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‘The best book-banded series I have come across’ The Merry Bookworm reviews some new higher band Early Readers!

Lorraine at The Merry Bookworm has posted another wonderful review for our recently published higher band Early Readers: Max the Sheepdog by Cath Jones and Illustrated by Valeria Issa: Purple Band ‘This is a lovely story about a young dog trying to find his way in life. Its underlying message is that everyone is good at something, even if it takes them a while to work out what it is.… Read More »‘The best book-banded series I have come across’ The Merry Bookworm reviews some new higher band Early Readers!

‘Glorious selection’ Library Girl & Book Boy fab review for higher band Early Readers!

Library Girl & Book Boy has just posted a wonderful review for our recently published higher band Early Readers: ‘Learning to read can be a tricky (and sometimes tedious) business.  Although it can be beneficial to read a series of books based on familiar characters, the stories can end up being a little formulaic and uninspiring. My years of teaching (and parenting) experience have shown me nothing if not that… Read More »‘Glorious selection’ Library Girl & Book Boy fab review for higher band Early Readers!

‘A great guided reading program’ Topmarks highlights new higher band Early Readers!

Topmarks has just published a blog about our new higher band (purple, white and gold bands) Early Readers: ‘With the help of a great guided reading program, children can make fantastic in-roads to becoming passionate readers. As for all the Maverick Early Readers, all 10 of the new releases are bright, lively stories with charming illustrations to really help engage youngsters. The titles are sure to appeal to both girls… Read More »‘A great guided reading program’ Topmarks highlights new higher band Early Readers!

Maverick Early Readers hit the magic 100!

Our innovative and popular reading scheme is about to hit 100 wonderful titles with the publication of 10 more titles on the 28th May: Check out all the books on our dedicated website here