Froggy Day

‘Guaranteed to put a smile on anyoneâ€™s face’ FIVE STARS from Story Island Reviews for Froggy Day!

Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos was recently reviewed by pupils fromÂ Ospringe Primary School, Faversham, on Story Island Reviews: â€˜It was a great book. Definitely great for younger children who are guaranteed to enjoy it!â€™ (Lee) â€˜This book is very delightfulÂ and guaranteed to put a smile on your childâ€™s face when they read it.â€™ (Annabelle) â€˜This was a hilarious book for younger children.â€™ (Sophie) â€˜This… Read More »‘Guaranteed to put a smile on anyoneâ€™s face’ FIVE STARS from Story Island Reviews for Froggy Day!

A sneaky peek at four new hardbacks publishing in the US Fall 2019!

We have our new line up of picture books publishing in beautiful hardback editions Fall 2019 distributed by LernerÂ Books! Aren’t they gorgeous? The Spacesuit by Alison Donald with beautiful retro illustrations by Ariel Landy will be published for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing on the 18th June. It has already earned a special starred review from Kirkus Reviews who called it ‘an outstanding contribution’.Â You can pre-order… Read More »A sneaky peek at four new hardbacks publishing in the US Fall 2019!

‘We loved it. Buy it!’ From Baby to BrontÃ« reviews Froggy Day!

We’ve just spotted a lovely review for Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara BakosÂ atÂ From Baby to BrontÃ«: ‘This is a funny, silly story and we loved it. The play-on-words works perfectly, and thereâ€™s lots of onomatopoeia and speech to read out in funny voices. Weâ€™ll definitely be reading this again, and Iâ€™ll be taking it in for my new class at some point! Buy it! (Resisting the… Read More »‘We loved it. Buy it!’ From Baby to BrontÃ« reviews Froggy Day!

‘Lovely book thatâ€™s a fab family read’ Book Monster Ally enjoys reading Froggy Day to eager library listeners!

Ally at Book Monsters posted a wonderful review today following a reading of Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos to a group of children in her library: ‘My one concern with reading this to pre-schoolers was whether they would really understand the play on words, but a quick explanation before we started reading the story and the children seemed to understand the concept quite well, and… Read More »‘Lovely book thatâ€™s a fab family read’ Book Monster Ally enjoys reading Froggy Day to eager library listeners!

‘A delightful and whimsical story’ Armadillo Magazine reviews Froggy Day!

Armadillo Magazine has reviewed new picture book Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos in its latest Winter 2018 issue: ‘This is a delightful and whimsical story for the very young reader.Â Â The author and illustrator have really brought this story to life; it is all about the play on words that we are so very fond of and young children will be delighted when they grasp… Read More »‘A delightful and whimsical story’ Armadillo Magazine reviews Froggy Day!

Froggy Day wins Maverick Book of the Year 2018!

After voting from all our authors we are delighted to announce that FROGGY DAY by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos is the winner of the Maverick Book of the Year 2018! Thanks to all the Â Maverick authors who voted -the final result was extremely close- and many congratulations to Heather and Barbara forÂ creating such a fantastic childrenâ€™s picture book! The trophy will be presented at our 10 year… Read More »Froggy Day wins Maverick Book of the Year 2018!

Maverick authors vote on Book of the Year 2018!

Voting has commenced! Maverick authors are busy voting on the 2018 Maverick Book of the Year from a shortlist chosen by the Maverick office staff: AdoraBULL by Alison Donald with illustrations by Alex Willmore Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo by Alice Hemming with illustrations by Kathryn Durst Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos The Wondrous Dinosaurium by John Condon with illustrations by Steve Brown… Read More »Maverick authors vote on Book of the Year 2018!

‘I love this book’ Some great reviews from parents on Bizziebaby for Froggy Day and Not Yet a Yeti!

Froggy Day ‘I love this book. The thought and creativity that has gone into this book is brilliant. I love the pictures and the play on words. I love the simplicity of each page. And the physical quality of the cover and the books pages is beautiful. Itâ€™s big and bold, easy and quick to read and a lot of fun for my 4 year old. Absolutely 5/5.’ Read all… Read More »‘I love this book’ Some great reviews from parents on Bizziebaby for Froggy Day and Not Yet a Yeti!

‘Perfect blend of familiarity for children and humour for adults’ Books for Topics enjoys a Froggy Day!

Books for Topics recently posted a cracking review for new picture book Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos: ‘This picture book offers a perfect blend of familiarity for children and humour for adults too. The pictures are bright and the story is simplistic yet memorable and appealing to children from town and country alike. However, it is the diversity of people such as Jan the female… Read More »‘Perfect blend of familiarity for children and humour for adults’ Books for Topics enjoys a Froggy Day!

‘An amusing story which can also be used to develop literacy skills, observation and numeracy’ Parents in Touch enjoys Froggy Day!

Have you seen the great review for new picture book Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos from Parents in Touch?: ‘This charming picture book works well on many different levels – it’s an amusing story which can also be used to develop literacy skills, observation and numeracy (how many frogs on the page?). The forecast says it’s going to be a froggy day… and soon it’s… Read More »‘An amusing story which can also be used to develop literacy skills, observation and numeracy’ Parents in Touch enjoys Froggy Day!