Maverick Arts Publishing started in 2007 when MD, Steve Bicknell decided to put Westies on water-skis in a calendar.   Steve had already founded Icarus Arts Publishing, a sister company that created photographic art calendars, and his whacky idea for a new calendar became an instant success.  Many other best-selling funny animal calendars featuring photo edited animals followed.

In 2009, Maverick turned to children’s books, launching at the London Book Fair with six titles.  Three years later they have over twenty books in print and many more on the way.

Maverick publish children’s picture books for three to seven year-olds, many by first time authors, with a strong emphasis on fun and imaginative stories.  There is a mixture of rhyme and prose in the title list with a variety of different loveable characters.