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“Irresistible little books to inspire and entertain new readers.”

Pam, who writes for the Lancashire Evening Post, has written a great review for the our latest Early Reader, which “has proved so popular with teachers, librarians and – most important of all – young readers.” A Gold Star for George by Alice Hemming  “Alice Hemming, who is passionate about picture books, provides the ‘aah’ factor in this appealing and heart-warming story while illustrator Kimberley Scott turns the menagerie of animals into… Read More »“Irresistible little books to inspire and entertain new readers.”

“Beginner readers need quality books to read.” Early readers review

Melissa, who writes at Honey Bee Books, has tried and tested our early readers and has written us a lovely review! We completely agree with her that children need high quality early readers to encourage and enhance their reading skills. We take high quality, engaging stories and work to carefully edit them to be the best possible tools to help children learn to read. Here’s what Melissa had to say:… Read More »“Beginner readers need quality books to read.” Early readers review

“Learning to read has never been such fun!” Parents in Touch review our newest Early Readers!

Parents in Touch have reviewed our latest offering of early readers. They are featured in their Learning to Read section and have definitely earned their endorsement! Here’s what they had to say about the books: The Four Little Pigs “Children will love to recognise the familiar elements whilst enjoying the quirky take on the story which gives it a whole new appeal.” Buy here. Pirates Don’t Drive Diggers “Great fun,… Read More »“Learning to read has never been such fun!” Parents in Touch review our newest Early Readers!

Rachel Lyon teams up with ASPACE for a bedtime reads campaign!

ASPACE is a wonderful company who make inspirational beds and bedroom furniture for children to give them a creative space of their own. They have teamed up with The Great British Bookshop to put together a list of the best bedtime reads which will be voted for by expert bloggers to find the winner to be awarded The Best Bedtime Book Award.  Our very own Rachel Lyon has been selected with… Read More »Rachel Lyon teams up with ASPACE for a bedtime reads campaign!

A launch and a half!

Last night the Maverick team invited authors, illustrators, friends and book lovers to come and celebrate the launch of all of our titles this year. We’ve had a lot to celebrate – the fourth title in the Ever So series, the second George the Giraffe book and 4 brand new Maverick authors, 2015 has been an amazing year for Maverick. We celebrated at the lovely Square Pig and Pen in… Read More »A launch and a half!

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

Are you ready for the Summer Reading Challenge?

The Summer Reading challenge officially starts tomorrow! This year the Reading Agency are working with Guinness World Records to set the world record for most pledges for a reading challenge. The event will officially start Friday 10th July with a party ( of course!) to launch a weekend of record breaking pledges in Libraries across the country. Maverick are thrilled to have three of our titles in the challenge this… Read More »Are you ready for the Summer Reading Challenge?

I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn to be read by Edith Bowman on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories!

I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn by Rachel Lyon will be read on Cbeebies Bedtime stories by Edith Bowman on Friday 12th June!   I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn is Rachel Lyon’s second picture book published with Maverick and has been very popular since it’s release in September 2014. It has also been included in the 2015 Summer Reading Challenge along with two other Maverick book –… Read More »I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn to be read by Edith Bowman on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories!

Mucky pays a visit to Australia!

Last week Mucky stopped by Wodonga Library in Australia for story time! Mrs Mac, and her lovable puppet assistant Bluey, read I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn by Rachel Lyon to the young and eager story lovers! The library has also begun to share Mrs Mac’s story time choices on Youtube so that everyone, everywhere can enjoy these wonderful stories. Watch the video below of her and Bluey reading… Read More »Mucky pays a visit to Australia!

It’s World Book Day next week!

It’s World Book Day next week! World Book Day is all about celebrating books and getting children excited about reading. At Maverick, a love of books is at the heart of what we do. We create inspiring picture books with the aim of getting children excited about stories and encouraging them to learn to read those stories for themselves. Reading and books are, of course, a huge passion for our… Read More »It’s World Book Day next week!