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Catalogue ISBN: 978-1-912497-04-1
Cover illustration: Under the Canopy: Tales of Trees / Cynthia Alonso
You will find this icon next to books which have won or been shortlisted for prestigious book awards
I’m so proud to present this season’s new list of books. Last year saw three of our picture books shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. For a small independent publisher like us, this was incredible. I want to thank those talented librarians who voted for our books, and are doing a great job in difficult circumstances. I noticed the other day that the new £10 note has a portrait of Jane Austen and a wonderful quote: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading”. As you can imagine, we at Nobrow and Flying Eye couldn’t agree more. It’s just a shame a few more of these notes aren’t finding their ways into the budgets of our local libraries and schools.
Our books this season have been a joy to work on. With these beautiful new titles, we hope to help children make sense of themselves and the world around them. With sensitive and insightful stories, as well as exciting and illuminating non-fiction, we believe in the timeless appeal of great illustration and its power to bring ideas to life for all of our readers, young and old.
Ages 7+ | Hardback | 88pp | 245 x 305mm
£14.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-51-5 JUNE
Thefemale pilots of the second world war are honoured in this exciting, empowering book that shows young girls can achieve anything.
The year is 1927, and in America, England and Russia, three girls share a dream: to fly. But it won’t be easy… Against the odds, Hazel, Marlene and Lilya follow their hearts, enrolling in pilot courses and eventually flying for their countries in World War II. Join the adventures of these women as they display feats of incredible bravery in this beautiful book of sensitive and moving illustrations.
Sally Deng is an artist based in Los Angeles, recently graduated from ArtCenter College of Design. She has exhibited widely in California, Illinois and Texas and won the American Illustration Award in 2016 and 2017.
FEBRUARY
Ages 6+ | Hardback | 56pp | 220 x 310mm
£14.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-42-3
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readers will be fascinated by tales of trees from across the world, fully illustrated in Cynthia Alonso’s fresh, vibrant style.
This gorgeously illustrated book explores the cultural significance that trees have in different societies. From the olive trees of Athens to the Eucalyptus trees of Australia, discover the place of trees in history and mythology across the world.
Iris Volant is a researcher and writer for Flying Eye Books, specialising in non-fiction for children. She lives in London.
Cynthia Alonso is an illustrator and graphic designer born in Buenos Aires. She studied Design at Buenos Aires University and also taught typography classes there for several years. She is currently living in Berlin.
Oh no, the Professor has lost his bones!
PELVIS (hip)
FEMUR (thigh bone)
(shin bone)
DID YOU KNOW?
Your funny bone isn’t actually a bone, it’s a nerve in your elbow.
Your Cranium (skull) protects your brain and sits on top of your neck vertebrae.
The ribs form a cage that protects vital organs, like the heart and lungs.
The back bone, or spine, keeps your body upright and is made up of 33 separate blocks of bone called vertebrae.
Each of your hands have 27 bones in them.
The bones in your body come in all shapes and sizes. The largest bone is the femur in your legs.
MARCH
Ages 7 to 11 | Hardback | 64pp | 290 x 290mm £15.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-14-0
Thenewest title in the bestselling Professor Astro Cat series takes readers on a journey through the wonders of the human body.
Our bodies are some of the most complicated things in the Universe. Join Professor Astro Cat and the whole gang as they explore every part of the human body, with the help of writer Dominic Walliman himself. From head to toe and everywhere in-between, nothing is left out of this fascinating human body odyssey!
Dr Dominic Walliman loves explaining science. As well as writing the award-winning Professor Astro Cat books, he produces popular science videos on his YouTube channel, Domain of Science.
Ben Newman is an award-winning illustrator who has racked up an impressive list of clients including Penguin, the BBC, and the New York Times, among many others.
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Non-fiction | 7 to 11
HB | 64pp | 290 x 290mm | £15.99
ISBN 978-1-909263-07-9
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HB | 64pp | 290 x 290mm | £15.99
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‘Clear, accessible science, humorously illustrated’ – The Metro
For younger readers
Non-fiction | 5 to 7
HB | 32pp | 240 x 240mm | £9.99 5 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-91171-37-9 171379 781911 9 90000
Activity | 7 to 11
PB | 88pp | 225 x 280mm | £9.99 ISBN 978-1-909263-46-8 263468 781909 9 90000
Ages 6+ | Hardback | 48pp | 245 x 305mm £12.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-52-2
Fromthe woven rafts of ancient Mesopotamia to 17th century Dutch merchant ships, and onwards to today’s modern sailing hydrofoils, trace the fascinating story of boats and their place in our culture.
