Below is some of the media coverage that our children’s books have had:
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Scott in the Sun
Scott in the Metro and Daily Record
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Scott on Scottish TV Show ‘The Hour’
Scott was in the spotlight again yesterday (27.1.11) this time on Scottish show – The Hour. Scott’s son, Super hero Jake also flew onto our screens and then flew off again (he got called out on a super hero mission!)
Scott featured alongside the best selling author Julia Donaldson writer of the Gruffalo! What an afternoon!
To watch the interview click here
To buy Super Magic Lightning Boy Click here!
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Scott and Jake on Daybreak!
Scott McIntyre, author of Super Magic Lightning Boy was invited to feature on ITV’s Daybreak with his son, Jake. Scott was fantastic and Jake looked just like a super hero in his Super Magic Lightning Boy costume.
To watch a clip click here
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Scott in the Spotlight!
Maverick author, Scott McIntyre has just had his book, Super Magic Lightning Boy featured in a host of different national newspapers and online.
Here is some of the media from the last few days:
Scott has also got more articles in the pipeline, with his story to be featured in Women’s Weekly and Pick Me Up Magazine.
Available on Amazon and all good bookshops.
To buy online please click here
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Get Ahead Fred Wins a Gold Award on Bizziebaby!
Bizziebaby is a website designed intentionally for mums and dads looking for in-depth product reviews online. A Gold Award is given when three seperate reviewers decide that a book is a top quality product and one that parents must have for their children. They must all give the book 5/5!
Daisy Dawes’ ‘Get Ahead Fred’ is one of these products! Below are some select quotes from the three reviews:
“Excellent book, superb quality and good value for money. Would purchase and definitely will be recommending. An excellent book that Joshua enjoys listening to and enjoys looking at the pictures.” – Sheila Millis 5/5
“Kai enjoyed reading the book with mummy so much so that he asked me to read it to him every night. Kai loved the story about Fred and his many hats his favourite part is where the queen say’s off with his head!” – Maria Norvasia 5/5
“I would read this book to Naomi every day and she never tired of the story. A superb book with fantastic illustrations and the story captivated Naomi.” – Carissa Taylor 5/5
You can buy this award winning book on Amazon and in all good bookshops
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Scott & Jake in the Evening Times!
Click here to read the whole story
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Review for Four Little Pigs from ‘Truth About Books”
Cute variation on “The Three Little Pigs” fairytale…
This entertaining adaptation of the original classic “The Three Little Pigs”, in which the story is turned on its head by the introduction of a fourth little pig in the guise of a magically altered little boy called Tom, is both fun and quirky.
Colourful illustrations bring the story to life, as Tom visits his magical Grandmother, who happens to be a witch! But a nice witch, of course. Before settling down to sleep, Granny Mag suggests reading “The Three Little Pigs” to her grandson; only he’s not so keen. In fact, Tom thinks that reading is dull and that the story itself is boring because he’s heard it before. Mischievously, Granny Mag transports Tom into the story book – and from there, the story takes an extraordinary turn.
There really is little to fault in this charming little book. That said, we really wouldn’t have chosen the font it uses. A simpler, cleaner font would be far easier on the eye.
The Four Little Pigs brings a breath of fresh air into a well worn children’s fairytale, exemplifying how each of us has the power to create stories of our own – but for those of us without a magical Granny, we’ll just have to make do with using our imagination.
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Maverick in the Bookseller!
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Maverick Books in Selfridges
Two of our books, Sushi my Sausage Dog and Get Ahead Fred are in Selfridges Christmas highlight range! We are really pleased to see our books in such a prestigious shop.
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Dog Books are what Maverick does best…
Three of our dog books were featured in Fetch! – the young kennel club magazine…
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Kimara & Zoa in the West Sussex County Times:
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Review for Kimara Nye’s Four Little Pigs on the BookBag
“…I read this story with my five year old daughter and she really loved it. Because she already knows the original story, she could appreciate the twists and she was also able to predict what she thought might happen. It’s a very entertaining story that’s told with great humour. I think most children will love the way the wolf gets his comeuppance in many ways.
The story is written in a very accessible way and sounds like a traditional tale. There is quite a lot of text for a picture book but this is interspersed with some colourful and comical illustrations that all help with the telling of the story. Sometimes the author draws attention to specific words or phrases by using bold font or making these words seemingly twist and turn across the page. My daughter loves noticing these features as we read together.
