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Good news for parents: Maverick Early Readers available to order from Hive which supports local bookshops!

Parents who want to support their child’s learning to read and love of reading will be thrilled to learn that all 60 titles in our Maverick Early Readers reading scheme are available to order from Hive Books. Order online and have the books delivered to your home or nominate your local bookshop as a pick up point.  The bookshop receives a small amount of every sale on the site.  What could… Read More »Good news for parents: Maverick Early Readers available to order from Hive which supports local bookshops!

‘Perfect for school or home’ New Early Readers get the thumbs up from Linda’s Book Bag!

Linda’s Book Bag posted a wonderful review of two of our 10 new yellow and blue band Early Readers publishing at the end of August this week: ‘Both books are beautifully produced. They are just the right size for young children to handle and have the perfect length to keep focus and attention without overwhelming. The use of repetition helps reinforce the sounds and spellings in the vocabulary and there… Read More »‘Perfect for school or home’ New Early Readers get the thumbs up from Linda’s Book Bag!

Maverick Early Readers in Afrikaans in a special book bundle deal for today only!

Frans at Fantasi Boeke, the fabulous South African publisher who has published a number of our titles in Afrikaans, has alerted us to the activities of one of their top customers. For today only – 31 July 2018 – they are offering 8 of our Early Reader titles in Afrikaans in a special Children’s Educational Book Bundle priced at R299, 25% off the retail price of R400! What a great… Read More »Maverick Early Readers in Afrikaans in a special book bundle deal for today only!

‘Would confidently recommend it to current teachers and to parents’ The Letterpress Project reviews new Early Readers!

Karen at The Letterpress Project has recently reviewed two of our ten new pink and red band Early Readers which were published on the 28th of May. The two titles are Viv the Vet and Top Dog by Katie Dale and I Can Get It and Hop In! by Jenny Jinks. Here’s what she had to say: ‘The plots in reading scheme books are often pretty dull, especially as so… Read More »‘Would confidently recommend it to current teachers and to parents’ The Letterpress Project reviews new Early Readers!

New Early Readers featured in Words & Pictures!

Two new Early Readers by Clare Helen Welsh publishing in August have been featured in the SCBWI magazine Words & Pictures this month! Check it out here and buy a copy of King Carl and the Wish here and Jim and the Big Fish here See all 60 titles in our Early Readers scheme here

10 New Blue and Yellow Band Early Readers Coming in August!

Our 50 title strong Early Readers scheme is about to be joined by another fabulous 10 titles! In August we will be publishing 5 new blue and 5 new yellow band Early Readers bringing the rapidly growing and popular programme to 60 titles. Watch this space as our higher colour bands will also be expanding soon! ‘If you are looking for a breath of fresh air to top up your existing… Read More »10 New Blue and Yellow Band Early Readers Coming in August!

‘Thoughtfully designed’ The Learning Hub samples our new pink and red band Early Readers!

The Learning Hub at the University of Reading recently reviewed samples of our new red and pink band Early Readers which have just been published: ‘Some lovely new review copies from Maverick Arts arrived this week!  Bands are easily identified by bright, coloured stars on the front and back covers – here we have examples of the Pink and Red books. The pink and red bands are suitable for children… Read More »‘Thoughtfully designed’ The Learning Hub samples our new pink and red band Early Readers!

Wonderful feedback from a parent for our Early Readers!

  We have just received a wonderful email about our Early Readers scheme from a parent encouraging her daughter to learn to read:   “ I have to say we’ve really struggled to find books for our little girl to read independently. Even well-known ones such as Biff, Chip and Kipper don’t seem to start at the real basic level and don’t offer the repetition of words throughout the book… Read More »Wonderful feedback from a parent for our Early Readers!

Early Readers coming out in Afrikaans!

South African children’s publisher Fantasi Books has sent us the covers for the first four Early Readers (or Eerste Leesboeke in Afrikaans!) which they are publishing in Afrikaans as part of a forty title Early Readers deal. Don’t they look splendid? We look forward to seeing the next four in production soon!  

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