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Five amazing new books out today!

Lovers of quality children’s books will celebrate today with the publication of five new fabulous Maverick titles: Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos Not Yet a Yeti by Lou Treleaven with illustrations by Tony Neal Lost in London (The Dog Detectives) by Fin and Zoa with illustrations by Monika Suska (new edition – as seen on CBeebies Bedtime Stories read by Sir Elton John!) Buttercup Sunshine… Read More »Five amazing new books out today!

Dino Wars books licensed for German language editions with Egmont!

We are delighted to announce ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair that we have licensed the German language rights to both Dino Wars titles to Egmont Verlagsgesellschaften in Germany! Dino Wars: Rise of the Raptors by Dan Metcalf will be published in German in Spring 2019 and the second book Dino Wars: The Trials of Terror will appear in Autumn 2019. Great cover for the first title! The Dino Wars series… Read More »Dino Wars books licensed for German language editions with Egmont!

‘A hilarious story that children will love’ What’s Good to Read 5 STAR review for Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!

David at What’s Good to Read has just posted a great review for new comedy horror for kids junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom by Colin Mulhern: ‘The characters have been well written and Buttercup and Granny are a great complement to each other. Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom is a great introduction to comedy horror for children. While it does feature the undead… Read More »‘A hilarious story that children will love’ What’s Good to Read 5 STAR review for Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!

Celebrating difference: The Ish Mother reviews Not Yet a Yeti

The Ish Mother Bec just posted a wonderful review for new picture book Not Yet a Yeti by Lou Treleaven with illustrations by Tony Neal: ‘I really like the narrative structure of this book, which has just enough repetition to keep little ones engaged but not so much that it becomes dull to read for the adult. The pictures are really bright and cheerful, making the ‘terrifying’ yetis not too… Read More »Celebrating difference: The Ish Mother reviews Not Yet a Yeti

‘Lovely, fun read’ Father Reading Every Day frog-tastic review of Froggy Day!

Father Reading Every Day and young T had a hopping good time reading new picture book Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos this week: ‘This is a book with a lot to like. It’s such a simple, clever idea using a play on a word to maximum effect. The story hops quickly from once frog-filled scene of chaos to another, packing in plenty of laughs along… Read More »‘Lovely, fun read’ Father Reading Every Day frog-tastic review of Froggy Day!

Competition time! Draw a Zombie for a chance to win a copy of Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Doooom!

We’re giving away 5 copies of our new junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooom by Colin Mulhern to celebrate its publication next Friday the 28th September! Just draw your most zany scary Zombie or horde of Zombies and either email the picture to [email protected] or tweet the picture to @maverickbooks #buttercupsunshine before midnight next Friday the 28th for a chance to win! Entries will be judged… Read More »Competition time! Draw a Zombie for a chance to win a copy of Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Doooom!

Fantastic Friday: 5 fab new books publishing 28th September!

Next Friday the 28th September is set to be a bumper day for those who love original and humorous picture books and exciting junior fiction! We are publishing 3 new picture books: Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos Not Yet a Yeti by Lou Treleaven with illustrations by Tony Neal Lost in London (The Dog Detectives) by Fin and Zoa with illustrations by Monika Suska (new… Read More »Fantastic Friday: 5 fab new books publishing 28th September!

Lovely article on the Maverick Early Readers scheme in NATE’s Primary Matters magazine this month!

We are delighted to see Maverick editor Kimara Nye’s article on our Early Readers scheme appearing in the Primary Matters Autumn 2018 issue! The magazine is published by the National Association for the Teaching of English and our article explains the vision, development and testing of the 70 title scheme including the launch last week of the new dedicated Early Readers website with audio assistance videos, activity packs and other… Read More »Lovely article on the Maverick Early Readers scheme in NATE’s Primary Matters magazine this month!

New dedicated Early Reader website for teachers and parents launching tomorrow!

We are delighted to announce that our new dedicated Early Reader website will be live tomorrow, Friday the 14th September!   This website includes all of our Early Reader titles with sections for parents and teachers.  There is an area for resources, which will include audio assistance videos for our pink, red, yellow and blue bands.  Each book is read out with the words highlighted on the screen, allowing children… Read More »New dedicated Early Reader website for teachers and parents launching tomorrow!

My Book Corner gives a big thumbs up for new Early Readers!

Sarah at My Book Corner has posted some great reviews for two of our new blue and yellow band Early Readers published last month: ‘Clare Helen Walsh’s (The Aerodynamics of Biscuits) lovely story of King Carl and his wonderful day out at the fair will be a joy for all ages to read. With counting sequences and beautiful illustrations by Marina Pessarrodona, each page is bursting with colour.’ ‘This is… Read More »My Book Corner gives a big thumbs up for new Early Readers!

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