Maverick Books News & Media
It feels like we’ve been waiting forever, but finally the day is approaching – the release of our brand new Maverick Early Readers! This Friday, you’ll will be able to get your hands on your very own copies of our 5 very special stories! A Scarf and a Half by Amanda Brandon Yuck! said the Yak by Alex English Preposterous Rhinoceros by Tracy Gunaratnam The Black and White Club by… Read More »Maverick Early Readers released this Friday!
We knew our Hedgehugs calendar products were popular, but it looks like they will be reaching new popularity heights this autumn as they are featured on the front page of Calendar club! There are three different Hedgehugs calendar products available for 2016. The Family Planner The Wall Planner The Slim Calendar  You can pre-order you Hedgehugs calendar from Calendar club now!
Two of our books have been featured in the Summer issue of the School Library Association (SLA) journal. The School Library Association is a member society which is committed to supporting librarians and those who work to promote libraries as well as literacy and reading. Part of the service they provide is a quarterly journal where they discuss the latest news and trends in the library world as well as… Read More »School Library Association Reviews
Our books are now on display at the Learning Hub at Reading University. The Learning hub is a valuable resource to teachers and educators. The hub houses a wide range of useful resources to aid teaching and lesson planning, including an impressive collection of in-print children’s books, reading schemes and other materials direct from many of the country’s leading publishers. Don’t our books look fantastic!
Maverick have teamed up with the charity Born Free to create this stunning calendar depicting some of the world’s most beautiful endangered animals. The Born Free charity was founded by the actors Virginia McKenna OBE and Bill Travers  in 1984. Now it is run by their son Will Travers. Born Free takes action worldwide to protect threatened species and stop individual animal suffering. Born Free protects lions, elephants, tigers, gorillas, wolves, polar… Read More »Support endangered species with the Born Free Calendar
Last Thursday we had a rather lovely time at the Maverick studio. We invited some of our authors to the studio to have an ideas session on how to best run events and increase the visibility of our books. Usually we only get to see our authors once a year (and even then it’s only one-to-one) so it was lovely to see not just one, but six of our authors… Read More »Maverick author day
Pirates Don’t Drive Diggers is fast becoming one of Maverick’s most popular titles! Most recently it has received a fantastic review from The Bookbag! “The pictures are bright and interesting, with plenty to look at and funny extras such as a cheeky crab and a grumpy seagull. I liked the stubbly-faced builders, and I also liked that the final picture is hidden away on the back page, so although you… Read More »Pirates grab another great review on the Bookbag!
Maverick were kindly asked this year to partner up with Plum Pudding Illustration Agency for the annual Plum Pudding Prize, hosted and presented at Spain’s illustration festival Ilustratour. Ellie joined Plum Pudding’s founder and managing director, Mark Mills for the very exciting weekend at Matadero in Madrid. Here’s how she got on… Our editor Kim always says one of her favourite parts of this job is when we receive samples… Read More »Maverick at Ilustratour!
Tamara Small and the Monsters’ Ball has returned this July in a shiny new edition with a snazzy new cover! Tamara Small is whisked away in the dead of the night by a hairy monster. But it’s okay… she’s been invited to ‘The Annual Monsters’ Ball’!  Tamara Small and the Monsters’ Ball is the second picture book by Giles Paley Phillips. His other books published by Maverick are… Read More »Tamara Small returns in new edition!
The Summer Reading challenge officially starts tomorrow! This year the Reading Agency are working with Guinness World Records to set the world record for most pledges for a reading challenge. The event will officially start Friday 10th July with a party ( of course!) to launch a weekend of record breaking pledges in Libraries across the country. Maverick are thrilled to have three of our titles in the challenge this… Read More »Are you ready for the Summer Reading Challenge?
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