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.
BROWNSTONE’S MYTHICAL COLLECTION: ARTHUR AND THE GOLDEN ROPE
SEPTEMBER 2016
Joe Todd Stanton grew up in Brighton and was taught to draw by his mother, who is also an illustrator. He studied at Bristol University, receiving a first class degree in Illustration.
5-8
Welcome to Professor Brownstone’s vault – containing ancient relics from around the world, all collected by his famous ancestors!
Follow the epic journey of Brownstone’s earliest ancestor, Arthur, and travel back to the age of the Vikings where the bookish young adventurer must find the courage to save his village and defeat the mighty beast Fenrir.
Genre Key:
JOE TODD STANTON
BROWNSTONE’S MYTHICAL COLLECTION: ARTHUR AND THE GOLDEN ROPE
DOGS IN CARS
THE LAND OF NOD
FELIX MASSIE / EMMANUELLE WALKER
SEPTEMBER 2016
Felix Massie is a London-based animator who won the audience award at the New York International Film Festival, as well as the equivalent festival in the UK, LIAF.
Emmanuelle Walker is an animation director and illustrator from Montreal, Quebec, who has worked with animation studios across the world.
In this beautifully illustrated introduction to counting, the reader is taken through the many breeds of dogs – from French bulldogs to Great Danes – as they wreak havoc upon the streets in their recognisable locomotives! A wonderful homage to these glorious animals and their moving machines, that can be enjoyed by young and old alike.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON / ROBERT HUNTER
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic children’s poem about dreamland, as narrated by a convalescing young boy, is given new life in this wonderfully illustrated book. Accompanied by Robert Hunter’s bold and brightly coloured illustrations, this visually striking picture book will bring the beloved Scottish author’s work to a whole new generation of young readers.
Robert Hunter is a London-based illustrator who works with traditional drawing and printing techniques to produce his otherworldly picture narratives. Rob has worked on a wide range of personal and commercial projects, including The New Ghost and Map of Days for Nobrow. Selected clients include the V&A, ASOS, The New York Times and Time Magazine.
Scared you! This little mouse thinks he’s the bravest animal around, but it seems that he’s not the only one…
MY DAD USED TO BE SO COOL
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. Nowadays, he spends the majority of his time collaborating on the Professor Astro Cat children’s books with his longtime friend and scientist, Dr Dominic Walliman.
All the animals are keen to show off their bravery – from the crocodile with her mighty jaws, to the tiger with his scary claws! But who will be the bravest of them all? This picture book will delight children and adults alike, as they follow the fun repeating phrases until the final reveal!
KEITH NEGLEY
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…
Keith Negley is an award-winning editorial illustrator with a penchant for emotionally driven illustration. He’s been published in a wide range of major newspapers and national magazines, and is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and New Yorker. He lives in the mountains of Bellingham, Washington surrounded by rain forests and giant spiders.
BEN NEWMAN
ARCHIE SNUFFLEKINS OLIVER VALENTINE CUPCAKE TIBERIUS CAT
KATIE HARNETT
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.
THE JOURNEY APRIL
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 picture book.
What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope.
Based on her interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child, Francesca Sanna has created a beautiful and sensitive book that is full of significance for our time.
Endorsed by
FRANCESCA SANNA
THE LINES ON NANA’S FACE
Meet Marcel - he’s a New Yorker through and through! He and his human know all of the best spots downtown, and nothing comes between them. But wait..who is this new person? Why is everything suddenly different?
Eda Akaltun is a New York based illustrator and printmaker from Istanbul. Whilst studying illustration at Central Saint Martins in London, Eda developed a love for traditional printmaking and collage and has worked for a wide range of clients including Herman Miller, Bafta, Krug Champagne and Pentagram NY.
JUNE 2016
Simona Ciraolo is a Sardinian-born author and illustrator whose witty and endearing tales recently won her the Sebastian Walker Award. Ciraolo studied animation at the National Film School in Turin, Italy, before moving to the UK where she undertook an MA in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art.
There’s more to a wrinkle than meets the eye…
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.
EDA AKALTUN
SIMONA CIRAOLO
HILDA AND THE STONE FOREST
Hilda is hardly at home any more, seeking days filled with excitement, and her mother can’t help but worry. While trying to stop Hilda from sneaking out into the house spirits’ realm, the pair find themselves flung far away into a mysterious, dark forest –the land of the trolls! Will they be able to work out their differences in time to rescue each other and get back home? And are the trolls all as sinister as they seem?
Luke Pearson has fast become one of the leading talents of the UK comics scene and recently worked as a storyboard artist on the cult show Adventure Time. Luke is a frequent contributor to comic anthologies in the UK as well as self-publishing a number of homemade comics.
HILDA AND THE TROLL
ISBN 978-1-909263-14-7 Hardback £12.95
HILDA AND THE BLACK HOUND
ISBN 978-1-909263-18-5 Hardback £12.95
HILDA AND THE MIDNIGHT GIANT
ISBN 978-1-909263-17-8 Hardback | £12.95
ILLUSTRATED
BY
MACKENZIE SCHUBERT
Brave fighters, legendary battles, ingenious weapons and ferocious leaders all come alive in this exciting book, tracing the history of warriors from the Stone Age all the way up to the Crusades. The perfect accompaniment to KS2 learning, filled with fascinating facts and insights from the battlefield alongside wonderfully tactile illustrations by Mackenzie Schubert.
