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10 new Early Readers publishing in March!

We are delighted to announce that we will be publishing 10 more new Early Readers on the 28th March! These include titles in the higher purple, gold and white bands, bringing our list of Early Reader titles to 90. In May we will publish a further 10 to take the scheme up to 100 books! Visit our new Early Reader dedicated website where you can find free downloadable audio files and activity… Read More »10 new Early Readers publishing in March!

‘A smashing children’s story’ Linda’s Book Bag reviews new purple band Early Reader!

We’ve spotted a lovely review from Linda’s Book Bag for new purple band Early Reader Wishker by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Sarah Jennings which was published just this week: ‘I thought the range of punctuation was very skilfully handled so that question marks, exclamation marks and ellipsis are naturally exemplified enabling emergent writers to see how they might be used. There’s a super use of language too with a little word play in ‘Purr-haps’ and great onomatopoeia,… Read More »‘A smashing children’s story’ Linda’s Book Bag reviews new purple band Early Reader!

‘Great stories which we can all enjoy in equal measure! Bravo!’ Super review for new January Early Readers from Chez L’Abeille!

We have just received a wonderful review for four of our new Early Readers publishing this month from teacher Cathy at Chez L’Abeille: ‘These new books certainly deliver. One of the things I love about them is that they would be equally at home in the home or in a classroom – so as my day job takes me in and out of many classrooms, I’m going to consider them in that context.… Read More »‘Great stories which we can all enjoy in equal measure! Bravo!’ Super review for new January Early Readers from Chez L’Abeille!

Three Maverick titles selected for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge!

We were thrilled to learn this week that three of our titles have been selected for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge! The theme is Space Chase and our selected titles are: The Space Race (Early Reader – Yellow band) by Jenny Jinks with illustrations by Serena Lombardo (order here) Letter to Pluto by Lou Treleaven (order here) Turns Out I’m an Alien by Lou Treleaven (publishing in May – you will be able to pre-order… Read More »Three Maverick titles selected for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge!

‘Maverick Early Readers tick all the boxes… they have made a huge difference’ Our Early Readers help The Merry Bookworm solve a picky reader problem!

We’ve just spotted a lovely review from The Merry Bookworm which encapsulates how our reading scheme differs from the others – it engages children and allows them to ENJOY reading: ‘If, like me, you have a young child who is bored of school reading books, you’ll know it’s not always easy to find alternatives that match their reading ability.  You might find, however, that a new range of Early Readers, published by… Read More »‘Maverick Early Readers tick all the boxes… they have made a huge difference’ Our Early Readers help The Merry Bookworm solve a picky reader problem!