2016 SPRING SUMMER CATALOGUE
ACTIVITY 路 PICTURE 路 NON-FICTION BOOKS
THE WOLVES OF CURRUMPAW WILLIAM GRILL 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 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.
MAY 2016 Also available:
Genre Key: PICTURE BOOK
ACTIVITY BOOK
NON-FICTION
COMICS
9+
ISBN 978-1-909263-10-9 | £14.99
WOLVES OF CURRUMPAW | Non-Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-83-3 | 88pp | 305 x 245 mm | Hardback | £14.99
ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET: IN THE ANTARCTIC
CLAP, CLAP!
ELLA BAILEY
MADALENA MATOSO
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.
Clap Clap Clap
JAN 2016
Clap Clap
0–5
15
Clap Clap Clap Clap
FEB 2016
Also available: 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. ISBN 978-1-909263-56-7 | £11.99
ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET: IN THE ANTARCTIC | Non-Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-67-3 | 32pp | 230 x 270 mm | Hardback | £11.99
Clap Clap
Clap
Clap
0–5 CLAP, CLAP! | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-82-6 | 40pp | 220 x 260 mm | Hardback | £9.99
Clap Clap
BY LUKE PEARSON HILDA AND THE MIDNIGHT GIANT NOW IN PAPERBACK! 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?
HILDA AND THE TROLL
ISBN 978-1-909263-14-7 Hardback | £12.95
HILDA AND THE MIDNIGHT GIANT
ISBN 978-1-909263-17-8 Hardback | £12.95
HILDA AND THE BIRD PARADE
ISBN 978-1-909263-06-2 Hardback | £12.95
FEB 2016 Also available in PB, Hilda And The Troll
HILDA AND THE STONE FOREST
ISBN 978-1-909263-78-9 | £7.99
HILDA AND THE MIDNIGHT GIANT | ISBN 978-1-909263-79-6 | Paperback | £7.99
COMING SOON
HILDA AND THE BLACK HOUND
ISBN 978-1-909263-18-5 Hardback | £12.95
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 HEAR WHAT I HEAR? 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.
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.
FEB 2016
MARCH 2016
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.
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? | Non-fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-84-0 | 48pp | 175 x 255 mm | Hardback | £12.99
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? | Non-fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-85-7 | 48pp | 175 x 255 mm | Hardback | £12.99
PROFESSOR ASTRO CAT’S ATOMIC ADVENTURE DOMINIC WALLIMAN & BEN NEWMAN
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.
Science is the study of the world around us and scientists are people who look at the world and ask some very simple questions about it.
MARCH 2016
Why does everything move the way it does? What is everything made of?
Why is everything arranged this way rather than any other way?
7–11 Also available:
ISBN 978-1-909263-07-9 | £15.99
PROFESSOR ASTRO CAT’S ATOMIC ADVENTURE | Non-fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-60-4 | 64pp | 290 x 290 mm | Hardback | £15.99
ALL KINDS OF CARS
WILD ANIMALS OF THE NORTH CARL JOHANSON
DIETER BRAUN
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.
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.
MARCH 2016
APRIL 2016
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.
Dieter 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.
ALL KINDS OF CARS | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-911171-01-0 | 40pp | 310 x 245 mm | Hardback | £12.99
WILD ANIMALS OF THE NORTH | Non-Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-96-3 | 144pp | 238 x 300 mm | Hardback | £20
KATJA SPITZER SERIES
THE JOURNEY FRANCESCA SANNA
SHAPES ARE FUN
Perfect for small hands this collectable mini-hardback series is a gentle introduction to early learning
An early-learning concept book, filled with fun and quirky illustrations that make it a joy to own.
AT THE BEACH
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.
A vibrant and joyful book, that makes an ideal gift for very young readers.
APRIL 2016
APRIL 2016
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.
APRIL 2016 SHAPES ARE FUN | ISBN 978-1-909263-92-5 | 48pp | 115 x 173 mm | £5.99
BACKLIST
THE JOURNEY | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-99-4 | 48pp | 220 x 260 mm | Hardback | £12.99
AT THE BEACH | ISBN 978-1-909263-93-2 | 48pp | 115 x 173 mm | £5.99
HOW MANY LEGS? ISBN 978-1-909263-59-8 | £5.99
BACKLIST
LET’S GO OUTSIDE ISBN 978-1-909263-51-2 | £5.99
MY DAD USED TO BE SO COOL
ARCHIE SNUFFLEKINS OLIVER VALENTINE CUPCAKE TIBERIUS CAT
KEITH NEGLEY
KATIE HARNETT
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…
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.
MAY 2016 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.
3-7 MY DAD USED TO BE SO COOL | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-94-9 | 40pp | 230 x 270 mm | Hardback | £11.99
MAY 2016 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.
ARCHIE SNUFFLEKINS | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-37-6 | 32pp | 195 x 255 mm | Hardback | £11.99
NEFFY AND THE FEATHERED DINOSAURS
MR TWEED AND THE BAND IN NEED
JOE LILLINGTON
JIM STOTEN
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.
MAY 2016
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.
