Tracy Gunaratnam

‘Plenty to look out for on each reading’ The Sceptical Mum laughs through Hamster Sitter Wanted!

The Sceptical Mum and her young readers recently enjoyed the playful humour and cheeky illustrations in Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Hannah Marks: ‘The illustrations are great; bright, cheeky, cute and Marks has an impressive ability to convey a whole emotion in the just the curve of a pen. Plus, the details in the scenes with all the cheeky hamsters give you plenty to look out… Read More »‘Plenty to look out for on each reading’ The Sceptical Mum laughs through Hamster Sitter Wanted!

‘Absolutely amazing’ Boolino adores our hamsters!

We’ve just spotted a fantastic review from Boolino for Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam which highlights the wonderful illustrations by Hannah Marks. ‘The illustrations in Hamster Sitter Wanted are absolutely amazing. Each hamster has its own unique style and kids will adore searching through the pages looking for the hidden details. All the hamsters have different names, which made us laugh! Watch out for Stinky, heâ€™s our favourite! Big… Read More »‘Absolutely amazing’ Boolino adores our hamsters!

Two Maverick titles in Boolino’s top 10 books for August!

We are thrilled that two recently published picture books, Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam and illustrated by Hannah Marks and Clumpety Bump by Phil Allcock and illustrated by Richard Watson have been named among the top 10 titles for August by Boolino! See the full list and buy copies here

Tracy and her Horde of Hamsters Tour Croydon Libraries!

Tracy Gunaratnam has been very busy with her horde (yes, that is the correct collective term!) of hamsters touring three Croydon libraries this month. She read her latest book Hamster Sitter Wanted (with brilliant illustrations by Hannah Marks) and the ever popular Preposterous Rhinoceros (illustrated by the talented Marta Costa) and joined in various craft activities with her young fans. L to R: New Addington Library (15th August), Bradmore Green… Read More »Tracy and her Horde of Hamsters Tour Croydon Libraries!

Hamsters in Irish Tatler!

Hamster SitterÂ Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam with illustrations by Hannah Marks has received a charming little notice in the latest issue of Irish Tatler! ‘A cheerful, witty tale that will be familiar to anyone who takes care of kids.’ Out Out on the 28th of August! Pre-order here.

Author Tracy Gunaratnam reads Preposterous Rhinoceros at Thornton Heath Library, 28th January

As part of National Storytelling Week author Tracy Gunaratnam will be reading her book Preposterous Rhinoceros at the Thornton Heath Library at 11am on Saturday the 28th of January! Book your place here.

Heart of Hawick

This year we had not one, but two of our lovely books shortlisted for the Heart of Hawick Children’s Book Award. A Scarf and a Half by Amanda Brandon and Preposterous Rhinoceros by Tracy Gunaratnam Â Â Â Amanda and Tracy took a jolly little jaunt up to Hawick to take part in the awards. Amanda said: “Â I didnâ€™t need A Scarf and a Half when [we] visited the Scottish Borders… Read More »Heart of Hawick

Lollipop puppets and sing-a-longs with Tracy Gunaratnam!

Last week, Tracy Gunaratnam joined Ashburton Library for their regular Book Buddies session and read her charming story, Preposterous Rhinoceros. The children joined Tracy for jungle sing-a-long and then made Preposterous Rhinoceros badges and lollipop puppets! Tracy will be at Croydon Library for National Storytelling Week in February 2016. Check out our other author’s events in our event calendar. Buy preposterous Rhinoceros here.

A launch and a half!

Last night the Maverick team invited authors, illustrators, friends and book lovers to come and celebrate the launch of all of our titles this year. We’ve had a lot to celebrate – the fourth title in the Ever So series, the second George the Giraffe book and 4 brand new Maverick authors, 2015 has been an amazing year for Maverick. We celebrated at the lovely Square Pig and Pen in… Read More »A launch and a half!

“A great addition to a class reading scheme or a home library”

A really wonderful review for our early readers from Catherine who writes at the blog Storysnug. Catherine is both a parent and a primary school teacher so she really knows what she is talking about when it comes to learning to read. We’re pleased that our early readers got her endorsement! “We are really impressed with Maverickâ€™sÂ Early Readers […]Â They are the perfect size for Key Stage OneÂ readers, have lovely shiny… Read More »“A great addition to a class reading scheme or a home library”