We at Flying Eye believe that books are far more than leaves of paper. With a commitment to sustainable manufacturing and to quality above all else, we seek to bring you the most beautifully designed, entertaining, collectible, cherishable (not perishable!) and awe-inspiring books you could wish for. Maintaining the same commitment to high production values, quality design and exciting new talent as its parent company, Nobrow, Flying Eye Books will help children rediscover the joy of turning the pulpy, inky pages of a treasured book.
THE WOLVES OF CURRUMPAW
The second book from award-winning illustrator William Grill takes us from the freezing, blue snowscapes of Shackleton’s Journey to the red heat of the New Mexico desert, following the true story of the Currumpaw Valley wolfpack and the man hired to trap their leader. Beautifully illustrated and faithfully retold, this is a powerful and moving tale that highlights the importance of protecting wild animals, as discovered by the very man who hunted them, Ernest Thompson Seton.
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WILLIAM GRILL
ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET: IN THE ANTARCTIC CLAP, CLAP!
From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with this curious penguin chick.
This new series of children’s books focused on the way our young animal friends spend a day continues with an adventurous adelie penguin chick as she sets out into the vast antarctic ocean.
Clap, Clap! is made to open and to close. Because every time you open and you close it, there is something inside that moves and makes a noise: Flap, flap… a butterfly flaps its wings. Fomfim… an accordion stretches and shrinks. Bong, bong… a boy plays a drum with all his energy.
Madalena Matoso studied Communication Design at Lisbon College of Fine Arts and postgraduated in Graphic Editorial Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona. In 1999 Matoso and three friends created Planeta Tangerina, a publisher focused on graphic design and illustration.
ELLA BAILEY MADALENA MATOSO
BY LUKE PEARSON
Join Hilda in her second adventure as she sets out to secure her birth right and find out who, if he even exists, is the mysterious Midnight Giant. Hilda is a little girl with the uncanny ability to befriend even the most peculiar of house guests. But when an army of little creatures bombard her living room with stones and eviction notices, she has to think twice before making the acquaintance of these diminutive creatures. After sunset, even stranger things start happening. Who is this giant who only appears at midnight, and why is Hilda the only person who can see him?
HELEN BORTEN COLLECTION
Flying Eye Books are delighted to present the stunning Helen Borten Collection. Originally published in the 1960’s, these wonderfully inspiring and creative books will now be able to be enjoyed by a new generation of young readers.
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?
Everywhere we see lines and shapes and colours that influence our daily lives. The important link between seeing and feeling is the basis of the visual arts and an indispensable key to their understanding and appreciation.
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?
Helen Borten was born in Philadephia, PA in 1930. She attended the Philadelphia Museum College of Art and produced the main body of her well loved children’s picture book illustrations in the 1960’s. Her illustrations are a beautiful collaboration between woodcut, collage, paint and printing techniques that make her work so rich and visually desirable.
With vivid poetic word imagery, and pictures as loud as a lion or as quiet as a whisper, Helen Borten introduces children to listening to everything around them, showing them just how beautiful our world sounds.
PROFESSOR ASTRO CAT’S ATOMIC ADVENTURE
Professor Astro Cat is back, and this time he’s journeying through the exciting world of physics and the fundamental rules that describe the nature of our universe. The second book in the bestselling series by quantum physicist Dominic Walliman and award winning illustrator Ben Newman.
DOMINIC WALLIMAN & BEN NEWMAN
WILD ANIMALS OF THE NORTH
Taking the form of a catalogue, Swedish illustrator Carl Johanson identifies the ordinary along with the extraordinary – from fire engines and snowploughs to galactic buses and guitar cars.
All Kinds of Cars is a playful mix of existing and imaginary, creating a beautiful and zany book that can be enjoyed by adults and children alike.
Carl Johanson is an illustrator living and working in Bretagne, France. He studied graphic design and illustration at Konstfack in Stockholm, and has since focused mainly on illustration and, in particular, creating books for children. All Kinds of Cars (originally titled ‘Carl’s Car Dictionary’) is his first children’s book, and he is currently working on a second project.