SMART ABOUT SHARKS
Mackenzie Schubert is an illustrator, graphic designer, and sculptor who has worked with Peow! comics and Breaking Games, as well as designing a successfully crowd-funded card game. He studied 2D Design at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, and recently taught a course on digital drawing at the University of Oregon.
Did you know that sharks can detect electrical currents from other creatures? Or that some are covered in little tassels? Sharks are pretty incredible – some can even walk out of the water!
In this beautiful book from talented illustrator Owen Davey, you are sure to learn new and fascinating facts about these wonderful fish!
Owen Davey graduated with a First Class Degree in Illustration and his work has since been published in every continent except Antarctica.
OWEN DAVEY
WILLIAM GRILL
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.
SHACKLETON’S JOURNEY
A recent graduate from the University of Falmouth, William Grill is an exciting young talent with a slew of prizes and exhibitions under his belt, including being the youngest Kate Greenaway Medal winner since 1960 for Shackleton’s Journey.
The award-winning debut by talented illustrator William Grill, following the epic journey of Shackleton and his crew across the unforgiving Antarctic.
7 – 11
Following the bestselling Shackleton’s Journey, William Grill returns with a companion activity book.
WILLIAM GRILL
WILLIAM GRILL
Perfect for small hands this collectable mini-hardback series is a gentle introduction to early learning
AT THE BEACH
A vibrant and joyful book, that makes an ideal gift for very young readers.
SHAPES ARE FUN
NEFFY AND THE FEATHERED DINOSAURS
An early-learning concept book, filled with fun and quirky illustrations that make it a joy to own.
Did you know that some dinosaurs actually had feathers? Journey back to the Cretaceous Period, where a young microraptor is about to take her first flight across the teeming forest floor. Based on recent scientific discovery, this is one of the first picture books to draw upon the evidence of feathered dinosaurs and explore a fascinating new perspective on the past.
Joe Lillington studied illustration at Falmouth University, and has since worked on magazines and been exhibited in galleries.
Also
JOE LILLINGTON
WILD ANIMALS OF THE NORTH
DIETER BRAUN
This gorgeously illustrated book from Dieter Braun will enthrall 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.
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
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?
Dieter Braun is a freelance illustrator and children’s book author from Hamburg, Germany. He studied Communciation Design at the Folkwangschule in Essen, and his clients incude international publications like Time Magazine, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek and many more.
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.
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.
make your Own star gazer
Constellations are groups of stars that people in ancient times joined together into pictures – just like a dot-to-dot drawing. Recognising the star patterns is very helpful when navigating a spacecraft, and on Earth they help us keep track of the stars as they slide over the sky in the different months of the year. With a star gazer, you can explore the night sky from the comfort of your own bedroom!
A companion book to the hugely successful Professor Astro Cat series created by Dr. Dominic Walliman and Ben Newman, this Intergalactic Activity Book is packed with amazing experiments, thrilling facts and create-your-own adventures to prepare young explorers for a future at the frontiers of space! Activities include building a balloon rocket, learning how astronauts communicate, and experimenting with light waves using chocolate.
2
1 Decorate the empty tube with pens,
cut-out shapes – anything you like
to create a super-stylish star gazer.
3. Ask an adult to help you cut out the viewing hole in the middle of the eyepiece. Tape the eyepiece to the bottom of the tube.
jutting out slightly at the top.
5 Skewer the white dot at the top of each star map and push the constellation card against the open end of the tube.
4 Use a holes where
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY SISTER?
IMELDA AND THE GOBLIN KING BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
HUG ME
SIMONA CIRAOLO
JEAN ROUSSEN & EMMANUELLE WALKER BRIONY MAY SMITH
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.
Simona Ciraolo paints a touchingly sweet portrayal of the transience of childhood and the mystifying experience of watching a sibling grow up.
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
THE LITTLE GARDERNER WILD (PAPERBACK)
PABLO AND JANE
EMILY HUGHES EMILY HUGHES
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.
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.
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?
KEITH NEGLEY
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.
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.
BLACK AND WHITE
WILD AND TAME ANIMALS
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.
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
DAHLOV IPCAR
DAHLOV IPCAR
DAHLOV IPCAR
DAVID LUCAS
978-1-909263-50-5
£11.99
DAVID LUCAS
978-1-909263-13-0
£10
NO SUCH THING
CHILDREN ARE NAUGHTY
ELLA BAILEY
978-1-909263-48-2
£11.99
HUNGRY ROSCOE
DANNY
DAVID J. PLANT
978-1-909263-53-6
£11.99
YANN & GWENDAL LE BEC
978-1-909263-42-0
£10
AURÉLIE GUILLERY & VINCENT CUVELLIER
978-1-909263-26-0
£11.99
PONGO
NO SUCH THING
WILD ABOUT SHAPES
JESSE HODGSON
ELLA BAILEY
978-1-909263-48-2
978-1-909263-09-3
£11.99
£11.99
JÉRÉMIE FISCHER
978-1-909263-38-3
£12.99
TOBY AND THE ICE GIANTS
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.
JOE LILLINGTON
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.
ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET… BY ELLA BAILEY
…IN THE SAVANNAH
From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with these adventurous baby animals.
COMING SOON: One Day… in the Rainforest!
THE ANTARCTIC
Join this curious little lion cub as he explores the grasses and river in the African savannah.
Follow an brave Adélie penguin chick as she sets out into the vast Antarctic ocean.
