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‘A brief but amusing escapade into underwear history’ Kirkus Reviews enjoys some prehistoric underwear ahead of US publication! 

Kirkus Reviews has published a wonderful review for Stone Underpants by Rebecca Lisle with illustrations by Richard Watson ahead of the US publication on 1 September of the beautiful jacketed hardback edition distributed by Lerner Books: ‘The only thing funnier than underwear? Prehistoric underwear!! (Bare) necessity may be the mother of invention, but that doesn’t guarantee that one gets it right the first time. It’s the Stone Age, and after… Read More »‘A brief but amusing escapade into underwear history’ Kirkus Reviews enjoys some prehistoric underwear ahead of US publication! 

Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans featured on Kid Lit TV!

We were thrilled to see Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans by Jessie Miller with illustrations by Barbara Bakos featured on Kid Lit TV Fall Preview broadcast from New York City on the 13th June. The programme was presented by Rocco Staino and Ellen Myrick. Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans is one of four Maverick picture books which are being distributed in the US in a beautiful hardback edition by Lerner Books from… Read More »Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans featured on Kid Lit TV!

‘Sure to have readers rooting for Zebra and laughing, too’ First Kirkus Reviews notice for Bonkers American release!

We were thrilled to see our very first review online today in Kirkus Reviews for the American edition of Bonkers by Cath Jones with illustrations by Chris Jevons. The book will be published in a hardback jacketed edition (ISBN 978-1-84886-310-1) on the 1st of September at a price of $17.99 and distributed by Lerner Books. ‘Jevons’ cartoon illustrations amplify the silly text’s humor with strong visual characterization and funny details. Sure to… Read More »‘Sure to have readers rooting for Zebra and laughing, too’ First Kirkus Reviews notice for Bonkers American release!