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“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

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!

“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

Enough Posters for Queen Fluff!

What a glorious sight to be seen in the window of Waterstones Warrington….Queen Fluff would thoroughly approve!  All in preparation for Rachel Lyon’s event on the 3rd July (have a look on our calendar page for more details). Of course Mucky (I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn) and the Childe (Childe of Hale) have also made an appearance.  Set to be a fantastic event!

Rachel Lyon on the cover of Local Life

Maverick author, Rachel Lyon makes the front cover of her local edition of Local Life magazine.   Rachel is very proactive in her local area and does lots of events with her three Maverick books, The Cautionary Tale of the Childe of Hale, I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn and her newly published, Not Enough for Queen Fluff. Not Enough for Queen Fluff is sitting in pride of place in… Read More »Rachel Lyon on the cover of Local Life

“I couldn’t help but smile.” Review for Not Enough for Queen Fluff

Cheryl and the madhouse kids have reviewed the newest royal addition to the Maverick list – Not Enough for Queen Fluff! Written by Rachel Lyon in beautiful rhyme and illustrated by the talented Catalina Echeverri, this book is the product of a Maverick dream team! Cheryl seems to agree! “Stories told in rhyme always get a particularly enthusiastic response from the Madhouse kids for reading at bedtime and Pierre has… Read More »“I couldn’t help but smile.” Review for Not Enough for Queen Fluff

Early Readers reviews

Mary, who writes for Over 40 and a Mum to One, has reviewed our latest early readers. Her son, Monkey is currently learning to read at school but will only read school books, home books are mum’s to read apparently! Hopefully our familiar early readers, adapted from our picture books, will encourage him to pick up some books at home and practice his reading. “The Maverick Early Readers range has been… Read More »Early Readers reviews

Submissions reopen for World Book Day!

Over the last few months our submissions have been closed while we have a catch up and dig ourselves out of the mountain of manuscripts that all you lovely writers have piled upon us… Well no more! We are ready to reopen submissions again and are pleased to announce that they will reopen…. 12pm, THURSDAY 3RD MARCH otherwise known as WORLD BOOK DAY!   Submissions will open dot on twelve, not… Read More »Submissions reopen for World Book Day!

SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSING!

Happy 1st of December to you all! As the end of the year approaches we have realised that we should probably do something about the mountain of submissions that are patiently waiting to be read and responded to! So in order to catch up and keep our promise of responding to all of you eager writers in three months we are going to close our submissions on Monday 7th December… Read More »SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSING!

Beautiful new Maverick Ad

Maverick have put together a beautiful new ad showcasing some of our best picture books and early readers!