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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks Nicolette! We're so excited to finally release The Notted Island out into the world!

Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 17h

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Katherine Child, debut author-illustrator of The Notted Island, a fantasy novel about an island in black-and-white which is waiting to be coloured, and about a deity who is in charge of the night sky. Skilled and lovely work. Flying Eye 9 Oct. @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 15h

Out Now! Three amazing new reads for you to feast your eyes on!

👶 Today by Mark Wordsworth and Ruby Wright

🍐 Astral Panic by Katie Hicks

🌠 The Notted Island by Katherine Child

Which will you read first?

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 1d

🍃🍂 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...

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 2d

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...

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 2d

A little sneak peek of what's in store... The Notted Island by Katherine Child arrives this week!

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

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 3d

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

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

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 3d

A sneak peek of Katherine Child's beautiful new book, The Notted Island arriving this week!

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

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 3d

Praise for The Notted Island, by Katherine Child, publishing this week!

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

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 4d

For a very long time, the world was black and white...

Coming soon, The Notted Island by Katherine Child

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

#TheWorldWasBlack&White #TheNottedIsland

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 11d

The team at @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social, Sam Arthur and @hannahkettle.bsky.social are up next to present a case study on how publishing with passion can lead to award-winning success 💡🚀

#KidsConf

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Dr Helen Scales @helenscales.bsky.social · 7d

So proud to stand alongside my amazing sister @krhendry.bsky.social at the Week Junior book awards

Our book Scientists in the Wild, Antarctica, illustrated by fabulous Rômolo D’Hipólito, was shortlisted for STEM book of the year

Huge thanks to @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social for cheering us on!
🐟🐧🦈🦭🐋

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Gosh! Comics @goshcomics.bsky.social · 6d

Our copies of Astral Panic from Katie Hicks have arrived! This is a stunning, vibrant, coming of age comic from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social. We can’t wait to take this one home and read it. Katie drew us this absolute beauty of a bookplate to accompany the book too!

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 7d

❄️ Coming soon: Hilda and Twig: Wake the Ice Man! ❄️

From the Eisner award-winning creator Luke Pearson (@thatlukeperson.bsky.social) comes an exciting new icy Hilda story!

Pre-order available now at www.waterstones.com/book/hilda-a...

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 10d

Help Picopaco build a house!

Can you connect the dots and colour in your own beautiful home?

download your free activity sheet here > flyingeyebooks.com/schools-reso...

📖 Picopaco: The Woodpecker Who Built a Town is out now and available in all good bookshops!

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 16d

We LOVE Froggy and by the looks of it you do too!

To celebrate the release of Froggy we'd like to share your beautiful fan art- post your Froggy creations and tag us for your chance to be featured across Flying Eye's socials!

find Froggy activity sheets here! > flyingeyebooks.com/schools-reso...

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 18d

Happy Autumn Equinox!

Did you know that the stars we can see in the night sky change throughout the year? Today is the September equinox, which is the start of the astronomical autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Learn more about the science, magic and meaning of stars in Wish Upon a Star, out now!

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Beth @f33lthesun.bsky.social · 21d

Amulet and Lightfall have already been mentioned.
I also love the Mason Mooney: Paranormal Investigator series by @seaerra.bsky.social from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social
#KidsBooksFriday

Covers of Mason Mooney: Paranormal Investigator and Mason Mooney: Doppelgänger Detective by Seaerra Miller.

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 28d

The ultimate goal is to get kids into the habit of reading, says @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social's Hannah Kettle.

Flying Eye Book's Hannah Kettle and Sam Arthur will be speaking at #KidsConf. Grab your ticket here 👉 tinyurl.com/2zn2jn86

Flying Eye Books builds on its success with YA expansion

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 24d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Vietnamese Cambridge School of Art MA Hoang Giang from Bear Heart, a story by Louise Greig about making space in your heart for what you love. Softly moonlit animals made of satisfying rounded shapes in the rich blue night. Flying Eye 11 Sept @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 27d

Join Rune creator Carlos Sánchez at Small Press Expo 2025 TOMORROW for "World Building with Color" a fascinating panel discussion 4.30-5.30pm!

The panel will discuss color as an underrated aspect of cartooning, and how it can advance a narrative.

Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · 28d

Join Rune creator Carlos Sánchez for a book signing at Small Press Expo table W62-63!

Carlos will be signing the copies of Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces PLUS exclusive pre-release copies of the next in the series, Rune: The Tale of the Obsidian Maze on Saturday 2-3pm and Sunday midday-1pm!

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're coming to Small Press Expo 2025!
We'll be at table W62-63, on September 13th & 14th at the Bethesda North Marriott, Hotel & Conference Center, Maryland 20852, come and say hi! Special guest Carlos Sánchez, creator of the award-winning Rune series, will also be joining us!

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're hiring!

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and organised Rights Assistant/Co-ordinator to support the team with administrative work and take on some sales responsibilities in selected markets. For more information and to apply see flyingeyebooks.com/careers/

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎤 Listen Now! 📻️

The Unexplained series author and illustrator Adam Allsuch Boardman has been featured on the Syosset Public Library's Turn the Page podcast! Listen to the fascinating interview with Jenn Jordan here: turnthepage.blubrry.net

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Flying Eye Books @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social · Aug 19

The fabulous Juno magazine is running a copy for three lucky winners to receive a copy of Donna Fredin's hilarious book, That's Not Stella!

Enter here! >>

Win one of three copies of That’s Not Stella from Flying Eye Books!

JUNO is a print and digital bi-monthly magazine which inspires and supports parents as they journey through the challenges of parenting. We have an ethos based on conscious parenting, sustainability,…

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