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Nothing but Good Things!

Parents in Touch has reviewed Maverick’s January books and has only good things to say! We love receiving great reviews and these ones are just fantastic especially as the books are now available to buy online and in your local stores! Daniel O’Dowd was ever so Loud by Julie Fulton (buy here) “If you want a series of wonderful books which are perfect – and great fun – to read aloud,… Read More »Nothing but Good Things!

Robopop is seeing stars – 5 stars!

Robopop has received it’s first review from children’s book fanatic and author Denyse King. Denyse has given Robopop a well deserved 5 star review! “The illustrations are perfectly matched to the tone of the narrative; concise and colourful. I feel that Robopop is suitable for all readers, and I would highly recommend this book for children with additional learning differences such as dyslexia and visual stress.” We have high hopes… Read More »Robopop is seeing stars – 5 stars!

Merry Christmas from Maverick!

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you all! It has been a fantastic year for Maverick and we are looking forward to another year of fantastic books from brilliant authors. See you in 2015.

Family Buzz reviews Maverick Books

The Family Buzz magazine is a free, fun publication for families in East Sussex released quarterly and distributed around schools, nurseries and supermarkets. Four of Maverick’s September books were featured in the magazine’s winter issue in the Reading Corner Feature. Six year old Nancy reviewed A Scarf and a Half, Bibble and the Bubbles and Yuck! said the Yak, while eight year old Lily reviewed I wish I’d been Born… Read More »Family Buzz reviews Maverick Books

Alice Hemming’s new book out in January

Alice Hemming’s latest book, Robopop, is out in January! Dylan and Daisy are disappointed that their dad is different to other dads, so he goes to elaborate efforts to show them that dads don’t just come out of a box. After spending the day with Robopop, the robotic dad extraordinaire, Dylan and Daisy are happy to return to their unique and caring dad. Robopop is a great book about accepting… Read More »Alice Hemming’s new book out in January

Pre-order the latest Maverick Books today!

Maverick will be publishing 5 new titles in January and you can pre-order your copies today! Daniel O’Dowd was ever so Loud – Julie Fulton. Pre-order here. This is the fourth book in the Ever So series by Julie Fulton. Julie’s rhymes are original and fun, making the Ever So series books a joy to read for both children and parents. Daniel O’Dowd has a very loud voice and annoys… Read More »Pre-order the latest Maverick Books today!

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference

We were delighted to be invited to the Mass Book Launch for SCWBI members at their UK Annual Conference on November 1st in Winchester. A record number of 40 members have been published during 2014.  This bumper year included Alex English pictured with her fantastic book, ‘Yuck Said the Yak’ and Alice Hemming (sporting floppy bat ears!)  with her second book at Maverick ‘Bibble and the Bubbles’ Many congratulations to… Read More »Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference

Over 40 and a Mum to One, Review new Maverick Books

Many thanks to the delightful children’s blog site run by Mary, for reviews of our new books. Comments like ‘We give this book a big thumbs up’  and  ‘This is a charming tale that any child will giggle at’ are so appreciatted by the authors and illustrators. And of course we must never forget our books can be such a help to a child learning to read and comments like ‘Monkey knows… Read More »Over 40 and a Mum to One, Review new Maverick Books

Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians Conference

                              We are promoting three of our picture books, with our Sales Agency MMS at the conference. Here is a copy of the promotional flyer featuring: Alice Hemming’s ‘The Black and White Club’, Steve Howson’s ‘Hocus Pocus Diplodocus’ and ‘A Scarf and a Half’‘ by Amanda Brandon.