Well here at Maverick we can barely keep up with all the fantastic reviews coming in for Giles Paley-Phillips’ The Fearsome Beastie! So here are a select few from the last few days… Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â —————————————————————————————————————- Â Â Dayton Book Examiner – “When I first saw the cover…it brought to mind my childhood memories of telling creepy stories around the campfire. When I was… Read More »Beastie Book Reviews
Loretta’s book ‘Sonny the Sea Tractor’ has been seeing lots of stars on the Amazon website. There are 12 reviews and all are 5* reviews! Here’s a few of the comments… . . . Â -Asolutely Wonderful! -A charming read that captivated both my kids -Sonny the Sea Tractor..A must buy book!!!, -Great childrens book -This book is fantastic! -My nephew’s favourite book…EVER!!!!, -This Book is a real page turner! -This… Read More »Sonny the Sea Tractor Sees Stars
At Maverick we love hearing from our authors and seeing what they are getting up to. So we were really pleased when we heard that the author of the Princess Chloe stories, Ellie Hitchcock-Wyatt, at only thirteen, has been talent spotted by a record company! Not only is Ellie a young author but she is also a singer – writing and composing her own music. Not a feat that many… Read More »Author of Princess Chloe Books Talent Spotted
Introducing Giles Paley-Phillips and Julie Fulton, on Twitter! As part of our online Maverick Introductions campaign to introduce our new fantastic titles to you (see here) we are hugely excited to bring you our very first online Maverick Books Twitter chat. On Tuesday 31st May at 8pm Giles Paley-Phillips, poet and author of The Fearsome Beastie and Julie Fulton, author of Mrs MacCready Was Ever So Greedy will be online,… Read More »Introducing two new Maverick authors…
A little bit ahead of schedule, our five new titles are now hitting the shelves today! And, for a small, independent children’s publisher like ourselves, this is a pretty big deal. We care passionately about our authors and producing high-quality picture books that children are going to enjoy for generations to come, and we are very proud of our new titles. To celebrate we will be introducing each of our… Read More »We would like to introduce you to…
Hello everyone! My Fearsome Beastie stew was so popular last time that I thought I would treat you all to a new Fearsome Beastie snack. Now all kids love batter (nothing quite like it!), so today we’re going to make…Fearsome Fritters! You will need: Fearsome Beastie chunks (cut into long fingers…or just use his fingers) 1 egg 1 cup of milk 1 cup of flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 tsp… Read More »Fearsome Fritters
The fearsome beastie is searching for something to eat and the children are at the top of the menu. Will they be fooled by the fearsome beastie and his clever tricks? The Fearsome Beastie is a brand new title by poet Giles Paley-Phillips. Written in rhyme, this story is reminiscent of the cautionary fairy tales of the past but with a happy ending! Primary Times love this book, it is… Read More »Fearsome Beastie in the Primary Times
Di Mather, an author of the Nice Bear Naughty Bear series has a key role in her local literary and arts festival. To add to the entertainment she has organised a Nice Bear Naughty Bear treasure trail – what fun! So anyone in the Malpas area please come along! To learn more about this event, click here.
All systems go in the office, gearing up for the publication of five new books plus organising the Dog Detectives Tour – where authors Fin & Zoa are crossing the pond to do a bicycle tour around England, with their dogs Jack and Poco Loco (stars of the Dog Detectives series!). So to start the ball rolling, the Bookseller has published an article on the tour… Ok, so the tour… Read More »Dog Detectives Tour in the Bookseller
Maverick featured on the BookBrunch website today after we launched our five new books in Covent Gardens yesterday.
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