Maverick

The Dog Detectives Tour had a mention on Portsmouth Live TV – they talked about the upcoming event at Portsmouth Waterstone’s, which is taking place at 11am-1pm on the 20th July. To view the video please click on the picture below (the call out is at 24minute in). Thank you to the presenter Sally Tickner and Portsmouth Live TV.

The Fearsome Beastie by Giles Paley-Phillips  “A lovely read-aloud book with text that really flows…Granny turns the tables, making this into a story that can be read at bedtime without scaring the children!! Vibrant illustrations by Gabriele Antonini capture the story wonderfully – especially the expressions on all the faces. don’t worry – it’s not a bit scary and would make a lovely bedtime story.” (Read full review) – Mrs… Read More »Reviews from Parents in Touch

Sarah Broadhurst met our Maverick author, Julie Fulton at one of her many events (you can read about it on her blog).  She kindly offered to review some of our books.  Here are snippet from the reviews: Mrs MacCready Was Ever So Greedy “Another book written in rhyme and this one is so much fun! The book is full of brightly coloured illustrations which accompany Julie Fulton’s text perfectly. The… Read More »Sarah Broadhurst Reviews

Thank you to the Library Mice for the fantastic review of Lost in London – it was a lovely thing to read on a Monday morning. Here is slightly shortened version of the review  (you can read the who review here): – – “Lost in London is a really sweet book which I think will be really enjoyed by its targeted audience. The text flows well with some lovely rhyming… Read More »Lost in London Reviewed by the Library Mice

Review by Debbie Ludford (@debbieludford) – – “Published on beautiful paper that makes turning the pages a pleasure…Read this book to a small selection of 6 year olds and hope fully instilled a little of the importance of the use of good manners…All the Bears bring talking points to the book and the children started to say that the bears shouldn’t scream or moan and that it is in fact… Read More »Please Bear Reviews

It isn’t often that our books are reviewed alongside each other…So when Please Bear’s Birthday (our only pre-school book) was put against Mrs MacCready and the Fearsome Beastie it didn’t bode well. Words such as “overtly moralistic” were mentioned once or twice in reference to Please Bear’s Birthday, but this does not deter us, as the old fashioned values actually make this series popular with grandparents (the first book sold out of… Read More »Armadillo: Words and Pictures