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“Cool stuff, don’t miss ’em in October!” Read it Daddy reviews Junior Fiction titles

Phil and Charlotte who write as an epic team for Read it Daddy have reviewed our brand new junior fiction titles! Here’s what they had to say: “Bringing together some of the brilliantly talented authors and artists who have worked on Maverick’s winning Picture Book range, these are books designed for the 6 to 9 year age group, attractively formatted with awesome covers and illustrations […] Cool stuff, don’t miss ’em… Read More »“Cool stuff, don’t miss ’em in October!” Read it Daddy reviews Junior Fiction titles

“Creative story of friendship and teamwork.” Review for George and the new Craze

Regina and Dolly who write at, Diapers and Daydreams have reviewed the latest George the Giraffe and Friends story by Alice Hemming, George and the New Craze.  “Dolly really loves George. I mean REALLY. We read “A Gold Star for George” at least once a week, for over a year now. (You can check out that review here) She had a good laugh at the animals looking for cards in the garbage!… Read More »“Creative story of friendship and teamwork.” Review for George and the new Craze

“Galloping into the big time!” Reviews for our latest books from Pam Norfolk

The lovely Pam, who writes for the Lancashire Evening Post, has written some reviews for our latest books! Not Enough for Queen Fluff “This new rhyming extravaganza, brought to life by Catalina Echeverri’s gloriously detailed and characterful illustrations, sees the born ‘poetess’ on top form […] Lyon works her trademark magic in a story bursting with rhyme, some sound common sense and plenty of giggles as the bunnies fill their burrows… Read More »“Galloping into the big time!” Reviews for our latest books from Pam Norfolk

“A wonderful addition to any classroom” – review for Maverick early readers

Laura, who blogs at The Butterfly Mother has written a lovely review for our new set of Maverick early readers. She called them, “a wonderful addition to any classroom as their humorous content will really engage the children.” And she had lots of lovely things to say about each of the stories as well! Grumpy King Colin “A fabulous message to any unruly toddler or preschooler in my opinion! Caterpillar… Read More »“A wonderful addition to any classroom” – review for Maverick early readers

“A great, fun book which kids are going to enjoy.”

Sue from The Bookbag has written a lovely review for the newest Ever So addition, Bossy Jonathan Fossy! “It’s a lovely story, written in rhyme, which fairly zips along as you wonder at Jonathan’s dreadful behaviour and then savour his suffering, on board, of all places, a pirate ship with some people who have a very long list of jobs which have to be done immediately, if not sooner. No… Read More »“A great, fun book which kids are going to enjoy.”

A Gold Star for George – top three book for 6 year olds!

We know A Gold Star for George is a brilliant book, how could it not be, George the Giraffe is in it! But we were still thrilled to see that it is the ranked third in best books for 6 years olds on Toppsta. Here’s what some of the happy Toppsta readers had to say about A Gold Star for George.  “We all really loved the book the children wanted to read it… Read More »A Gold Star for George – top three book for 6 year olds!

“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!

“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

“Exciting children’s picture books with quirky and inventive themes.”

Pam at the Lancashire Evening Post has reviewed our latest books and given them some great reviews! Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip  “Debut author Lou Treleaven works some imaginative and inventive magic as she combines rhyme, raucous fun and madcap science in an exciting and energetic picture book. Julia Patton’s creative and quirky illustrations add extra vitality and colour to Treleaven’s lively, rhyming story which comes packed with ideas, inventions and… Read More »“Exciting children’s picture books with quirky and inventive themes.”

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