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Spinning Into Calendar Club Stores, Maverick Publishing Early Reader Spinners

Maverick Publishing and the Calendar Club stores have got you covered for all your Early Reader’s needs. Maverick Publishing is excited to be working together with the great team at the Calendar Club to offer you Early Readers that will put you in a spin. Available in 20 stores across the UK, the Calendar Club will be displaying our Maverick Early Readers spinner. Containing 80 of our Early Reader titles,… Read More »Spinning Into Calendar Club Stores, Maverick Publishing Early Reader Spinners

‘Amazingly presented and got rave reviews from my class’ Addicted to Books road-tests some new non-fiction Early Readers!

Teacher Mrs Wylie on the Book Addict site has road-tested our new non-fiction Early Readers with her class and posted some glowing reviews: Woah! What’s the Weather? ‘This book for young readers is full of fun facts and information about weather of all kinds. The information is presented in a very child-friendly way with beautiful, full colour pictures. It is presented from the point of view of aliens Finn and… Read More »‘Amazingly presented and got rave reviews from my class’ Addicted to Books road-tests some new non-fiction Early Readers!

‘Instant child appeal’ Parents in Touch reviews some recent fiction and non-fiction Early Readers!

Parents in Touch has posted a review of some of our May and June fiction and non-fiction Early Readers: Jim’s Junk and Fix It by Jenny Jinks (pink band) ‘The lively illustrations give the book plenty of appeal.’ Nuts! and Is that My Ball? by Jenny Jinks (red band) ‘Lost and found is the theme of the two stories in this book – I like the way there is a… Read More »‘Instant child appeal’ Parents in Touch reviews some recent fiction and non-fiction Early Readers!

‘Will add a positive additional dimension to any school reading scheme’ Chez L’Abeille checks out the new non-fiction Early Readers!

Cathy at Chez L’Abeille posted a great review for our new non-fiction Early Readers published at the end of May: ‘These books have a similar format to the fiction readers. They are the same size and have a new spread for each item. There is also the established quiz at the end. However, the contents page, introduction and index/glossary will enable young readers to use their reference skills to locate… Read More »‘Will add a positive additional dimension to any school reading scheme’ Chez L’Abeille checks out the new non-fiction Early Readers!

‘The best book-banded series I have come across’ The Merry Bookworm reviews some new higher band Early Readers!

Lorraine at The Merry Bookworm has posted another wonderful review for our recently published higher band Early Readers: Max the Sheepdog by Cath Jones and Illustrated by Valeria Issa: Purple Band ‘This is a lovely story about a young dog trying to find his way in life. Its underlying message is that everyone is good at something, even if it takes them a while to work out what it is.… Read More »‘The best book-banded series I have come across’ The Merry Bookworm reviews some new higher band Early Readers!

‘Glorious selection’ Library Girl & Book Boy fab review for higher band Early Readers!

Library Girl & Book Boy has just posted a wonderful review for our recently published higher band Early Readers: ‘Learning to read can be a tricky (and sometimes tedious) business.  Although it can be beneficial to read a series of books based on familiar characters, the stories can end up being a little formulaic and uninspiring. My years of teaching (and parenting) experience have shown me nothing if not that… Read More »‘Glorious selection’ Library Girl & Book Boy fab review for higher band Early Readers!

‘I can’t recommend these Early Readers highly enough’ The Merry Bookworm review!

Lorraine at The Merry Bookworm has posted a fab, very thoughtful review of some of our most recent Early Readers: ‘Regular visitors to the blog will know that I am a huge fan of Maverick’s Early Reader books. They are everything book-banded reading schemes should be (but are so often not…): full of entertaining, boldly-illustrated and inclusive stories, which not only help children to learn to read, but more importantly… Read More »‘I can’t recommend these Early Readers highly enough’ The Merry Bookworm review!

Calling all literacy teachers: New free Teacher’s Guide now available!

To accompany our 100 title strong Early Reader banded reading scheme we have published a 160 page Teacher’s Guide which gives details on how the scheme is built with a page on each book band with the full criteria. It also goes into more detail on the different levelling used, such as Lexile and AR Rating. If you are interested in a free copy of the guide please send an… Read More »Calling all literacy teachers: New free Teacher’s Guide now available!

‘Every bit as good as the best standalone books for emerging readers’ The Chicken Knitters gets a big thumbs up from Madge Eekal Reviews!

Madge Eekal Reviews has just published a glowing review of The Chicken Knitters (published 28 March 2019) a gold band Early Reader by wonderful storyteller Cath Jones: ‘The Chicken Knitters is a ‘Gold Level’ book in the Early Reading Scheme from Maverick Arts Publishing. I’ve now reviewed a handful of the books from this scheme… and I’ve been impressed by the quality and originality of the stories. However, this is the first… Read More »‘Every bit as good as the best standalone books for emerging readers’ The Chicken Knitters gets a big thumbs up from Madge Eekal Reviews!

‘Like a ray of sunshine’ High praise for new Turquoise band Early Reader The Oojamaflip

Sarah at My Book Corner has posted a wonderful review for new Turquoise band Early Reader by Lou Treleaven The Oojamaflip: ‘Lou Treleaven’s fantastically named book takes us on journey with our favourite professor as the reader considers what is needed to invent – a vivid imagination, an eye for science and sheer determination. With Julia Patton’s illustrations brightening up our literary world and detailing Professor’s inventions in a fun… Read More »‘Like a ray of sunshine’ High praise for new Turquoise band Early Reader The Oojamaflip