Maverick Books

G’day mates!  I’m Detective Jack and this is my mate, Deputy Poco Loco.  We are the Dog Detectives!  With Poco Loco’s nose and my good looks, brains, cunning etc etc, we travel around the world on our bicycles solving crime as we go!  Our latest adventure in Australia is going to be a book.  It’s called The Dog Detectives in an Outback Odyssey – so keep an eye out for… Read More »Meet the Dog Detectives

Sorry we haven’t been in touch for weeks.  It’s just that we only arrived to Koob this morning!  We missed our last train nearly a month ago from Oxford and so Scampi, Harry and Netty thought it would be a good idea to see how long it would take to get home on the sea tractor!  We ran out of petrol on many occasions and the seagulls had to fly… Read More »Road Trip!

HHHEEEEELLLLLLOOOOO!  It’s Boasting Bear here.  We’re going to be in the newspaper….Nah nah nah nah!  I am not sure I was supposed to tell anyone, but I just had to!  Us Bears are the best!  Everyone loves us!  Of course I knew that we would make it into the National newspapers.  How could we not?  With our talent we’ll be on TV in no time. (with me in lead role… Read More »Nice Bear Naughty Bear in the Newspaper

Hello hat fans!  I’ve made it into the cinema…Well I may not be on the big screen, but I will be at the Showroom Cinema, in Sheffield on 4th June (a week today!).  Then the next day I will be in Leeds Waterstones! I was asked by Rhyme and Reason Bookshop in Sheffield to do a workshop at the cinema.  I have lots of things planned…It will be like having… Read More »Fred at the Showroom

Hello!  I’m the new kid on the blog block – I’m Tom from the Four Little Pigs.  I’m pretty ordinary.  I like computer games, TV and my favourite food is Toad in the Hole (though not the way my Granny makes it!).  My Granny is a witch – not a bad one, though her toad in the hole is pretty bad (it hops about too much). I recently got zapped… Read More »Introducing….

Dogs of Rock: Story of the Band made it into the Telegraph magazine!    Not quite the headlines but check this out… “One of the most popular books I have ever given my boys”       – Daisy Bridgewater, Daily Telegraph Not bad eh?  For our first book.  Living the dream – that’s us.  Talking of dreams, I think I’ll just kick back, relax and enjoy the ride! Ciao Rick

It was wet and it was cold….It’s not fair, even my sandwiches got wet!  We put so much effort into getting the picnic ready – I know I moaned about doing it, but I still wanted it to be sunny!  Though not too sunny because then I would be too hot.  A bear isn’t made for heat…Too much fur! Hang on Moaning Bear (this is Thank You Bear by the… Read More »Soggy Sandwiches!

Gettings hat fans!  I went back to school this week.  I joined the children of Kingsley Primary and Woodcote Primary for a few hours.  We had lots of hat related fun with Daisy reading out my book and then all the children having a go at designing me a new hat (I obviously haven’t learnt my lesson!).  I made lots of new friends and taught them all about all my… Read More »Back to School!

Hello everyone It’s me Sharing Bear again!  Because of the extra special event that’s coming up (if you haven’t heard then I am of course talking about the Teddy Bears’ Picnic). Teacher Bear has said I can do another blog and share our exciting news! BREAKING NEWS:  Our Nice Bear Naughty Bear illustrator, Mary Ann Mackenzie is going to be on Radio Oxford on Saturday morning (7 – 9am), talking… Read More »Mary Ann on Radio Oxford

Hello all! Well last weekend, Sushi and I went to a dog show.  I got up at 5am in the morning and spent ages giving him a bath and brushing his coat.  It takes an extra long time because…well because he’s extra long! So when we got to the show Sushi was gleaming and his coat was shining in the sun.  He was so well behaved and we were both… Read More »Sushi Wins First Prize!