This gorgeously illustrated book from Dieter Braun will enthral readers with its biologically accurate representations and witty descriptions of the many varied animals found in the northern hemisphere. Presented in a large, gift book format, this encyclopaedia of wild beasts is a volume to treasure.
Braun is a freelance illustrator and children’s book author from Hamburg, Germany. He studied Communciation Design at the Folkwangschule in Essen. International publications like Time Magazine, The New York Times, Stern, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, Elle and Glamour are part of his many clients. The illustrations for the anniversary edition of Momo by Michael Ende are among his most recent work.
CARL JOHANSON
Dieter
DIETER BRAUN
FRANCESCA SANNA
The debut picture book by exciting new talent Francesca Sanna, The Journey explores the lives of migrants in a sensitive, beautiful and truly moving way. Based on her own interactions with people fleeing from the devastation of war, and linking the natural migration of birds to that of refugees, Francesca has created a book that is both accessible to children and full of significance for our current time.
Perfect for small hands this collectable mini-hardback series is a gentle introduction to early learning
AT THE BEACH
Francesca is an Italian illustrator and graphic designer based in Switzerland. She graduated in 2015 from the Lucerne School of Art and Design with a Master of Design with focus on Illustration. The Journey is her first picture book.
A vibrant and joyful book, that makes an ideal gift for very young readers.
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Did your dad used to be cool? Wondering what happened to his rock band playing, skateboarding days?
In Negley’s unique style, where words are minimal and the emotive illustrations really carry the story along, a young boy realizes that maybe his dad is still pretty cool after all…
ARCHIE SNUFFLEKINS OLIVER VALENTINE CUPCAKE TIBERIUS CAT
A sweet and memorable tale about communities, friendship, and how one beloved cat can bring joy and companionship to those who need it most, from award winning illustrator Katie Harnett.
Katie Harnett grew up in Sheffield, and graduated from an Illustration BA at the University of the West of England. Her illustrations are influenced by patterns in the natural world, as well as by vintage photographs, books and films. She received the Bologna Children’s Book Fair ARS IN FABULA Grant Award in 2015.
KATIE HARNETT
KEITH NEGLEY
NEFFY AND THE FEATHERED DINOSAURS
JOE LILLINGTON
Based on new scientific research, revealing that many dinosaurs actually had feathers, this is one of the first picture books to draw upon the evidence and explore a fascinating new perspective on the past. Full of fun facts and characterful illustrations that will appeal to young readers, Joe Lillington’s second book follows the story of a young microraptor’s first attempt at flight.
MR TWEED AND THE BAND IN NEED
Mr Tweed is back with a brand new adventure, and he needs your help once more! He’s come to the zoo to see his favourite 10-piece band perform, but they can’t find each other – can you spot them amongst all the other animals? A beautifully told and illustrated hidden object story, introducing colours to young readers.
JIM STOTEN
THE LINES ON GRANNY’S FACE
In this imaginative and heart-warming story from the bestselling author and illustrator of Hug Me, Simona Ciraolo turns the lines from old age into little wrinkles of wonder and memory as a little girl learns all about the precious moments in her grandmother’s life.
MARCEL
Simona Ciraolo is a Sardinian born author and illustrator whose witty and endearing tales recently won her the Sebastian Walker Award. She likes to trust her instincts and let her drawings happen without thinking about them too much, allowing them to take the direction they want.
Through this charming tale of love and acceptance, Eda Akaltun’s stylish debut picture book explores the changes in family dynamic when a single parent falls in love, through the eyes of a petulant pup that any young child can identify with.
Eda Akaltun is a New York based illustrator and printmaker from Istanbul. While studying illustration at Central Saint Martins in London, Eda developed a love for traditional printmaking and collage, and began collecting paper ephemera, 50s fashion catalogues and old family photos to populate her increasingly detailed compositions.
