Maverick Books

Hello everyone! Well over on the advent calendar I showed them my recipe for Mince Pies and then I remembered that I was supposed to put the recipe up on here too. Still enough time to make some for Christmas! Have a Merry Christmas! from Mrs MacCready x Mrs MacCready’s Mince Pie Recipe! 150g cold unsalted butter 230g plain flour 67g golden caster sugar 250g mincemeat One greased 12-hole baking… Read More »Mrs MacCready’s Mince Pies!!!

Poco Loco and myself are so pleased to be in London for Christmas.  It is such a beautiful city…especially at Christmas.  The displays in the windows are fantastic and the smell of roasted chestnuts delicious! Other than the food, one thing I love about Christmas is the carols!  It is so magical to hear everyone singing when it is dark and the streets are lit by christmas lights.  We are… Read More »Dog Detectives Christmas Carols

We all have days when we look in the mirror and see something that we don’t want to see. I look in the mirror and see a goblin.  It pops up every now and then, particularly when I am feeling unhappy. It is large and ugly and has these horrible eyes. I used to hide under a hat so people couldn’t see it but then I met a new friend.  It really… Read More »Meet the Goblin and the Girl

Good day my dearies!  Gran here – reporting on the latest beastie development. It seems our Beastie has been caught on film!  Well actually so have I!  I can’t remember them filming this but they must have else how else did I manage to get onto your computer screen? Looks really exciting doesn’t it…Makes me want to know what happens (which of course I do know).  But those of you… Read More »A Terrifying Trailer!

Gran here…It seems our mean Beastie has won an award!  Well actually it is the book, The Fearsome Beastie, that has won it not the beastie. Yep The Fearsome Beastie came highly commended (2nd) in the Forward National Literature Award (an American award!).  My axe weilding skills obviously sealed the deal. Now that we’re on the road to fame – I just hope that they don’t go searching for the Beastie!  He… Read More »Beastie Success in America

Hello all! Well yesterday was a fab day – I accompanied my creator, the lovely Julie Fulton, to the Festive Gift Fair in Birmingham.  Maverick has a stand there (Stand K22 if any of you want to pop along) and it looks lovely and christmassy. Julie was signing copies of Mrs MacCready Was Ever So Greedy, whilst I was off shopping! They had stands with everything – the food stalls… Read More »Mrs MacCready Gets in the Festive Mood

London stopped an hour ago at 11am on 11th of the 11th of the 11th and remembered. We stood next to Big Ben and listened to the toll.  Some of the greatest writers took part in the World Wars and their work is used to remember – to paint a picture of what it was like.  So we’ll leave you with one of the most well known world war poem… Signing… Read More »We will remember them…

You Fearsome Beastie hunters out there might want to head over to the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia, London today.  I heard a little rumour that the Beastie is headed in that direction. Why?  Well his creators, Giles Paley-Phillips and Gabriele Antonini are going to be there signing copies of the Fearsome Beastie book and I think the Beastie wants to have his turn in the limelight. He’ll be… Read More »Fearsome at the Fair

Hello everyone!  Mrs MacCready here! As you know Christmas is one of my favourite times of year (on account of the food!) so I start doing everything early, which includes my shopping. I love going to London and seeing the Christmas lights and I love going to the Spirit Christmas Retail Fair…It is perfect place to go to get into the Christmas Spirit Early on in the season. All the… Read More »Spirit of Christmas Next Week!

Hello, Gran here! Well I am not exactly the best at these new fangled bits of technology and so my email inbox tends to be filled with Spam (isn’t that a type of processed food?).  However today I got a lovely suprise…a little Fearsome Beastie! Followers of my blog will know that a few months ago I showed you how to make yourself a beastie…Well here is one made by one… Read More »A Little Beastie!