Maverick Books

I’m Not Cute, I’m Dangerous from fabulous duo Bruna de Luca & Benedetta Capriotti , is a deliciously funny picture book. Poor Fifi. Unlike the rest of her crocodile family, she’s cute and fluffy and did I mention, cute? SO cute. Hmmm, this isn’t how proper crocodiles are meant to be! Fifi tries everything – she sharpens her teeth, tries to add spikes to cover the fluuuufff and even tries hiding in… Read More »‘This’ll be a hit in the classroom!’ My Book Corner Snaps Up ‘I’m Not Cute, I’m Dangerous’

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Poor Farmer Fred starts his week sleep walking through Monday (I’m sure many of us have down the same)! He is in such a muddle, he quickly confuses the animals who decide to join in on the utter chaos and confusion which results in some hilarious mix ups which just confuse poor Farmer Fred even more! When he is eventual wakes up, during an eventful cow ride, there’s the promise… Read More »Mix-Up Monday, The Blog Tour – Day Five, Nourished By Books Q&A with Illustrator, Louise Forshaw

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It’s Monday, and I’m just back from holiday, so obviously I’m in chaos and the family are playing pranks on me. In fact, I feel like the farmer in this fabulously funny new book from one of my favourite picture book authors, Elizabeth Dale on the publication of her 86th book!!!!! In anticipation of the launch, we had a long chit-chat. She’s also set us a writing challenge, plus we… Read More »Mix-Up Monday, The Blog Tour – Day One, Q&A with Elizabeth Dale, Mums Book Blast

All I Want is an Octopus is a whimsical and humorous celebration of the magic of owning a pet. A boy who longs for an octopus lists all the advantages of owning one as he tries to persuade his parents to permit it. Perhaps his Gran will be more open to the idea, or maybe Gran will have some animal aspirations of her own. A lively, rhyming text and animated… Read More »‘Enormous fun to read aloud’ Picture Book Snob Picks the Perfect Pet with ‘All I Want is an Octopus’

The lovely team of librarians from the Oakland County area, who share their reviews at Libres Books, have dived into a very fitting picture book, The New LiBEARian, by Alison Donald and Alex Willmore! Published in the States by Clarion Publishing. Summary: The kids are waiting patiently for storytime, but the librarian, Mrs. Merryweather, is missing. They travel through the library, which is alive with adventures spilling out of the books (space… Read More »‘An easy addition to a read-aloud collection for preschoolers or young elementary students.’ Libres Books Reviews The New LiBEARian

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