SIMONA CIRAOLO
EDA AKALTUN
OWEN DAVEY
How much do you really know about sharks? There are over 400 species of shark in the world – after reading this beautifully illustrated book by Owen Davey, you’ll soon be super smart about these incredible fish!
SHACKLETON’S JOURNEY SHACKLETON’S JOURNEY ACTIVITY BOOK
The award-winning debut by talented illustrator William Grill, following the epic journey of Shackleton and his crew across the unforgiving Antarctic.
Following the bestselling Shackleton’s Journey, William Grill returns with a companion activity book.
WILLIAM GRILL
WILLIAM GRILL
IMELDA AND THE GOBLIN KING BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
JEAN ROUSSEN &
Far away behind the hills, beside a fairy forest lives an adventurous little girl called Imelda. When the evil Goblin King kidnaps the Fairy Queen, brave Imelda hatches a cunning plan to rescue her and rid the forest of the terrible tyrant for good.
A stunningly illustrated alphabet book that serves as a lyrical introduction to a rainbow of plumages from the kingdom of birds.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY SISTER?
SIMONA CIRAOLO
Simona Ciraolo paints a touchingly sweet portrayal of the transience of childhood and the mystifying experience of watching a sibling grow up.
HUG ME
Cacti can be quite prickly sometimes you know… and so can Felipe. But he’ll be darned if this one pointy issue will hold him back from finding the hug he has been longing for. One day, Felipe sets off on his own to find a friend and, just maybe, that long awaited hug.
SIMONA CIRAOLO
PABLO AND JANE MAD ABOUT MONKEYS
JOSÉ DOMINGO
Join Pablo, Jane and Dr Jules as they race to get home through Lopsided London, Terrifying Transylvania and Horrid Hawaii. Will they find the missing parts of their Hot Air Contraption and avoid the terrors of the Monster Dimension?
OWEN DAVEY
With over 250 species inhabiting our planet, this book explores the many different types of monkeys from the smallest Pygmy Marmoset to the largest Mandrill, and provides all the facts you wanted to know and more.
TOUGH GUYS (HAVE FEELINGS TOO) TOBY AND THE ICE GIANTS
Keith Negley’s charming illustrations reveal heart wrenching emotions in unexpected places in this fun book that teaches children that even tough guys like wrestlers, astronauts, and superheroes have feelings too.
Join Toby the curious Bison in this fact-filled adventure as he explores the Ice Age Tundra and encounters some of the larger-than-life characters that roamed its icy surface.
JOE LILLINGTON KEITH NEGLEY
WILD AND TAME ANIMALS BLACK AND WHITE
In this stunningly illustrated book, Dahlov Ipcar shows how some animals have become our pets and farm animals, while others have remained wild.
Dahlov Ipcar once again pairs her timeless illustrations with fresh original verse that celebrates the unity, wonder and beauty of the living, breathing natural world around us.
THE WONDERFUL EGG I LIKE ANIMALS
Fifteen different weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures soar and swim and crawl through Ipcar’s striking pictures in bold and beautiful colour, to entice and enthral young readers.
In this heart-warming, lyrical, colourful picture-book Dahlov Ipcar takes us around a menagerie of animals from the wild, the zoo, the friendly neighbourhood pet shop and the countryside.
DAHLOV IPCAR
DAHLOV IPCAR
DAHLOV IPCAR
DAHLOV IPCAR
LITTLE GARDERNER WILD (PAPERBACK)
In this beautifully gentle tale from the celebrated author of Wild Emily Hughes takes the reader into the magically tiny world of a little gardener, in a tale that teaches us just how important it is to persist and try, no matter what the odds.
EMILY HUGHES
In her highly praised debut picture book, Hughes brings an uncanny wit to the story of a girl brought up by animals. Visually enchanting children and humourous, Wild is a 21st century answer to Maurice Sendak’s children’s classic with the same inventiveness, groundbreaking art and unmissable quirkiness.
