Jill at Red Reading Hub recently posted a cracking review for Not My Hats! by Tracy Gunaratnam with illustrations by Alea Marley: ‘With its plethora of outrageous headwear, this delightfully daft tale that moves in and out of rhyme, demonstrates that language is fun, sharing is best and friendship better than standoffishness.’ Thanks, Jill! See the full review here and buy a copy here
Parents in Touch have posted a great review for our picture book publishing on 28th May The Wondrous Dinosaurium by John Condon with illustrations by Steve Brown: ‘Maverick Arts never fail us in providing exceptional stories, superbly illustrated. This debut picture book is another excellent addition to their range. Danny wants a pet… but no ordinary pet. He wants a dinosaur. Trouble is, dinosaurs don’t exactly make the perfect pet… Read More »‘Exceptional stories, superbly illustrated’ Parents in Touch reviews The Wondrous Dinosaurium
Sally at Space on the Bookshelf wrote an absolutely fabulous review for AdoraBULL by Alison Donald with illustrations by Alex Willmore: ‘AdoraBULL is funny, charming and crammed full of lovely messages about loneliness, friendship and faith. It is also beautifully illustrated by Alex Willmore’s earthy soft images which really work exquisitely with Alison Donald’s text. But what really makes AdoraBULL stand out is that it has had the courage to… Read More »‘A future classic’ Space on the Bookshelf is charmed by AdoraBULL!
Louise at Book Murmuration posted a delightful review of new picture book Not My Hats! by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Alea Marley: ‘Issues of sharing will be familiar to parents of small children. The lovely thing about Not My Hats! is although it has a clear message, it never comes across as preachy. The story is made funnier by Hettie’s facial expressions, from her anger at the thought of… Read More »‘Impossible not to love her’ Book Murmuration has a happy addiction to Not My Hats!
David at What’s Good to Read has posted a great review for new picture book AdoraBULL by Alison Donald and illustrated by Alex Willmore: ‘Overall, AdoraBULL is a well-written, charming and funny story of friendship, change and acceptance. It was a joy to read. It is a story of how starting school doesn’t mean having to leave things behind. It has been beautifully illustrated by Alex Willmore, very bright and… Read More »5 STAR review for AdoraBULL from What’s Good to Read!
David Savage at What’s Good to Read has posted a fantastic 5 star review for Not My Hats! by Tracy Gunaratnam with illustrations by Alea Marley: ‘Overall, while Not My Hats! is a simple and colourful story about sharing things with others, it is fun and entertaining and a good lesson for children. Written in a style that children will be able to read and understand they will take away… Read More »5 STAR review from What’s Good to Read for Not My Hats!
Story Snug has posted a fabulous review for a fabulous new picture book, AdoraBULL by Alison Donald with illustrations by Alex Willmore: ‘Alex Willmore’s very amusing illustrations support the humour in the easy to read text – Alfred causes a lot of chaos in his attempts to look adorable! We absolutely love the pictures showing him using the farmer’s phone and his attempt to look cute on a swing makes… Read More »‘Great book to use in the classroom to initiate discussions about friendship’ Story Snug adores AdoraBULL!
Pam at The Lancashire Evening Post has just made live her wonderful reviews for two new picture books (with some nice words about Maverick too!): AdoraBULL by Alison Donald with illustrations by Alex Willmore: ‘Inventive author Alison Donald and star illustrator Alex Willmore work their special magic on this bewitching picture book story about a bull on the horns of a dilemma when his best friend goes in search of… Read More »Latest picture books ‘from the classy Maverick stable’ reviewed in The Lancashire Evening Post!
Terry at The Letterpress Project has just posted a cracking review for The Wondrous Dinosaurium by John Condon with illustrations by Steve Brown (publishing 28 May): ‘The popularity of dinosaurs with children never appears to wane – somehow they seem to make the wonder and mystery of history and science accessible to young minds, perhaps for the first time. How much better would it be if you could go to… Read More »‘A lovely little story that will be a delight for younger readers – and their parents’ The Letterpress Project reviews The Wondrous Dinosaurium!
Terry at The Letterpress Project posted a recent review for new picture book Not My Hats! by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Alea Marley: ‘We reviewed Tracy Gunaratnam’s last picture book, Hamster Sitter Wanted and we loved that, so we were pretty confident a new one would also be a treat. Not My Hats! is a simple, colourful and melodic offering that gives children plenty of chance to join in with the rhyming. Needless… Read More »‘Great book for story time’ The Letterpress Project reviews Not My Hats!
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