welsh has received an amazing 5 star review! “I enjoyed reading this with my daughter even though she is older than the usual picture book audience (you’re never too old for a good illustrated story). The story is wacky enough to delight and there are plenty of added extras in the illustrations to keep interest… Read More »5 stars for Aerodynamics of Biscuits!

5 Stars for Not Without my Whale!

Newbie Maverick author Billy Coughlan’s book Not Without My Whale has been published for a few short weeks and already its raking in 5 star reviews! The charming book has received 2 wonderful 5 star reviews on Amazon from two very happy customers. “A beautifully written and fantastically illustrated book about a little boys struggle with going to school. Both my son ( 8yrs old) and daughter (5yrs old) love… Read More »5 Stars for Not Without my Whale!

Maverick are at Frankfurt!

It’s that time of year again when everyone in publishing jets off to Frankfurt for one of the biggest book fairs of the year. This year we have a delightful stand showcasing our latest picture books and the exciting new additions to our publishing schedule, including the launch of Maverick early readers and board books. If you’re wandering the fair pop by and see us or if you would like… Read More »Maverick are at Frankfurt!

First Aerodynamics of Biscuits review!

We’ve received our first Aerodynamics of Biscuits review! Jessica, who writes at Handy Mummy tumblr has written a fantastic review for Clare Helen Welsh’s first picture book from praising it from the perspective as both a teacher and a parent. “From a teacher’s point of view I loved the book for the wonderful vocabulary. Perfect for introducing key stage 1 to adverbs and adjectives. The illustrations are lovely and the attention to detail is… Read More »First Aerodynamics of Biscuits review!

First review for Horace and Hattiepillar in Board Book form!

We love receiving reviews from the wonderful people at The Bookbag. They are a group of book enthusiasts who write honest and insightful reviews which we love to read. They have now added a little review for our new little board book Horace and Hattiepillar, which builds on the review they wrote for the original picture book. “We originally saw this book as a picture book but we’ve now seen it as… Read More »First review for Horace and Hattiepillar in Board Book form!

A launch and a half!

Last night the Maverick team invited authors, illustrators, friends and book lovers to come and celebrate the launch of all of our titles this year. We’ve had a lot to celebrate – the fourth title in the Ever So series, the second George the Giraffe book and 4 brand new Maverick authors, 2015 has been an amazing year for Maverick. We celebrated at the lovely Square Pig and Pen in… Read More »A launch and a half!

Selfie loving cats in the Daily Star!

Our new 2016 cat calendar featuring moggies attempting various different selfies with different degrees of success has been featured in the Daily Star! “The photogenic felines have been made to mimic real-life photo poses for a wacky new calendar. Steve Bicknell, a spokesman for the calendar maker Maverick Arts, said self e-loving Kim Kardashian helped inspire the calendar.” Check out the sparkling review on the Daily star website!