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Another stellar review for Maverick Early Readers!

We have just received some wonderful comments from Caroline Smith, a retired senior early years teacher and former Heart of Hawick Children’s Book Award Coordinator: ‘These were a great success. They cheered up my grand-daughter, who was finding the ones in class rather dull. These books were ideal for an early reader. The stories are fun, complemented well by the illustrations which greatly enrich the simple stories.  The vocabulary is well… Read More »Another stellar review for Maverick Early Readers!

Biscuit Blast Off! Early Reader rockets to the top of school children’s list of favourite reads!

We’ve just received a glowing report from Tara Potter (Hickman) who shared one of our Institute of Education purple banded early readers with a local school: ‘New, fresh, funny Purple banded Early Readers from Maverick Children’s Books. In Biscuit Blast Off! by Clare Helen Welsh, Oliver builds a biscuit rocket for the pirate mice to go to the moon and look for cheese. He then builds a Pirate ship of cheese for… Read More »Biscuit Blast Off! Early Reader rockets to the top of school children’s list of favourite reads!

‘So am I converted? I have to say I am.’ Early Years teacher Cathy at Chez L’Abeille reviews purple band Early Readers

Early Years teacher Cathy has just posted a wonderful review of some purple banded Early Readers on her blog Chez L’Abeille. We sent her three of the books in the band, A Right Royal Mess, The Jelly that Wouldn’t Wobble and The Great Grizzly Race and here’s some of what she had to say: ‘The idea behind this series is simple: to create reading books that support the transition from… Read More »‘So am I converted? I have to say I am.’ Early Years teacher Cathy at Chez L’Abeille reviews purple band Early Readers

‘A breath of fresh air’ Books for Topics reviews our Early Readers scheme!

Books for Topics aims to provide recommendations of high quality texts that can be used by teachers and other professionals working in primary schools. They’ve just enthusiastically reviewed our Early Readers scheme and this is what they had to say: ‘We’ve been testing out Maverick Early Readers for a few weeks now and we are already big fans! Covering book bands from pink to purple, this series takes readers from the earliest stages of… Read More »‘A breath of fresh air’ Books for Topics reviews our Early Readers scheme!

Maverick Early Readers promoted to schools in Thailand

Major Bangkok-based educational book distributor Learning Tree will be promoting the Maverick scheme of 40 Early Readers to schools in Thailand this autumn. Learning Tree’s showroom will display titles in the scheme and the company will distribute flyers and catalogues to its school customers across Thailand. We are delighted that our Institute of Education ratified colour banded reading scheme is being recognised as a quality educational product around the world.… Read More »Maverick Early Readers promoted to schools in Thailand

Maverick looking good at the BIBF!

Maverick titles were on display on the busy PIM stand with Chris Ashdown at the recent Beijing International Book Fair. Chris and and our China agent Rance Fu met with customers keen to import our books.  We are delighted that interest in our picture books and Early Readers continues to grow in China and beyond!  

‘Definitely recommended!’ 5 STAR review from The Bookbag for Early Reader Buzz and Jump! Jump!

The Bookbag recently gave our red banded Early Reader Buzz and Jump! Jump! by Alice Hemming and illustrated by Louise Forshaw an amazing 5 star review. ‘I felt this was pitched at the right reading level, with fun pictures and two entertaining stories. My son really enjoyed reading it, and he hasn’t seen the books in this series as being ‘homework’ but instead fun books to read and enjoy multiple… Read More »‘Definitely recommended!’ 5 STAR review from The Bookbag for Early Reader Buzz and Jump! Jump!

‘I was incredibly impressed by the quality of these books’ Book Monster Ally loves our Early Readers!

Sheffield children’s librarian Ally at Book Monsters recently gave what may well be the best Early Readers review we’ve ever had! Ally praised the quality of the writing and the illustrations and said: ‘I must applaud all of the authors and illustrators involved in these books for their brilliant and perfectly pitched work here. It’s a tricky level to target, but all involved have done a superb job. Younger reader… Read More »‘I was incredibly impressed by the quality of these books’ Book Monster Ally loves our Early Readers!

Browns Books for Students stocks the full range of Maverick Early Readers!

Browns Books for Students is now stocking the full 40 titles across 8 colour bands of Maverick’s Early Readers scheme!   Some of our recent reviews: ‘Maverick’s Early Readers are attractive books that aim to bring the fun of bedtime stories to learning to read, whether in the classroom or at home – and they certainly succeed.’  Parents in Touch ‘I really like these engaging little books that are well designed,… Read More »Browns Books for Students stocks the full range of Maverick Early Readers!

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