Maverick Books News & Media
Not long now before the next 10 new Early Readers are published on the 28th of this month! These include titles in the orange, turquoise , purple, gold and white bands, bringing our list of Early Reader titles to 80. In March we will publish another 10 titles and in May a further 10 to take the scheme up to 100 books! Visit our new Early Reader dedicated website where you can… Read More »10 new Early Readers publishing this month!
Ally at Book Monsters posted a wonderful review today following a reading of Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos to a group of children in her library: ‘My one concern with reading this to pre-schoolers was whether they would really understand the play on words, but a quick explanation before we started reading the story and the children seemed to understand the concept quite well, and… Read More »‘Lovely book that’s a fab family read’ Book Monster Ally enjoys reading Froggy Day to eager library listeners!
Kirkus Reviews has published another amazing review for one of our books coming out in the US in March, Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches by Julie Fulton with illustrations by Rachel Suzanne: ‘This sufficiently cockamamie story is complemented by broadly cartoonish, digitally collaged artwork, and young readers will enjoy both the dawning realization that the bear wishes to eat Jack and chiming in on its repeated, increasingly energetic declarations that… Read More »‘A clever tale’ Kirkus Reviews enjoys Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches!
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… Read More »Three Maverick titles selected for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge!
Dr. Who’s Arthur Darvill did a wonderful reading of FUM by Karl Newson with illustrations by Lucy Fleming on Tuesday 8th January on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. If you missed it or want to hear it again listen to the story here You can buy a copy here
Books for Topics recently reviewed new picture book Not Yet a Yeti by Lou Treleaven with illustration by Tony Neal: ‘The text is rich in language that makes the story an engaging and entertaining read for children. The book is full of fantastic illustrations by Tony Neal that bring the story alive. They help to tell a tale of courage, acceptance and finding yourself. Curriculum links: This is a very… Read More »‘A very good book to use if teaching celebrating differences’ Books for Topics praises Not Yet a Yeti!
Armadillo Magazine has published a cracking review of junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Doooom by Colin Mulhern in its latest Winter 2018 issue: ‘A story equally dark and funny, this book introduces a character who is feisty, practical and fearless. Â Confronted by imminent danger Sunshine reacts with a totally rational approach, which offsets brilliantly the wacky scenario producing laugh-out-loud moments. This thrilling story has enough comic… Read More »‘This thrilling story has enough comic gory details and humour to appeal to young readers’ Armadillo Magazine enjoys the dark humour of Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!
Armadillo Magazine has reviewed new picture book Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos in its latest Winter 2018 issue: ‘This is a delightful and whimsical story for the very young reader.  The author and illustrator have really brought this story to life; it is all about the play on words that we are so very fond of and young children will be delighted when they grasp… Read More »‘A delightful and whimsical story’ Armadillo Magazine reviews Froggy Day!
We are very excited to learn that Dr. Who’s Arthur Darvill will be reading FUM by Karl Newson with illustrations by Lucy Fleming this evening at 6:50pm as the Bedtime Story on CBeebies! Don’t forget to tune in! You can buy a copy here
Father Reading Every Day recently posted a great review for The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleaven with illustrations by Maddie Frost: ‘This is a beautiful, brilliant book that is absolutely perfect for this time of year – it should be a bookshelf must-have and is one I imagine we will come back to again and again in the coming months! The story has equal parts magic and excitement, is rhymed… Read More »‘A beautiful, brilliant book’ Father Reading Every Day loves a seasonal tale of wintry magic: The Snowflake Mistake!
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