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Maverick Books selected for the Summer Reading Challenge 2018!

We are delighted to see today The Reading Agency announced that two of our books are selected for the Summer Reading Challenge 2018. The theme next year is Mischief Makers! Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo by Alice Hemming with illustrations by Kathryn Durst is our second junior fiction title by Alice. It follows the story of Arlo and his best friends Daisy-May and Nathan as he tries to… Read More »Maverick Books selected for the Summer Reading Challenge 2018!

Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip selected for Summer Reading Challenge 2016!

Professor McQuark will be inspiring more children than ever this summer as Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip has been selected for the 2016 Big Friendly Read Summer Reading Challenge, put together by The Reading Agency. This year’s reading challenge is linking up with the global year-long Roald Dahl celebrations honouring the beloved storyteller. The 72 Books selected for the challenge have been chosen based on 6 key Dahl themes including,… Read More »Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip selected for Summer Reading Challenge 2016!

Amanda Brandon sure can put on a show!

Amanda Brandon is a very skilled author when it comes to not only writing but also children’s events! Amanda visited Maldon Library for their Summer Reading Challenge event. Her book A Scarf and a Half is part of the 2015 Record Breakers Summer Reading Challenge, run by the Reading Agency. She read her book to a room full of eager fans and then signed copies afterwards. The children were very… Read More »Amanda Brandon sure can put on a show!

It’s going to be a Maverick Summer!

Three of Maverick’s picture books have been selected to be a part of the Summer Reading Challenge 2015 Record Breakers collection! The three books are: A Scarf and a Half by Amanda Brandon The Black and White Club by Alice Hemming I Wish I’d Been Born a Unicorn by Rachel Lyon Maverick are thrilled to have three books selected for the programme and the authors and illustrators involved are over the… Read More »It’s going to be a Maverick Summer!

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