The history of boats is intertwined with our own – since the earliest times, humans have found ways to cross the bodies of water that cut them off from further exploration and expansion. Young readers can delve into the thousands of years of boat-making history and learn about famous boats from legends and fiction in this elegantly illustrated book.
Jarom Vogel is an illustrator, designer and digital artist. Originally enrolling at Brigham Young University to study dentistry, he soon switched to illustration. He now works freelance and lives in Utah.
Iris Volant is a researcher and writer for Flying Eye Books, specialising in non-fiction for children. She lives in London.
MORE IN THE COLLECTION:
"There’s something for everyone in this fascinating book”
— Red Reading Hub
APRIL
All ages | Hardback | 96pp | 250 x 190mm £18 | ISBN 978-11171-70-6
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new title from critically-acclaimed illustrator Dieter Braun celebrates mountains in every corner of the globe.
Dive – or, rather, climb – into this immersive book featuring high-up places from the Alps to the Andes to the peaks of the Himalayas. Meet the inhabitants of these rocky peaks, as well as the adventurers who challenge their great heights.
Dieter Braun is a freelance illustrator and children’s book author from Hamburg, Germany. He studied Communication Design at the Folkwangschule in Essen. His book Wild Animals of the North was the first book in translation to reach the shortlist of the Kate Greenaway Medal.
HB | 152pp | 238 x 300mm | £20 All ages | ISBN 978-1-909263-96-3
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"These
beautiful, expressive illustrations of animals capture their motion and personality in a way that is truly remarkable for such stylized images.” — The Kate Greenaway Medal
HB | 152pp | 238 x 300mm | £20 All ages | ISBN 978-1-909263-97-0
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Ages 5+ | Hardback | 40pp | 230 x 290mm
£12.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-48-5 MAY
OwenDavey's popular non-fiction series continues with a captivating and stunningly illustrated guide to these six-legged insects.
Did you know that there are roughly 400,000 different species of beetles? These incredible creatures make up about 25% of all animals on our planet! From the mighty Goliath beetle to the beautiful iridescent scarab beetle, these insects are superbly adapted to life in many climates across the world.
Owen Davey is an award-winning illustrator, living and working in Leicester, UK. He graduated with a first class degree in illustration from Falmouth University and his work has since been published in every continent except Antarctica!
‘Combines colourful graphic artwork with fascinating facts’ – Creative Review
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Ages 3 to 7 | Hardback | 32pp | 270 x 230mm
£11.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-41-6
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he fourth in the series of charmingly illustrated children’s books teaching little ones about the natural world.
This series, focused on the way our young animal friends spend a day, continues with an adventurous bottlenose dolphin calf, as she explores the vast Pacific Ocean with her mother and meets the many wonderful water-dwelling creatures that live there.
Ella Bailey is an illustrator and writer who graduated from Falmouth University, UK with a first class honours in illustration. She focuses on creating charming character-based illustrations.
“A stylish new illustrated series devoted to the daily lives of young animals” — The New York Times
FEBRUARY
Ages 3 to 5 | Hardback | 32pp | 230 x 260mm
£11.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-36-2
Thedebut picture book from an exciting new illustrator is a simple story with a powerful message that teaches children about and the importance of friendship.
The little creatures that live in Jumble Wood each have a thing that makes them happy... all of them except Pod, who just can't find hers. Lonely and sad, Pod sets off to discover where her 'happiness' might be hiding, only to find it in the friends she meets along the way.
Helena Covell is a Yorkshire-based freelance illustrator. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2015.
APRIL
Ages 3 to 5 | Hardback | 32pp | 230 x 270mm
£11.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-33-1
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elegant, poetic text accompanied by enchanting illustrations that shows children how to cope with strong feelings through creativity and imagination.
Emotions can be strange, sudden, and even overwhelming at times. With thoughtful words and expressive images, this book guides us on a journey through our imagination... to a place where everything feels calm again.
Rachel Woodworth is a Canadian writer and teacher who is currently teaching on a family farm in Tanzania.
