We’ve had some very lovely reviews from Willow at Primary Times! Willow is a five year old reviewer based in Cornwall who was kind enough to give three of our books 5 stars! A Gold Star for George (buy here) “I like the cover of this book because it made me laugh as George the giraffe has a hula hoop on his neck. This book has good size writing and is… Read More »Primary Times reviews
Our Maverick reviewer from down under (Melissa for Honey Bee Books)Â has reviewed Amanda Brandon‘s second book in the Granny Mutton Yarns series – A Box of Socks. Not only has she given it a smashing review, but she has also devised a way of letting her children join in the fun of the sock game while also getting them to WANT to help with the laundry. Genius, right? Here’s what… Read More »Make laundry fun! A Box of Socks reviewed by Honey Bee Books
A Box of Socks is the second story in the Granny Mutton Yarn series by Amanda Brandon. Jill Bennett has written a fantastic review for the latest knit-tastic book on her site Red Reading Hub. Here’s what she said: “Part of the enjoyment of this amusing tale is in the anticipation of the sock mix-up and the story is a fantastic starting point for an early years game of sock… Read More »A Box of Socks collects another good review!
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!
It’s World Book Day next week! World Book Day is all about celebrating books and getting children excited about reading. At Maverick, a love of books is at the heart of what we do. We create inspiring picture books with the aim of getting children excited about stories and encouraging them to learn to read those stories for themselves. Reading and books are, of course, a huge passion for our… Read More »It’s World Book Day next week!
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