Maverick Books Events category
While the rain made it a miserable Saturday for most of us, Alex English cheered up the book lovers in Leatherhead with her visit to Barton’s Bookshop. She was signing copies of her children’s book Yuck! said the Yak and also sharing a rather fabulous looking Yak cake! Alex will be doing more workshops this week, one at Capel Manor Primary School on Thursday and one with a Toddler group in… Read More »Alex English delighted Barton’s Bookshop!
Over 40 and a Mum to One are kindly running a competition to give away a copy of ‘Yuck Said The Yak’ “This is a great picture book for discussing what animals and children like to eat. Â Learning about differences and realising that not everyone likes to eat the same thing.” TO ENTER please click here. GOOD LUCK to everyone.
We were delighted to be invited to the Mass Book Launch for SCWBI members at their UK Annual Conference on November 1st in Winchester. A record number of 40 members have been published during 2014.  This bumper year included Alex English pictured with her fantastic book, ‘Yuck Said the Yak’ and Alice Hemming (sporting floppy bat ears!)  with her second book at Maverick ‘Bibble and the Bubbles’ Many congratulations to… Read More »Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference
Lovely to see such a fun cake inspired by Rachel Lyon’s new children’s book, ” I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn” which is fast becoming a children’s favourite. To see more about Rachel, please visit her blog page here. To buy Rachel’s lovely book on Amazon please click here. Enjoy.
We are promoting three of our picture books, with our Sales Agency MMS at the conference. Here is a copy of the promotional flyer featuring: Alice Hemming’s ‘The Black and White Club’, Steve Howson’s ‘Hocus Pocus Diplodocus’ and ‘A Scarf and a Half’‘ by Amanda Brandon.
During late October and the school half term we were extremely pleased to have three Maverick Authors taking part in the Southend Children’s Book Festival. Pictured here are Giles Paley – Phillips reading his well know book ‘The Fearsome Beastie’ which is always a big hit with children of all ages. Alice Hemming author of ‘The Black and… Read More »Southend Children’s Book Festival
Alice Hemming at the Leaf Cafe, Hertford. Fun with Bibble and the Bubbles! “A good time was had by all and we sold about thirty books. Â We enjoyed the story together and tried to guess how many bubbles are in the book (my count on the train=1729!!). Â I blew bubbles using a variety of household implements like spatulas and zesters! Â Then all the children made their own bubble blowers from… Read More »‘Bibble, Blowing Bubbles’ book event with Alice Hemming
Lucy Tapper and Steve Wilson visited  children at Sunbeams Nursery in Plymouth to read and sign their children’s picture book ‘Hedgehugs’ A treat for everyone was to meet a real Hedgehog. Look out for pictures later this week in the The Plymouth Herald and the Tavistock Times and to buy a copy of this lovely children’s book… Read More »Hedgehog – Meet the Hedgehugs!
To celebrate the making of the CG Animation of ‘The Fearsome Beastie’ the author Giles Paley – Phillips has created and put forward a Lego set idea based on his award winning children’s picture book. To support and vote for the Beastie to become a Lego set please click here To see more about Lego idea on YouTube please click here The animated film has Brian Blessed as The Fearsome… Read More »The Fearsome Beastie – Logo Ideas
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