The Book Centre Group in Ireland with shops in Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny and Naas has named Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Hannah Marks as its Children’s Book of the Month for October! Visit the website here!
Jill at Red Reading Hub enjoyed reading our newest picture book Clumpety Bump by Phil Allcock and illustrated by Richard Watson recently: ‘With its playful phrases and refrains to join in with, this story, with its themes of thankfulness and friendship, is one to encourage audience participation and promote the message that language can be fun.’ Many thanks for the lovely review, Jill! Read the full review here Buy a… Read More »‘Playful phrases’ Red Reading Hub reviews Clumpety Bump!
The latest issue of Armadillo Magazine (Autumn 2017) has published a fantastic feature on our Early Readers scheme! ‘Easy to use and with vibrant, fun illustration – the trademark of Maverick, this new selection of banded titles will be certain to appeal to both home and school users.’ Thanks, Louise! Read the full review here See the full list here
Kirsty and bairn at Books for Bairns just posted a glowing review for Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Hannah Marks: ‘Already this is has been a regularly requested read from the bairn for all of September! Let me start by saying right away this is comedy gold for toddlers and parents! The introduction of the hamsters by their quirky names is fantastic and I try to… Read More »‘Comedy gold for toddlers and parents!’ Glowing review for Hamster Sitter Wanted from Books for Bairns
Karen at The Letterpress Project loved our latest picture book Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Hannah Marks: ‘This is another hilarious and colourful picture book from Maverick publishers which I am sure will prove to be very popular with young children and their parents. I would guess that we might be seeing further adventures from this lot in the not too distant future.’ Read the full… Read More »‘Will prove to be very popular with young children and their parents’ The Letterpress Project enjoys Hamster Sitter Wanted
Maverick MD Steve Bicknell enjoyed showing the latest Maverick books and chatting to booksellers at the Gardners Tradeshow at the University of Aston on Sunday. Â Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon, opened the show followed by a meet and greet signing session. Â There was huge interest in our new picture book and Early Reader titles and a very big thank you to all the lovely booksellers who… Read More »Fantastic Day Meeting Booksellers at the Gardners Tradeshow!
New reviewer Nayu’s Reading Corner gave a lovely response to Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Hannah Marks: ‘The energetic story made me smile, and the clever illustrations gave it extra zing. I learned why Stinky gets their name, I adored the cute bows and flowers in the girl hamsters’ hair, how portraits on stairs seemed to look at the action, how knitting is enjoyed by the… Read More »‘The energetic story made me smile’ Hamster Sitter Wanted leaves Nayu’s Reading Corner wanting more!
The Ish Mother ably aided by young Eleanor and Ezra tested out our latest animal themed picture books: ‘It’s a good story for reading together, talking about the jokes and pointing out the funny happenings that aren’t mentioned in the text. Noticing details that aren’t obvious in the text is something that Eleanor worked a lot on in Reception so this was a good continuation of that.’ ‘Eleanor liked this… Read More »‘We really enjoyed both of these books’ The Ish Mother (with Eleanor and Ezra) sample our latest picture books!
The Sceptical Mum and her young readers recently enjoyed the playful humour and cheeky illustrations in Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Hannah Marks: ‘The illustrations are great; bright, cheeky, cute and Marks has an impressive ability to convey a whole emotion in the just the curve of a pen. Plus, the details in the scenes with all the cheeky hamsters give you plenty to look out… Read More »‘Plenty to look out for on each reading’ The Sceptical Mum laughs through Hamster Sitter Wanted!
Pam at The Lancashire Evening Post recently reviewed our two new picture books for August, Clumpety Bump by Phil Allcock and illustrated by Richard Watson and Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Hannah Marks: ‘Children will love joining in Allcock’s wordplay, learning about the importance of hard work and helpfulness, and following Watson’s colourful gallery of vibrant illustrations. Hilarious horseplay for the under-fives!’ ‘Children will enjoy all… Read More »Our latest picture books reviewed in The Lancashire Evening Post!
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