Read It, Daddy! thoroughly enjoyed How do you do, Mr Gnu? by Billy Coughlan and illustrated by Maddie Frost ‘This is a rib-tickling and entertainingly original story – again fab to read aloud with some brill illustrations (and many giggles as we watch the hapless police trying to convince Mr Gnu to get back to his zoo!)’ Read the full review here Buy a copy of the book here
Read It, Daddy! gave a massive thumbs up for Fum by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming ‘Delightfully dances with a few well known (and not so well known) characters, including a family of giants.’ Read the full review here Buy a copy of the book here
Lovely words for As Nice as Pie by Gary Sheppard, illustrated by Tim Budgen, on Read it, Daddy! ‘A hilarious and fun tale that’s perfect for pastry addicts.’ See the full review here. Buy a copy of the book here.
Fantastic review of A Knit and a Knot by Amanda Brandon, illustrated by Catalina Echeverri, on Read it, Daddy! ‘We’re adoring Maverick’s picture book range and they’ve got a couple of corkers that we’ve been lucky enough to have been sent for a sneaky peek at.’ See the full review here. Buy a copy of the book here.
Fantastic review of Stone Underpants by Rebecca Lisle, illustrated by Richard Watson, in Read It, Daddy! “This is Rebecca Lisle’s debut and it’s hilariously funny with great illustrations by Richard Watson.” See the full review here Buy a copy of the book here
Phil and Charlotte who write as an epic team for Read it Daddy have reviewed our brand new junior fiction titles! Here’s what they had to say: “Bringing together some of the brilliantly talented authors and artists who have worked on Maverick’s winning Picture Book range, these are books designed for the 6 to 9 year age group, attractively formatted with awesome covers and illustrations […]Â Cool stuff, don’t miss ’em… Read More »“Cool stuff, don’t miss ’em in October!” Read it Daddy reviews Junior Fiction titles
Phil and Charlotte, who write for the brilliant book review blog, Read it Daddy, have reviewed Strictly No Crocs by Heather Pindar. “Strictly No Crocs is the debut children’s book from Heather Pindar, with fab artwork by Susan Batori spinning the tale of three hungry crocodiles  who are sneaky as well as starving. This hilarious tale is fun, fresh and original – and we shout a huge hooray to see… Read More »“Fun, fresh and original.” Review for Strictly No Crocs.
Phil and his daughter Charlotte have reviewed Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip for their brilliant review blog, Read it Daddy. We’re pleased to hear Lou Treleaven‘s debut picture book (illustrated by the delightfully, quirky Julia Patton) is a big hit with both Phil and Charlotte who are now big fans of Professor McQuark! “Glorious rhymes, groovy illustrations and a crazy but cool lady scientist? Oh I think we’re going to like this… Read More »“Professor McQuark is glorious!” Review by Read it Daddy
Our three September books have been reviewed by Read it Daddy and have all passed with flying colours! Phil at Read it Daddy reads the books with his daughter Charlotte and they share their favourite bits. As Quiet as a Mouse by Karen Owen and Evgenia Golubeva “As Quiet as a Mouse shows that once again Maverick has an eye for publishing some really brilliant books for little ones, from… Read More »Read it Daddy reads them all!
Tamara Small and the Monsters’ Ball has returned this July in a shiny new edition with a snazzy new cover! Tamara Small is whisked away in the dead of the night by a hairy monster. But it’s okay… she’s been invited to ‘The Annual Monsters’ Ball’!  Tamara Small and the Monsters’ Ball is the second picture book by Giles Paley Phillips. His other books published by Maverick are… Read More »Tamara Small returns in new edition!
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