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Maverick Junior Fiction: “Perfectly suited!”

We are so excited to break into the fiction world of children’s publishing this October with our first three junior fiction titles. Cheryl, who writes at Madhouse Family Reviews, has kindly review the titles, sharing them with her son who is fast becoming a confident reader himself! It’s lovely to see that Maverick books are “growing up” at the same rate as Pierre, leading to a much more interactive bedtime… Read More »Maverick Junior Fiction: “Perfectly suited!”

“Cool stuff, don’t miss ’em in October!” Read it Daddy reviews Junior Fiction titles

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 […] Cool stuff, don’t miss ’em… Read More »“Cool stuff, don’t miss ’em in October!” Read it Daddy reviews Junior Fiction titles

“Creative story of friendship and teamwork.” Review for George and the new Craze

Regina and Dolly who write at, Diapers and Daydreams have reviewed the latest George the Giraffe and Friends story by Alice Hemming, George and the New Craze.  “Dolly really loves George. I mean REALLY. We read “A Gold Star for George” at least once a week, for over a year now. (You can check out that review here) She had a good laugh at the animals looking for cards in the garbage!… Read More »“Creative story of friendship and teamwork.” Review for George and the new Craze

George and the New Craze book tour!

Alice Hemming is currently on a mini book tour for her new book George and the New Craze!  Here are picture from her reading sessions at Waterstones on Monday. Alice will be appearing at several more venues throughout the summer including: Watton at Stone Holiday Club on Friday 19th August Leaf Cafe on Wednesday 24th August To view all of our authors’ event dates, visit our google calendar. Buy George and the… Read More »George and the New Craze book tour!

A high quality fiction range! Review for Rickety Rocket!

We are excited to announce that we will be publishing our first junior fiction books this October! We will be publishing 3 titles, perfect for 6-9 year olds who are just embarking on their first solo reading adventures, including Rickety Rocket by Alice Hemming and Emma Randall. “The characters are great and there is plenty of excitement for children to enjoy; of course, space is always an appealing topic. I like… Read More »A high quality fiction range! Review for Rickety Rocket!

“Galloping into the big time!” Reviews for our latest books from Pam Norfolk

The lovely Pam, who writes for the Lancashire Evening Post, has written some reviews for our latest books! Not Enough for Queen Fluff “This new rhyming extravaganza, brought to life by Catalina Echeverri’s gloriously detailed and characterful illustrations, sees the born ‘poetess’ on top form […] Lyon works her trademark magic in a story bursting with rhyme, some sound common sense and plenty of giggles as the bunnies fill their burrows… Read More »“Galloping into the big time!” Reviews for our latest books from Pam Norfolk

“Certainly made me chuckle” – review for George and the New Craze

Mary, who writes at Over 40 and a Mum to One, has reviewed the newest addition to the George the Giraffe and Friends series by Alice Hemming, George and the New Craze. “But the story line certainly made me chuckle. I can vividly remember my brother and his Panini sticker books and football cards were the rage, even in the dark ages of my own childhood. There’s a funny story line… Read More »“Certainly made me chuckle” – review for George and the New Craze

“Rickety Rocket: fun fiction sure to help kids blast off a lifetime of reading for pleasure”

We are excited to announce that we will be publishing our first junior fiction books this October! We will be publishing 3 titles, perfect for 6-9 year olds who are just embarking on their first solo reading adventures, including Rickety Rocket by Alice Hemming and Emma Randall. And what’s better than an adventure in Space? Rebecca, who writes for Booksagoago, let us know what she thought of this collection of intergalactic… Read More »“Rickety Rocket: fun fiction sure to help kids blast off a lifetime of reading for pleasure”

George and the New Craze – review!

Lovely new review for the latest adventure from George the Giraffe and his friends at the Heavenly Hippo Wildlife park! Jill has reviewed George and the New Craze on Red Reading Hub. “The doings of the Wildlife Park inhabitants continue to delight  and I particularly love that spread of Kimberley Scott’s displaying all ninety-nine cards plus spares. Did I notice a certain MD of a certain publishing company thereon?? Spot… Read More »George and the New Craze – review!