A Box of Socks

Granny Mutton hits Village Green Festival, Southend on Sea, on the 8th of July from 1pm!

Amanda Brandon will be sharing Granny Mutton stories and crafts at the Jacqson Diego story patch part of Village Green festival of arts and music, Southend on Sea on Saturday July 8 from 1pm. For details of the festival go to www.villagegreenfestival.com Buy a copy of A Knit and a Knot here, buy a copy of A Box of Socks here, buy a copy of A Scarf and a Half… Read More »Granny Mutton hits Village Green Festival, Southend on Sea, on the 8th of July from 1pm!

GRANNY MUTTON LIBRARY YARNS!

Childrenâ€™s author Amanda Brandon will be bringing socks, scarves and sheep fun to Rayleigh Library to kick off World Book Day Week (27 Feb-4 March). There will be story-telling, crafts and book signing from 10am to 12noon on Saturday February 25 based on Amandaâ€™s farmyard Granny Mutton Yarn series of picture books, plus a chance to see Grannyâ€™s famous 13ft long knitted scarf! Amandaâ€™s latest book A Knit and a… Read More »GRANNY MUTTON LIBRARY YARNS!

GRANNY MUTTON IN SIMPLY KNITTING MAGAZINE!

Granny Mutton (A Knit and a Knot, A Scarf and a Half and A Box of Socks) and her love of knitting have gone global thanks to a feature in this monthâ€™s Simply Knitting magazine. The article by Judy Darley in issue 156 features an interview with author Amanda Brandon (below) and reveals how the Granny Mutton farmyard yarns are encouraging grandparents to teach their grandchildren to knit. The magazine… Read More »GRANNY MUTTON IN SIMPLY KNITTING MAGAZINE!

A visit and a half to Chicken and Frog bookshop!

On Saturday, Amanda Brandon finished World Book Week in style with a visit to the brilliant Chicken and Frog bookshop. She read the two books in her Granny Mutton Yarn series, A Scarf and a Half and A Box of Socks. She completed the reading with her real life scarf and a half which she knitted herself! Â Â Â She finished the visit with a collage sheep activity and all… Read More »A visit and a half to Chicken and Frog bookshop!

Books are my Bag parties!

Granny Mutton Yarns author Amanda Brandon spent Saturday celebrating Books are my Bag! Over the weekend there were parties across the country celebrating Books are my Bag. Amanda visited the charming bookshop, The Book Nut in Billericay. There were several books to sign afterwards and Amanda said, “It was great to see so many people come out to support their local bookshop and the children had fun with… Read More »Books are my Bag parties!

The Lancashire Evening Post gives Maverick some knock out reviews!

Pam Norfolk reviews children’s books for the Lancashire Evening Post and she has given all four of our new releases some spectacular reviews. A Gold Star for George (buy here.) “George the gorgeous giraffe makes a welcome return in the second book of Alice Hemming and Kimberley Scottâ€™s much-loved George the Giraffe & Friends series, and this time the gangly giant proves that helping others brings the greatest reward. Alice… Read More »The Lancashire Evening Post gives Maverick some knock out reviews!

Yummy Mummy Flabby Tummy reviews Maverick books!

Laura at the lovely blog, Yummy Mummy Flabby TummyÂ has reviewed our four latest releases! A Gold Star for George (buy here) “This is a great story to encourage being kind towards others and being happy for friends even if you really wanted that something for yourself. The book is really easy to read and follow and is really colourful and fun.” Read the full review here. A Box of Socks… Read More »Yummy Mummy Flabby Tummy reviews Maverick books!

Primary Times reviews

We’ve had some very lovely reviews from Willow at Primary Times! Willow is a five year old reviewer based in Cornwall who was kind enough to give three of our books 5 stars! A Gold Star for GeorgeÂ (buy here) “I like the cover of this book because it made me laugh as George the giraffe has a hula hoop on his neck. This book has good size writing and is… Read More »Primary Times reviews

Make laundry fun! A Box of Socks reviewed by Honey Bee Books

Our Maverick reviewer from down under (Melissa for Honey Bee Books)Â has reviewed Amanda Brandon‘s second book in the Granny Mutton Yarns series – A Box of Socks. Not only has she given it a smashing review, but she has also devised a way of letting her children join in the fun of the sock game while also getting them to WANT to help with the laundry. Genius, right? Here’s what… Read More »Make laundry fun! A Box of Socks reviewed by Honey Bee Books

A Box of Socks collects another good review!

A Box of Socks is the second story in the Granny Mutton Yarn series by Amanda Brandon. Jill Bennett has written a fantastic review for the latest knit-tastic book on her site Red Reading Hub. Here’s what she said: “Part of the enjoyment of this amusing tale is in the anticipation of the sock mix-up and the story is a fantastic starting point for an early years game of sock… Read More »A Box of Socks collects another good review!