Sang Miao is an exciting new talent in children’s book illustration, only recently graduated from Brighton University.
Ages 3 to 6 | Hardback | 32pp | 240 x 240mm £9.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-38-6 MARCH
Aplayful and visually engaging book about the joys of sport and team playing. In the end, it’s the taking part that counts!
Two edamame beans dream of becoming world table tennis champions. They train night and day until no one is able to defeat them… but who is the better of the two players?
Mauro Gatti is the Digital Creative Director for StoryBots, part of JibJab. He also works as an illustrator featured across magazines, adverts, books and apps.
‘Lovely, bright illustrations and children will love pointing and guessing the variety of food shown in the spreads.’
Booktrust
APRIL
Ages 2+ | Hardback | 40pp | 240 x 310mm
£12.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-65-2
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his partly true, partly fictitious book from the wonderfully wacky mind of Swedish illustrator Carl Johanson is a fantastic collection of planes and other zany forms of air crafts.
From fighter jets, hot air balloons and hang gliders, to flying arks, abstract rockets and carrot planes, All Kinds of Planes is a playful mix of existing and imaginary that can be enjoyed by both children and adults.
Carl Johanson is a Swedish artist and illustrator who lives and works in Brittany, France. He works across graphic design and illustration for a range of clients including Boden, Absolut Vodka and Uniqlo.
‘Exquisite design and seductive production values make picking this book up a no-brainer.’
– The New York Times
HB | 40pp | 240 x 310mm | £12.99 3+ | ISBN 978-1-911171-01-0
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Ages 3 to 5 | Hardback | 32pp | 230 x 270 mm
£11.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-61-4
Ayounggirl and a penny coin share an unlikely dream to become divers in this enchanting tale from award-winning Italian illustrator Veronica Caratello.
The moment a penny sees a diving competition on television, it is determined to become a diver itself. Discarded by most, the penny is picked up by a girl who just so happens to be a young diver in training. Will both of them be able to achieve their dream with the power of a single wish?
Veronica Carratello is an Italian illustrator whose first children’s book was published in Italy, where her work has been exhibited across the country.
Ages 3 to 5 | Hardback | 48pp | 230 x 270 mm £11.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-66-9 MAY
Thisclever title from a fresh young talent is a simple story with a deeper message about seizing the moment, beautifully told though sweet, contemporary illustrations.
Once upon a time, there was a blank page… Until suddenly some creatures appear. They decide they must be in a story book, and so they wait for something to happen… all of them except one, who quietly creates their own wonderful world. Eventually the others realise what they have been missing, and join in. After all, you can’t just wait for life to happen to you!
Marianna Coppo was born in Rome and studied editorial illustration in Milan in 2012. She has not stopped drawing since, and loves children’s books and unexpected journeys.
NOW IN PAPERBACK
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MARCH
Ages 3 to 5 | Paperback | 40pp | 270 x 230 mm £6.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-74-4
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surreal modern folk-tale tells the story of an adventurous young girl who must protect a peaceful living creature.
Erin is fascinated by the stories of Black Rock: a huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it! But are the tales really true? One day Erin sneaks on board her mother’s fishing boat to find out…
“The gentle environmental message takes on a kind of magic in Todd-Stanton’s pictures. A young artist to watch” – The Observer, Children’s Book of the Week
Also available in hardback
PB | 40pp | 230 x 270mm | £11.99
3 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-911171-25-6
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Joe Todd-Stanton grew up in Brighton and studied at UWE Bristol, where he received a first class degree in illustration. He lives and works in London.
APRIL
Ages 3 to 5 | Paperback | 32pp | 230 x 270 mm
£6.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-73-7
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Aheart-warming story about helping outsiders that highlights the plight of polar bears in today’s changing climate.
When a polar bear arrives unexpectedly in the woods, the other animals fear and avoid him – and his odd habit of collecting leaves only adds to their distrust. Then one day, they watch as he attempts to fly over the water with wings made of colourful leaves... trying to get back home.
“…The intricate images, filled with polychromatic leaf-patterns and dynamic stillness, are too good to miss” — The Guardian
Sandra Dieckmann is a Londonbased artist, illustrator and maker. In 2011, she was chosen by illustrator Shaun Tan as the Emerging Talent in Illustration for her image ‘Fox Tree’.
