We love getting reviews from Charlotte and Phil at Read it Daddy as they give both the parent’s and the child’s perspective of picture books, which are both equally important! Here’s what the dynamic duo said about Amanda Brandon’s second book in the Granny Mutton Yarn series – A Box of Socks. “A young lamb’s granny is a sock-meister extraordinaire and loves to share her warm cuddly creations with… Read More »Charlotte and Daddy read A Box of Socks!
Parents in Touch have reviewed our latest books and have given them rave reviews! First of all they had some wonderful things to say about us: “Maverick Publishing publish some of the best children’s picture books and I always look forward to reviewing them; the story lines are always strong and the illustrations excellent.” Thank you very much indeed! One of our priorities at Maverick is to publish stories of… Read More »Smashing reviews from Parents in Touch
One of our Maverick reviewers is giving you the chance to win one of our May books in a give away! Jenna at Chic Geek Diary, is running not only one competition, but two! You can enter on her blog or on Facebook. Make sure you leave a comment saying which book you would like to win. It’s a tough choice, so give it a lot of thought! She also wrote… Read More »Give away opportunity!
Long time Maverick reviewer Denyse King has reviewed our latest picture books on her website. A Gold Star For George (5Â stars on Amazon) “This book is quirky and whimsical with an underlying theme of the importance of kindness and friendship. The illustrations are bright and concise and they help to pick out the key messages in this story.” A Box of Socks (4 stars on Amazon) “This book is… Read More »Four great reviews for four great books!
Reception classes at Blenheim Primary School learned about some creative sheep when author Amanda Brandon took along her picture book ‘A Scarf and a Half’ featuring knitting loving Granny Mutton and her grandson Little Lionel. Amanda said, “We talked about the story, where wool comes from and what we could use it for. I also had a peek at the school’s fabulous new library which fundraisers had worked hard to pack with great books. It looked well… Read More »Granny Mutton visits Blenheim Primary School!
Amanda Brandon will be at Felixstowe Book festival this June to share her first book A Scarf and a Half and her second book A Box of Socks as part of two very knitty, very crafty reading sessions! Amanda will be at Felixstowe Library in the children’s section running two different events on Saturday 27th June. The first session will… Read More »Socks, Scarves and Sheep at Felixstowe Book Fest!
Amanda Brandon, author of ‘A Scarf and a Half‘, visited Jacqson Diego Story Emporium to create the biggest scarf mural the world has ever seen! Amanda read the story of Little Lionel and his Granny to the children and then they enjoyed plenty of fun scarf and knitting related activities! Amanda said that the children most enjoyed seeing just how many people could be wrapped in ‘Granny Mutton’s scarf –… Read More »Amanda Brandon’s mural and a half!
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