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Ickle Pickle and Maverick books

Kaz and her son Ickle Pickle have been reading our latest Maverick books and she has shared some great pictures of the lovely Ickle Pickle with the quirky Professor McQuark! First of all, let me tell you about our latest Maverick Books – ‘Hopping Hot’ is one from the gorgeous Hedgehug series, ‘Strictly No Crocs’ is a new book from Heather Pinder and Susan Batori and my favourite at the… Read More »Ickle Pickle and Maverick books

“Slick rhymes and the entertaining drawings.” Review for Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip

The Madhouse family have reviewed Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip by Lou Treleaven and Julia Patton and, as I expected, this one is right up their street! “Professor McQuark, is a fantastic rolemodel for little girls (and boys) because she’s a very clever and very creative scientist. There are so many picture books featuring princesses, ballerinas and fashionistas that it’s fabulous to see a book encouraging girls to become inventors… Read More »“Slick rhymes and the entertaining drawings.” Review for Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip

“Fun and colourful.” Review for Not Without my Whale

Catherine at Story Snug has reviewed Not Without my Whale by Billy Coughlan and Villie Karabatzia. Villie Karabatzia’s illustrations are fun and colourful. There are so many humorous touches in the pictures – the octopus on the whale’s head, the way that Dora and Arnold transport him to school, the whale being noisy and the final illustration which leads the story to a smelly conclusion which my daughter found very funny! This is a… Read More »“Fun and colourful.” Review for Not Without my Whale

“Maverick picture books are always excellent stories”

Parents in Touch have reviewed our latest picture books and they had some incredible things to say about our new releases! “I love to review Maverick picture books – they are always excellent stories, beautifully illustrated and almost invariably have a strong rhyme which makes them perfect to read aloud.” Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip  “A hilarious story, ingeniously illustrated by Julia Patton with great detail. Text and pictures work… Read More »“Maverick picture books are always excellent stories”

The Reading Game by Dee Kirkby

Dee Kirkby has been reading our latest books and has made a game out of reading them! It’s a very simple game that can be extremely enjoyable for both children and adults. Take turns reading Try to be the most creative with character voices Get the most laughs from everyone else Win! Dee and her family played with Lou Treleaven’s Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip. They also played with Heather Pindar’s Strictly No… Read More »The Reading Game by Dee Kirkby

“An inspiration to all young inventors.”

Jill Bennett at Red Reading Hub has reviewed Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip and has saluted its ‘Sparky rhyme.’ “Great to see a female in the role of scientist cum inventor: the aptly named Professor McQuark should be an inspiration to all young inventors. Debut author Lou Treleaven’s sparky rhyming story is wackily illustrated by Julia Patton, whose scenes are full of zany details to pore over, and possibly provide… Read More »“An inspiration to all young inventors.”

“Professor McQuark is glorious!” Review by Read it Daddy

Phil and his daughter Charlotte have reviewed Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip for their brilliant review blog, Read it Daddy. We’re pleased to hear Lou Treleaven‘s debut picture book (illustrated by the delightfully, quirky Julia Patton) is a big hit with both Phil and Charlotte who are now big fans of Professor McQuark! “Glorious rhymes, groovy illustrations and a crazy but cool lady scientist? Oh I think we’re going to like this… Read More »“Professor McQuark is glorious!” Review by Read it Daddy

“Three really wonderful books and something for everyone.”

Leyla and her two daughters have reviewed our latest books on their blog, This Day I Love and we’re pleased to hear that they’ve been very inspiring! Hopping Hot “The girls are already familiar with this series and have loved all the Hedgehugs books to date, Hopping hot follows the story of Hattie and Horace who are the best of friends and want to hop.”   Strictly No Crocs “The illustrations… Read More »“Three really wonderful books and something for everyone.”

“A riotous romp of a story!” Review for Strictly No Crocs

The Madhouse family have read and reviewed Heather Pindar‘s hilarious Strictly No Crocs which lead to giggles, an impromptu conga and some serious conversations… Cheryl said: “The engaging tale really appealed to the Madhouse kids and led on to lots of interesting discussions, which is always the sign of a great picture book, in my opinion. I had to explain (and demonstrate of course !) what a conga was so we ended… Read More »“A riotous romp of a story!” Review for Strictly No Crocs

“Reminiscent of Quentin Blake” First review for Strictly No Crocs!

Strictly No Crocs by shiny new author, Heather Pindar, and illustrated by the enormously talented Susan Batori has received its first knock out review! Emma, who writes for the brilliant review site, My Book Corner, has given the crocs high praise indeed, likening Batori’s humorous illustrations to the iconic Quentin Blake. “Strictly No Crocs from Heather Pindar and Susan Batori is a lively picture book with a cheeky sense of… Read More »“Reminiscent of Quentin Blake” First review for Strictly No Crocs!