The Four Little Pigs is the sort of story that will appeal to most children…” (more…)
4.5 / 5 – Reviewed by Jo Heffer
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The First of Many Articles for Maverick Author, Scott McIntyre
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Four Little Pigs Article in this is Exeter
“FORMER University of Exeter student Kimara Nye has had her first book published…”
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Daisy’s Resident Author of Liverpool Waterstone’s (Bold Street)
You can also read more about Daisy’s residency in…
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Daisy Dawes on Sevenstreets
Daisy and the team at Waterstone’s will be holding monthly ‘Crafternoons’ – workshops and events for children based on their favourite books, including Daisy’s debut book, featured a couple of months back on our site, Get Ahead Fred.
Wirral based Daisy, who has worked as a model maker for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Pingu will be sharing her model making and craft skills with youngsters who visit the Bold Street book shop throughout the year.
The next session will be held on Saturday September 25, from 1pm-3pm.
Get Ahead Fred by Daisy Dawes is published in paperback by Maverick Arts Publishing, priced £5.99″ – Sevenstreets
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A Lovely Letter from One of Sushi’s Fans
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Daisy Dawes on Radio Merseyside
Daisy had a fantastic interview with Billy Butler, where she talked about her new Author Residency at Liverpool Waterstone’s, Bold Street. (Click on picture to listen)
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The Authors of the Dog Detectives in Out & About Magazine
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Get Ahead Fred in…
“My life is ruled by a nine inch balsa wood man with lots of hats”
I wanted to fly the flag for stop motion animation…that felt hand-made and very British”
- Daisy Dawes
Buy your copy here
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Fred Feature on Sevenstreets
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Get Ahead Fred Review
Get Ahead Fred by Daisy Dawes is published in paperback by Maverick Arts Publishing, priced £5.99. Available now.
Charming and original, this new book for children employs an appealing visual style to bring a story about a man, and his new hat, to life.
Fred is extremely proud of his hat collection, but when the Queen comes to visit Fred’s hobby lands him in hot water!
Deftly created by artist and writer Daisy Dawes, Get Ahead Fred is an original and entertaining story for younger readers.
In her debut book, Dawes’s previous experience working as a model maker on productions such as Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone really comes into its own.
8/10
(Review by Sarah O’Meara)
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Get Ahead Fred BookBag Review
“Get Ahead Fred has a lot of nice touches. I particularly enjoyed seeing through Fred’s hat collection – it felt like a headwear version of Monty Python’s Cheese Shop sketch…
…In a change from most picture books, the illustrations are models which have been photographed. These models are packed with character, have a familiar style that will immediately click with children, and set the mood wonderfully. The style is mostly seen with the sort of TV tie-in book that we tend to shy away from, but it’s super with an original story. The quality bodes really well for future books from Daisy Dawes.”
- reviewed by Keith Dudhnath from the Bookbag
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Nice Bear Naughty Bear Review on Armadillo Website
- “A lot of book for your money”
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Letter to Daisy and Fred
Thank you to St Mary’s Community Primary school for sending us this lovely letter and your book of hats for Fred.
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“One of the most popular books I have ever given my boys”
- Daisy Bridgewater, Daily Telegraph
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Feature in Devon Life
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Daisy & Fred: Liverpool Echo
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A Review of Nice Bear Naughty Bear
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Shevon Burrows in the Watford Observer:
Shevon had coverage for her book tour with three different newspapers. These include:
- Watford Observer
- St Albans Observer
- Brighton Evening Argus
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Get Ahead Fred: The Liverpool Echo and in the WirralGlobe
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Loretta: Child’s i Foundation
Loretta donated a signed copy of Sonny the Sea Tractor to Child’s i Foundation.
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Shevon Burrows: Three Counties Radio
Peggie Sue Can’t Find the Loo and Sushi my Sausage Dog
On 23rd March Shevon was on the Three Counties Radio talking about her books and her experiences as a Writer/Illustrator.
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Princess Chloe: Norwich Evening News
Here is some quotes from the press release:
“Norfolk schoolgirl Ellie Hitchcock-Wyatt is enjoying the sweet, sweet taste of success as a published author – at the age of just 12.
Ellie’s new book, Princess Chloe and the Sugar Bun Fairies, is a fairytale with a modern twist involving colourful characters made entirely from doughnuts, sweets and icing, and is already on the shelves of bookshops across the country.
On October 28 she will be reading extracts of her sugary story to customers between 12 noon and 3pm – and signing copies – at the Castle Street branch of Waterstone’s in Norwich as a special half-term event.
More than 30 Waterstone’s UK branches are currently stocking the book.”
-Ian Bullock
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Maverick Arts Publishing in the Bookseller:
