Kate Manning

It was an absolute pleasure

Recently The Notted Island creator Katherine Child led a set of workshops at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History exploring the theme of colour and communication in the natural world. Thank you so much to everybody who joined in, and especially @morethanadodo.bsky.social for hosting us!

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Luke Pearson from Hilda and Twig Wake the Ice Man. The latest in a graphic novel series that became a Netflix franchise. (Twig is a ‘deerfox’.) Classic cartoon strip with a hint, I think, of Mafalda. Flying Eye 6 Nov. @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social @lukepearson.bsky.social

Joe Todd-Stanton's 'stunning' picture book finds a home with Flying Eye Books

Author-illustrator Joe Todd-Stanton’s "stunning" picture book The Lost Robot has found a home with Flying Eye Books. The title has already been sold into 14 languages and will publish on 5th March 2026 👇 #BookSky

🍃🍂 Colour has returned! 🍃🍂

The Notted Island by Katherine Child is out now!

📖 Before 1861, the world was black and white. As Colour reached the end of his job, world weary he stopped to rest on Last Island: the last uncoloured place.

Get your copy now at www.waterstones.com/book/the-not...

Praise for Katherine Child's beautiful new illustrated novel The Notted Island, arriving this week!

Pre-order now at www.waterstones.com/book/the-not...

Publishing in the US today: The Notted Island by Katherine Child has finally arrived!

Get your copy here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-notted...

Picture books of the month: a really wild show Michael Rosen reunites with Bear Hunt’s Helen Oxenbury for more animal shenanigans, while elsewhere a buffalo gets a watering

So excited to see this brilliant review for Bear Heart in @theobserveruk.bsky.social today! Thank you @imogencarter.bsky.social

‘One of the most gorgeous picture book spreads I’ve seen all year.’

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Farah Loves Mangos by Sarthak Sinha is shortlisted for an #IndieBookAward, in the Picture Book category! The Indie Book Awards, chosen by independent booksellers, celebrate the best summer paperbacks. We are delighted to see Farah Loves Mangos on a list selected by highly knowledgeable booksellers.

🎉Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces by Carlos Sánchez is the winner of the #WCBP25 Younger Readers category! This is the first time in the award’s history that a graphic novel has been named winner in any of the categories. We are thrilled and honoured! flyingeyebooks.com/waterstones-...

Us here @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social! We've been publshing children's graphic novels and comics since the list was set up in 2013!

On #InternationalWomensDay we are celebrating our female protagonists: Girls who can be brave, fierce, gentle, bold, playful, resourceful, curious.

With every book we publish, we hope to inspire young readers, and show them the endless options for what a girl (or woman) can be.

📚️OUT TODAY! Hupo and the Wonder Thief by Billy Partridge
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Creator Billy Partridge whisks us into his magical tale with whimsical artwork and a story about imagination, adventure, and courage to be yourself, even if you have a big personality. (5+)

Congratulations Carlos! Go Rune!

✨️ Rune has been awarded Best Graphic Novel award at the #BBDPAwards! Congratulations to Carlos Sánchez and the Flying Eye Books design team! We are thrilled to have won. Thank you to the judges!

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🏆️ See all winners: https://buff.ly/4aCOu6A

Enjoy!

Yep!

The plan to not binge all 6 episodes of Box of Delights hasn’t worked.

SHORTLISTED for the 2025 Children’s Travel Book of the Year, Scientists in the Wild: Antarctica
by Helen Scales Kate Hendry & Rômolo D’Hipólito Flying Eye Books
www.stanfords.co.uk/scientists-i...

Book cover of Hilda and Twig: Hide from the Rain.

Luke Pearson’s latest Hilda and Twig book is a wee gem. Twig gets centre stage, which is always a delight, and as an early reader it’s a great route into the wider Hilda comics for young readers. Any excuse to hang out in Hilda’s world. 😍 #KidsGN📚💬 #UKKidLit

NNFN2024: Wildlife in the Balance — Through the Bookshelf ‘Wildlife in the Balance’ is a superb book, offering careful explanations, presented in an attractive, accessible manner. From teachers looking for excellent resources to support their students’ learn...

Today's review...'Wildlife in the Balance' Dr Sharon Wismer, illustrated by Terri Po @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social ooks A fascinating read! #NNFN2024
www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/nnfn2024-wildlife-in-the-balance

Book cover of Crazy About Cats by Owen Davey.

Another set of non-fiction titles I’d get for every school if I could is Owen Davey’s animal books for @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social. Crazy About Cats is my sons’ favourite but there’s a whole rand and they’re all excellent. I adore Owen Davey’s illustration style too. #NonFictionNovember #UKKidLit

Roger Sabin, Phaidon coffee table book on comic art

Hugh Grant in Notting Hill standing in front of the bookshelves, with Roger Sabin’s bright orange book visible.

Remembering that day when I worked out why Hugh Grant’s travel bookshop in Notting Hill was struggling for business: it mainly stocks (and promotes face-out) Phaidon coffee table books on the history of graphic novels and comic art.

Very pleased Ditching Saskia, a graphic novel by John Moore and Neetols is listed. It’s glorious. And Saskia herself is brilliant, one of those young girl characters who is properly rounded and a right little madam at times. @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

It’s an absolute pleasure, I know they’ll be loved! And it makes me feel less guilty about nabbing a Twig badge for myself…

We could set up an entire school fete!

Very happy to support you both in this endeavour

Hello everybody! We’re working on the 2025 festival (6-8 June) and interested to hear suggestions for our eclectic, counter-cultural, feministy, musicy, Londony programme. Please RT (do we call it that here?) so publicists etc can find us again 🤓. Thank you!

I think that’s a lovely idea, for me it’s the perfect Christmas read. And we can discuss it in the New Year! And you’ll meet Maria, one of the best characters ever!

You say that now. Wait until it’s Christmas and I’m going off on one about Box of Delights. Again.