JUNE 2016
Also available: Also available:
ISBN 978-1-909263-35-2 | £12.99 ISBN 978-1-909263-58-1 | £11.99
NEFFY AND THE FEATHERED DINOSAURS | Non-fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-89-5 | 40pp | 270 x 235 mm | Hardback | £11.99
MR TWEED AND THE BAND IN NEED | Activity | ISBN 978-1-909263-90-1 | 48pp | 280 x 230 mm | Hardback | £12.99
THE LINES ON GRANNY’S FACE
MARCEL
SIMONA CIRAOLO
EDA AKALTUN
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.
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.
JUNE 2016
JUNE 2016 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.
THE LINES ON GRANNY’S FACE | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-98-7 | 40pp | 270 x 230 mm | Hardback | £11.99
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.
MARCEL | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-75-8 | 40pp | 270 x 230 mm | Hardback | £11.99
SMART ABOUT SHARKS 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 WILLIAM GRILL
WILLIAM GRILL 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.
7–11 JUNE 2016 Also available:
7–11
ISBN 978-1-909263-57-4 | £12.99
SMART ABOUT SHARKS | Non-fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-91-8 | 48pp | 230 x 290 mm | Hardback | £12.99
SHACKLETON’S JOURNEY | Non-fiction ISBN 978-1-909263-10-9 80pp | 305 x 245 mm | Hardback | £14.99
SHACKLETON’S JOURNEY ACTIVITY BOOK | Activity Book ISBN 978-1-909263-80-2 | 80pp | 225 x 280 mm | Hardback | £9.99
IMELDA AND THE GOBLIN KING 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.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY SISTER?
BEAUTIFUL BIRDS JEAN ROUSSEN & EMMANUELLE WALKER A stunningly illustrated alphabet book that serves as a lyrical introduction to a rainbow of plumages from the kingdom of birds.
HUG ME SIMONA CIRAOLO
Simona Ciraolo paints a touchingly sweet portrayal of the transience of childhood and the mystifying experience of watching a sibling grow up.
Also available: Beautiful Birds Colouring Book
SIMONA CIRAOLO 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.
ISBN 978-1-909263-81-9 £9.99
IMELDA AND THE GOBLIN KING Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-65-9 | 32pp | 220 x 260 mm | Hardback | £11.99
BEAUTIFUL BIRDS Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-29-1 | 56pp | 310 x 220 mm | Hardback | £14.99
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY SISTER Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-52-9 | 40pp | 270 x 230 mm | Hardback | £11.99
HUG ME Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-49-9 | 32pp | 214 x 299 mm | Hardback | £11.99
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?
PABLO AND JANE | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-36-9 | 57pp 295 x 295 mm | Padded Hardback | £15.99
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.
MAD ABOUT MONKEYS Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-57-4 | 40pp | 230 x 290 mm | Hardback | £12.99
TOUGH GUYS (HAVE FEELINGS TOO) 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.
TOUGH GUYS (HAVE FEELINGS TOO) Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-66-6 | 32pp | 230 x 270 mm | Hardback | £11.99
TOBY AND THE ICE GIANTS 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.
TOBY AND THE ICE GIANTS | Non-fiction ISBN 978-1-909263-58-1 | 40pp | 234 x 290 mm | Hardback | £11.99
WILD AND TAME ANIMALS DAHLOV IPCAR In this stunningly illustrated book, Dahlov Ipcar shows how some animals have become our pets and farm animals, while others have remained wild.
WILD AND TAME | Non-fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-45-1 48pp | 255 x 200 mm | Hardback | £12.99
BLACK AND WHITE
THE WONDERFUL EGG DAHLOV IPCAR 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.
BLACK AND WHITE | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-63-5 40pp | 205 x 250 mm | Hardback | £11.99
DAHLOV IPCAR 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.
THE WONDERFULL EGG | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-28-4 48pp | 270 x 230 mm | Hardback | £12.99
I LIKE ANIMALS DAHLOV IPCAR 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.
I LIKE ANIMALS | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-25-3 32pp | 255 x 187 mm | Hardback | £11.99
THE LITTLE GARDERNER 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.
WILD (PAPERBACK)
NO SUCH THING
WILD ABOUT SHAPES
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.
ELLA BAILEY 978-1-909263-48-2 £11.99
HUNGRY ROSCOE
DANNY
DAVID J. PLANT 978-1-909263-53-6 £11.99 THE LITTLE GARDERNER | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-43-7 40pp | 230 x 260 mm | Hardback | £11.99
WILD | Fiction | ISBN 978-1-909263-62-8 40pp | 270 x 230 mm | Paperback | £6.99
JÉRÉMIE FISCHER 978-1-909263-38-3 £12.99
YANN & GWANDAL LE BEC 978-1-909263-42-0 £10
THIS IS MY ROCK
A LETTER FOR BEAR
DAVID LUCAS 978-1-909263-50-5 £11.99
PONGO
HER IDEA
DAVID LUCAS 978-1-909263-13-0 £10
CHILDREN ARE NAUGHTY
JESSE HODGSON 978-1-909263-09-3 £11.99
AURÉLIE GUILLERY & VINCENT CUVELLIER 978-1-909263-26-0 £11.99
THE BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD
RILLA 978-1-909263-40-6 £12.99
LIL’ MERL AND THE DARSTARDLY DRAGON
RILLA 978-1-909263-30-7 £12.99
TRIASSIC TERRORS
LIAM BARRETT 978-1-909263-24-6 £8.99
ISAAC LENKIEWICZ & NICK CRUMPTON 978-1-909263-05-5 £11.99
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