Also available in hardback
HB | 32pp | 270 x 230mm
£11.99 | 3 to 7
ISBN 978-1-911171-31-7
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MARCH
Ages 5+ | Paperback | 188pp | 160 x 215mm
£12.99 | ISBN 978-1-911171-47-8
Thiscollection of the hilarious Akissi comics by critically acclaimed author Marguerite Abouet will delight young readers with its cheeky protagonist and the mischief she gets up to in her West African village.
Poor Akissi! The neighbourhood cats are trying to steal her fish, her little monkey Boubou almost ends up in a frying pan and she’s nothing but a pest to her older brother Fofana… But Akissi is a true adventurer full of silliness and mischief, and nothing will scare her for long!
Marguerite Abouet is a writer from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, most best known for her tremendously successful comic series, Aya In Yop City.
Mathieu Sapin is a renowned French illustrator from Dijon. He studied at l’Ecole superérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg and has illustrated numerous books and magazines in France.
HB | 56pp | 220 x 310mm | £14.99
6+ | ISBN 978-1-911171-42-3
ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET…. IN THE RAINFOREST
Ella Bailey
HB | 32pp | 270 x 230mm | £11.99 3 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-9111171-08-9 90000
ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET…. IN THE SAVANNAH
Ella Bailey
HB | 32pp | 270 x 230mm | £11.99 3 to 7 | ISBN 978-1909263-56-7
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ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET…. IN THE ANTARCTIC
Ella Bailey
HB | 32pp | 270 x 230mm | £11.99 3 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-909263-67-3 9
ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET…. IN THE OCEAN
Ella Bailey
HB | 32pp | 270 x 230mm | £11.99 3 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-911171-41-6
BIG MEALS FOR LITTLE HANDS
Marion Billet, Caroline Pellissier & Virginie Aladjidi
HB | 56pp | 256 x 210mm | £12.99 3+ | ISBN 978-1-909263-16-1
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Dr Nick Crumpton & Gaia Bordicchia
HB | 52pp | 274 x 375 mm | £25
6+ | ISBN 978-1-909263-11-6
WILD ANIMALS OF THE NORTH
781909 9 90000 THE AMAZING ANIMAL ATLAS
CRAZY ABOUT CATS
Owen Davey
HB | 40pp | 230 x 290mm | £12.99
5+ | ISBN 978-1-911171-16-4
Dieter Braun
HB | 152pp | 238 x 300mm | £20 All ages | ISBN 978-1-909263-96-3
BONKERS ABOUT BEETLES
Owen Davey
HB | 40pp | 238 x 300mm | £12.99 5+ | ISBN 978-1-911171-48-5
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WILD ANIMALS OF THE SOUTH
Dieter Braun
HB | 152pp | 238 x 300mm | £20 All ages | ISBN 978-1-909263-97-0
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SKYWARD: FEMALE PILOTS OF WWII
Sally Deng
HB | 88pp | 245 x 305mm | £14.99 7 + | ISBN 978-1-911171-51-5 171515 781911 9 52400
MOUNTAINS
Dieter Braun
HB | 96pp | 250 x 190mm | £18 All ages | ISBN 978-11171-70-6
| 40pp | 230 x 290mm | £12.99 5+ | ISBN 978-1-909263-91-8
WILD ABOUT SHAPES
Jérémie Fischer HB | 70pp | 195 x 195mm | £12.99 3 to 5 | ISBN 978-1909263-38-3
SHACKLETON'S JOURNEY
William Grill
William Grill
I LIKE ANIMALS
Jean Roussen & Loris Lora
HB | 32pp | 270 x 215mm | £11.99
EGG
HB | 48pp | 255 x 197mm | £12.99 3+ | ISBN 978-1-909263-28-4
HB | 48pp | 255 x 200mm | £12.99 3+ | ISBN 978-1-909263-45-1
Joe Lillington
PROFESSOR ASTRO CAT'S FRONTIERS OF SPACE
Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman
