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‘Lovely, fun read’ Father Reading Every Day frog-tastic review of Froggy Day!

Father Reading Every Day and young T had a hopping good time reading new picture book Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos this week: ‘This is a book with a lot to like. It’s such a simple, clever idea using a play on a word to maximum effect. The story hops quickly from once frog-filled scene of chaos to another, packing in plenty of laughs along… Read More »‘Lovely, fun read’ Father Reading Every Day frog-tastic review of Froggy Day!

Cock-a-doodle-doo!! Greg James to read Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans on CBeebies Bedtime Story 3rd September!

Get your skinny jeans pajamas on everyone! We’ve just heard the exciting news that BBC Radio 1 Breakfast host Greg James will be reading Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans by Jessie Miller with illustrations by Barbara Bakos as the CBeebies Bedtime Story on  Monday the 3rd September. Here at Maverick we are strutting and crowing with anticipation. Looking forward to tuning in! Order your copy to read along here. Just a… Read More »Cock-a-doodle-doo!! Greg James to read Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans on CBeebies Bedtime Story 3rd September!

The Wondrous Dinosaurium to be the focus of the SCBWI book club meeting at Waterstones in Piccadilly!

SCBWI members  and those who are interested in joining are in for a treat on Tuesday September 11th from 7 to 9pm at Waterstones in Piccadilly when there will be a fantastic book club meeting! The group will be discussing picture book The Wondrous Dinosaurium by fellow Scoobie, John Condon and illustrator Steve Brown. Our very own Maverick MD Steve Bicknell will also be there! For any picture book writers or… Read More »The Wondrous Dinosaurium to be the focus of the SCBWI book club meeting at Waterstones in Piccadilly!

‘Children will love the energy of this book’ The School Librarian gets EGG-cited about Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches!

The Summer 2018 issue of The School Librarian carries a wonderful review of Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches by Julie Fulton with illustrations by Rachel Suzanne: ‘The text is eye-catching and arranged around the cheerful illustrations for maximum impact. There are some lovely language choices that children will want to use themselves in retelling and writing – cavernous, roared, bellowed, howled. Children will love the energy of this book, where… Read More »‘Children will love the energy of this book’ The School Librarian gets EGG-cited about Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches!

‘Wonderful, inventive lateral thinking’ The School Librarian gives top marks to Game of Stones!

The School Librarian Summer 2018 issue carries a lovely review of Sheffield Book Award shortlisted title Game of Stones by Rebecca Lisle with illustrations by Richard Watson: ‘The illustrations are full of humour and emotional detail. Fantastic title. Wonderful, inventive lateral thinking. Fun and chuckles. Delightful conclusion. This book will appeal to a wide age range.’ Buy your copy here and buy the first book in the series Stone Underpants… Read More »‘Wonderful, inventive lateral thinking’ The School Librarian gives top marks to Game of Stones!

‘Just right for snowy, wintry days’ Kirkus Reviews enjoys some story magic in The Snowflake Mistake

Kirkus Reviews has published a great review for The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleaven with illustrations by Maddie Frost ahead of the US publication on 1 September of the beautiful jacketed hardback edition distributed by Lerner Books: ‘A British import presents a single parent and her child in a most unusual setting. Decorated in icy blues (even the queen and princess have blue-tinted hair), Frost’s patterned illustrations chill and swirl.  The… Read More »‘Just right for snowy, wintry days’ Kirkus Reviews enjoys some story magic in The Snowflake Mistake

‘An effective, funny picture-book paean to individuality’ Kirkus Reviews cheers Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans!

Kirkus Reviews has published a wonderful review for Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans by Jessie Miller with illustrations by  Barbara Bakos ahead of the US publication on 1 September of the beautiful jacketed hardback edition distributed by Lerner Books: ‘Throughout, the bouncy, rhyming text is matched in tone by bright, cartoon illustrations that amplify humor around the message. An effective, funny picture-book paean to individuality.’ See the full review and order here

‘I loved it, I’m dying to read it to our story-timers and share it with our library visitors’ Book Monsters rave review for The Wondrous Dinosaurium!

Ally at Book Monsters recently posted a rave review for picture book The Wondrous Dinosaurium by John Condon with illustrations by Steve Brown: ‘John Condon has cleverly given this story a slight non-fiction twist by incorporating some dinosaur facts in, which I liked a lot and is perfectly pitched to pique the interest of very young children. It is a great starter for children, and can easily then lead to… Read More »‘I loved it, I’m dying to read it to our story-timers and share it with our library visitors’ Book Monsters rave review for The Wondrous Dinosaurium!

‘Really good’ ‘Wonderful’ ‘Brilliant’ ‘Excellent’ Story Island reviewers rave about AdoraBULL!

The Year 1 (aged 5-6) and Year 2 pupils (aged 6-7) from OSPRINGE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL in Faversham enjoyed sharing and reviewing Adorabull written by Alison Donald and illustrated by Alex Willmore on Story Island Reviews: Would you recommend this book? All the pupils agreed they would recommend this book! Why? (SPOILERS ALERT!) ‘Because it’s funny when the bull gets a new hairdo.’ ‘Yes, because it is very surprising because you think… Read More »â€˜Really good’ ‘Wonderful’ ‘Brilliant’ ‘Excellent’ Story Island reviewers rave about AdoraBULL!

‘Kids said it’s one of the best books they have read’ Bizzie Baby reviewers adore AdoraBULL! 

Here are just a couple of great comments from the Bizzie Baby parent and child reviewers who recently read AdoraBULL by Alison Donald with illustrations by Alex Willmore: ‘My little boy told his cousin about it and we lent it to them for a night we often exchange books. Excellent book that is well illustrated and has a fantastic story that gets children interacting with you and asking questions. It… Read More »‘Kids said it’s one of the best books they have read’ Bizzie Baby reviewers adore AdoraBULL! 

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