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“Maverick picture books are always excellent stories”

Parents in Touch have reviewed our latest picture books and they had some incredible things to say about our new releases! “I love to review Maverick picture books – they are always excellent stories, beautifully illustrated and almost invariably have a strong rhyme which makes them perfect to read aloud.” Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip  “A hilarious story, ingeniously illustrated by Julia Patton with great detail. Text and pictures work… Read More »“Maverick picture books are always excellent stories”

The Reading Game by Dee Kirkby

Dee Kirkby has been reading our latest books and has made a game out of reading them! It’s a very simple game that can be extremely enjoyable for both children and adults. Take turns reading Try to be the most creative with character voices Get the most laughs from everyone else Win! Dee and her family played with Lou Treleaven’s Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip. They also played with Heather Pindar’s Strictly No… Read More »The Reading Game by Dee Kirkby

Publication week is upon us!

The week has finally arrived! Our first new books of 2016 will be published this Thursday 28th January! Hedgehugs return to the shelves in book three, Hopping Hot. Horace and Hattie want to play their favourite hopping game but it is too hot! They try different ways to hot with no luck, until they stumble upon the perfect solution. Pre-order Hedgehugs here. Professor McQuark has a marvellous brain as big as her… Read More »Publication week is upon us!

“An inspiration to all young inventors.”

Jill Bennett at Red Reading Hub has reviewed Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip and has saluted its ‘Sparky rhyme.’ “Great to see a female in the role of scientist cum inventor: the aptly named Professor McQuark should be an inspiration to all young inventors. Debut author Lou Treleaven’s sparky rhyming story is wackily illustrated by Julia Patton, whose scenes are full of zany details to pore over, and possibly provide… Read More »“An inspiration to all young inventors.”

“Professor McQuark is glorious!” Review by Read it Daddy

Phil and his daughter Charlotte have reviewed Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip for their brilliant review blog, Read it Daddy. We’re pleased to hear Lou Treleaven‘s debut picture book (illustrated by the delightfully, quirky Julia Patton) is a big hit with both Phil and Charlotte who are now big fans of Professor McQuark! “Glorious rhymes, groovy illustrations and a crazy but cool lady scientist? Oh I think we’re going to like this… Read More »“Professor McQuark is glorious!” Review by Read it Daddy

“Three really wonderful books and something for everyone.”

Leyla and her two daughters have reviewed our latest books on their blog, This Day I Love and we’re pleased to hear that they’ve been very inspiring! Hopping Hot “The girls are already familiar with this series and have loved all the Hedgehugs books to date, Hopping hot follows the story of Hattie and Horace who are the best of friends and want to hop.”   Strictly No Crocs “The illustrations… Read More »“Three really wonderful books and something for everyone.”

10 days and counting until new books!

In just ten short days Hedgehugs will return and the world will be introduced to the innovative Professor McQuark and three very sneaky, very mischievous crocs! Hedgehugs return to the shelves in book three, Hopping Hot. Horace and Hattie want to play their favourite hopping game but it is too hot! They try different ways to hot with no luck, until they stumble upon the perfect solution. Pre-order Hedgehugs here. Professor McQuark… Read More »10 days and counting until new books!

Maverick author day

Last Thursday we had a rather lovely time at the Maverick studio. We invited some of our authors to the studio to have an ideas session on how to best run events and increase the visibility of our books. Usually we only get to see our authors once a year (and even then it’s only one-to-one) so it was lovely to see not just one, but six of our authors… Read More »Maverick author day

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