HB | 64pp | 290 x 290mm | £15.99 7 to 11 | ISBN 978-1-909263-07-9
PROFESSOR ASTRO CAT'S ATOMIC ADVENTURE
PROFESSOR
Horses / Jarom Vogel
Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman HB | 72pp | 290 x 290mm | £15.99 7 to 11 | ISBN 978-1-909263-60-4
Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman
PROFESSOR
Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman
Rilla Alexander
Rilla Alexander
Ella Bailey
Helen Borten
THE DIVER
Veronica Carratello
Simona Ciraolo
Helena Covell
Pippa Goodhart & Rebecca Crane
Sandra Dieckmann
Simona Ciraolo
Joshua Seigal & Amélie Falière
Simona Ciraolo
Marianna Coppo
HUGO MAKES A CHANGE
Scott Emmons & Mauro Gatti
Mauro Gatti
ARCHIE
Katie Harnett
Katie Harnett
Emily Hughes
DANNY Yann & Gwendal Le Bec
David Lucas
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David Lucas
Emily Hughes
Rachel Woodworth & Sang Miao
Jesse Hodgson
Robert Louis Stevenson & Robert Hunter
Keith Negley
Keith Negley
Ben Newman
HB | 32pp | 240 x 240mm | £9.99 3+ | ISBN 978-1-911171-05-8
THE DINNER THAT COOKED ITSELF
J.C. Hsyu & Kenard Pak
HUNGRY ROSCOE
David J. Plant
BIG HID
Roisin
Swales
Joe Todd-Stanton
BROWNSTONE'S MYTHICAL COLLECTION: MARCY AND THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX
Joe Todd-Stanton
Francesca Sanna
HB | 48pp | 280 x 208mm | £12.99 All ages | ISBN 978-1-909263-99-4 263994 781909 9 90000
THE SECRET OF BLACK ROCK
Joe Todd-Stanton
IMELDA & THE GOBLIN KING Briony May Smith HB | 32pp | 260 x 220mm | £11.99 3 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-909263-65-9 263659 781909 9 90000
DOGS
Felix
IN CARS
Massie
& Emmanuelle Walker
Jean Roussen & Emmanuelle Walker
BEAUTIFUL BIRDS HB | 56pp | 220 x 310mm | £14.99 5 to 9 | ISBN 978-1-909263-29-1
Joshua Seigal & Amélie Falière
HB | 32pp | 240 x 240mm | £9.99 0 to 3 | ISBN 978-1-911171-11-9
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Madalena Matoso
HB | 40pp | 215 x 260mm | £9.99 0 to 5 | ISBN 978-1-909263-82-6
Johanson
Carl Johanson
Katja Spitzer SHAPES ARE FUN
Spitzer
Katja Spitzer
MANY LEGS? Katja Spitzer
AKISSI: TALES OF MISCHIEF
Marguerite Abouet & Mathieu Sapin
HB | 188pp | 160 x 215mm | £12.99 5+ | ISBN 978-1-911171-47-8
PABLO & JANE AND THE HOT AIR CONTRAPTION
José Domingo
HB | 56pp | 255 x 255mm | £15.99 7+ | ISBN 978-1-909263-36-9
Luke Pearson
HILDA AND THE MIDNIGHT GIANT
Luke
Pearson
Luke Pearson
Luke Pearson
Luke Pearson
HB | 64pp | 215 x 300mm | £12.95
LIL' MERL & THE DASTARDLY DRAGON
Liam Barrett
PB | 64pp | 245 x 320mm | £8.99 5 to 9 | ISBN 978-1909263-24-6
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MR TWEED'S BUSY DAY
Jim Stoten
PB | 48pp | 280 x 230mm | £7.99 3 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-911171-22-5 171225 781911 9 90000
TRIASSIC TERRORS
Nick Crumpton & Isaac Lenkiewicz
HB | 32pp | 245 x 320mm | £8.99 4 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-909263-05-5
MR TWEED AND THE BAND IN NEED
Jim Stoten
HB | 48pp | 280 x 230mm | £12.99 3 to 7 | ISBN 978-1-911171-29-4 171294 781911 9 90000
PROFESSOR ASTRO CAT'S INTERGALACTIC ACTIVITY BOOK
Zelda Turner & Ben Newman PB | 88pp | 225 x 280mm | £9.99 7 to 11 | ISBN 978-1-909263-46-8
BEAUTIFUL BIRDS COLOURING BOOK
Emmanuelle Walker PB | 92pp | 220 x 310mm | £9.99 All ages | ISBN 978-1-909263-81-9
SHACKLETON'S
William Grill
PB | 80pp | 225 x 280mm | £9.99 7 to 14 | ISBN 978-1-909263-80-2
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