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‘The wit, charm, and chaotic spookiness of this series make it one of my favorite things in bookstores right now.’ Second Buttercup Sunshine is a treat for Spooky KidLit

Jessica at Spooky KidLit has treated us with a review of the second book in the Buttercup Sunshine series, The House on Hangman’s Hill, by Colin Mulhern; Buttercup Sunshine’s world gets weirder and spookier in the second book in the Briar’s Cove Series, as she tries her best to save the world from zombies despite plenty of distractions from a bumbling mailman, mutant bunny rabbits, and a certain Dr. Victor… Read More »‘The wit, charm, and chaotic spookiness of this series make it one of my favorite things in bookstores right now.’ Second Buttercup Sunshine is a treat for Spooky KidLit

‘There’s trickery, plenty of thrills, friendship, hope and determination aplenty in this twisting, turning Stone-Age tale’ Red Reading Hub is THRILLED by our new junior fiction titles.

Jill at Red Reading Hub, has written a thrilling review of our Maverick Junior Fiction reads, Saviour Pirotta’s, The Stolen Spear and Colin Mulhern’s, Buttercup Sunshine and the House on Hangman’s Hill: The Stolen Spear  The first in a new series set in the Late Neolithic period, on an island in the Orkneys, this is exciting historical fiction for primary age readers. The focus is on the narrator, young Wolf,… Read More »‘There’s trickery, plenty of thrills, friendship, hope and determination aplenty in this twisting, turning Stone-Age tale’ Red Reading Hub is THRILLED by our new junior fiction titles.

‘I’m not telling you how this one works out because you’ll want to read it for yourself.’ The Letterpress Project gives a SPOOKtacular review of the Buttercup Sunshine sequel

Terry at The Letterpress Project has written a SPOOKtacular review of Colin Mulhern’s Buttercup Sunshine sequel; Buttercup Sunshine and the House on Hangman’s Hill Back in June 2018, I reviewed the first instalment of the Buttercup Sunshine series, Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom, which was great fun and promised a sequel for the Spring of 2019. Well, here it is – Buttercup Sunshine and the House on Hangman’s Hill. If… Read More »‘I’m not telling you how this one works out because you’ll want to read it for yourself.’ The Letterpress Project gives a SPOOKtacular review of the Buttercup Sunshine sequel

‘A MONSTER of a book that will leave you not wanting to drink any carrot juice … or will it?’ What’s Good To Read reviews Buttercup Sunshine and The House on Hangman’s Hill

David at What’s Good to Read has had a THRILLING time reading Colin Mulhern’s second book in the Buttercup Sunshine series; The House on Hangman’s Hill Overall, the second book in this comedy horror series for children has continued in the same fun and scary vein as the first. It sees the delightful Buttercup encounter a weird new adventure in a cleverly and thrilling way and a great use of… Read More »‘A MONSTER of a book that will leave you not wanting to drink any carrot juice … or will it?’ What’s Good To Read reviews Buttercup Sunshine and The House on Hangman’s Hill

‘This thrilling story has enough comic gory details and humour to appeal to young readers’ Armadillo Magazine enjoys the dark humour of Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!

Armadillo Magazine has published a cracking review of junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Doooom by Colin Mulhern in its latest Winter 2018 issue: ‘A story equally dark and funny, this book introduces a character who is feisty, practical and fearless.  Confronted by imminent danger Sunshine reacts with a totally rational approach, which offsets brilliantly the wacky scenario producing laugh-out-loud moments. This thrilling story has enough comic… Read More »‘This thrilling story has enough comic gory details and humour to appeal to young readers’ Armadillo Magazine enjoys the dark humour of Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!

Zombie drawing competition winners!

We have some wonderful entries for our Zombie drawing contest to win a copy of new junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Doooom by Colin Mulhern! Here are the amazing winning drawings: Copies on their way to you all! We’d love to hear what you think!

‘The perfect read for Hallowe’en!’ Chrikaru Reads thrills to the quirky, dark humour in Buttercup Sunshine!

Chrikaru Reads, a book review blog by reading teacher Christina, recently enjoyed some giggles and chills with new junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom by Colin Mulhern: ‘This is the perfect read for Hallowe’en! What I liked: The relationship between Buttercup and her grandmother, a granny as a kick-ass main character, the quirky humour, the illustrations which really add to your enjoyment of the text. Even better… Read More »‘The perfect read for Hallowe’en!’ Chrikaru Reads thrills to the quirky, dark humour in Buttercup Sunshine!

Our very first 5 COFFIN review! Spooky KidLit raves about Buttercup Sunshine!

Jessica Greenfield at Spooky KidLit has just posted a very enthusiastic review for new junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom by Colin Mulhern: ‘Children of all ages will love this book, with its silly humor, kid-friendly gore, and breathless action. It is uproarious, clever, original, thrilling, and incredibly fun. There’s a wonderful freewheeling sense of absurdity to the book…. Author-illustrator Colin Mulhern’s hilarious drawings and the… Read More »Our very first 5 COFFIN review! Spooky KidLit raves about Buttercup Sunshine!

Five amazing new books out today!

Lovers of quality children’s books will celebrate today with the publication of five new fabulous Maverick titles: Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos Not Yet a Yeti by Lou Treleaven with illustrations by Tony Neal Lost in London (The Dog Detectives) by Fin and Zoa with illustrations by Monika Suska (new edition – as seen on CBeebies Bedtime Stories read by Sir Elton John!) Buttercup Sunshine… Read More »Five amazing new books out today!

‘A hilarious story that children will love’ What’s Good to Read 5 STAR review for Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!

David at What’s Good to Read has just posted a great review for new comedy horror for kids junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom by Colin Mulhern: ‘The characters have been well written and Buttercup and Granny are a great complement to each other. Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom is a great introduction to comedy horror for children. While it does feature the undead… Read More »‘A hilarious story that children will love’ What’s Good to Read 5 STAR review for Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!

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