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“Beginner readers need quality books to read.” Early readers review

Melissa, who writes at Honey Bee Books, has tried and tested our early readers and has written us a lovely review! We completely agree with her that children need high quality early readers to encourage and enhance their reading skills. We take high quality, engaging stories and work to carefully edit them to be the best possible tools to help children learn to read. Here’s what Melissa had to say:… Read More »“Beginner readers need quality books to read.” Early readers review

Dinosaur Day Success!

Image from Telegraph & Argus  Steve Howson, author of Hocus Pocus Diplodocus, was joined by fellow dinosaur enthusiast, Louise Aaron, author of  Jamasaurus, to host a memorable Dinosaur Day with Bradford Libraries. Steve and Louise both read their dino books and then entertained the children with dino themed games. To top it all off, the libraries made sure there were plenty of dinosaur books on the shelves for the children to extend… Read More »Dinosaur Day Success!

Early Readers reviews

Mary, who writes for Over 40 and a Mum to One, has reviewed our latest early readers. Her son, Monkey is currently learning to read at school but will only read school books, home books are mum’s to read apparently! Hopefully our familiar early readers, adapted from our picture books, will encourage him to pick up some books at home and practice his reading. “The Maverick Early Readers range has been… Read More »Early Readers reviews

“Learning to read has never been such fun!” Parents in Touch review our newest Early Readers!

Parents in Touch have reviewed our latest offering of early readers. They are featured in their Learning to Read section and have definitely earned their endorsement! Here’s what they had to say about the books: The Four Little Pigs “Children will love to recognise the familiar elements whilst enjoying the quirky take on the story which gives it a whole new appeal.” Buy here. Pirates Don’t Drive Diggers “Great fun,… Read More »“Learning to read has never been such fun!” Parents in Touch review our newest Early Readers!

“A brilliantly, entertaining gem of a read” Booklover Jo reviews Professor McQuark

What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than with a brilliant review for our favourite science lover and inventor, Professor McQuark? Booklover Jo has reviewed the quirky McQuark, created by Lou Treleaven and brought to life by Julia Patton and has said it ‘will have a real pride of place in her school library.’ “‘Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip’ […] is a brilliantly, entertaining gem of a read. Wacky, wild… Read More »“A brilliantly, entertaining gem of a read” Booklover Jo reviews Professor McQuark

Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip selected for Summer Reading Challenge 2016!

Professor McQuark will be inspiring more children than ever this summer as Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip has been selected for the 2016 Big Friendly Read Summer Reading Challenge, put together by The Reading Agency. This year’s reading challenge is linking up with the global year-long Roald Dahl celebrations honouring the beloved storyteller. The 72 Books selected for the challenge have been chosen based on 6 key Dahl themes including,… Read More »Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip selected for Summer Reading Challenge 2016!

World Book Day Competition!

Happy World Book Day everyone! To celebrate, Kim and Ellie have dressed up as two Maverick characters… Guess who they are for your chance to win your choice of Maverick book! To win all you have to do is: Follow @Maverickbooks on Twitter Like and retweet the competition photo Tweet your guess with the #MaverickWorldBookDay or Reply to the Tweet All entries with the correct titles for both costumes will… Read More »World Book Day Competition!

We’re ever so excited about the new Ever So look!

This month a new character is joining, Julie Fulton‘s Hamilton Shady crowd – Bossy Jonathan Fossy! The fifth book in the Ever So series features Jonathan Fossy who is ever so bossy! Jonathan tells everyone what to do and demands to be listened to. The citizens of Hamilton Shady decide that they have had quite enough of Jonathan’s commanding behaviour and, with the help of some costumes and a pretty… Read More »We’re ever so excited about the new Ever So look!

“Great for younger children.” Review for Strictly No Crocs

Laura, who writes for the blog, Yummy Mummy Flabby Tummy, has written a lovely review for Strictly No Crocs by Heather Pindar and illustrated by Susan Batori. “This is a fun picture book which is really easy to read. It’s quite short in that there aren’t a lot of paragraphs on each page to read so it’s great for younger children but easy for first readers to read themselves. The… Read More »“Great for younger children.” Review for Strictly No Crocs

Maverick World Book Week!

It’s World Book Day next Thursday meaning we have a very exciting and bookish week ahead of us! Our authors will be celebrating World Book Week in force and will be making multiple school visits during the week. Check out the full details on our calendar page. Here is a breakdown of where they will be! Monday 29th February      Tuesday 1st March      Wednesday 2nd March Thursday… Read More »Maverick World Book Week!

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