Foreign rights contacts:
Marie Bédrune
France, Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and the Baltics, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Greece
marie@nobrow.net
Harry Gwinner
Asia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Arabic countries and Israel
harry@nobrow.net
Tel: 0207 033 4430 www.flyingeyebooks.com
Alice Gregory, Christy Kirkpatrick & Eleanor Hardiman
All ages | 80pp | £12.99 | Hardback | Spec TBC
We all know how difficult it can be to get little ones to sleep. This soothing collection of stories have been specially written by leading experts whose technique has had repeated success. Coupled with gentle illustrations and thoughtful design, this treasury is designed to make bedtime a little easier.
With joint activities for both parent and child, first listen to the calming stories of Sleepy Pebble and friends and then partake in a series of mindful activities designed to help children relax at the end of the day and drift into a good night's sleep. Essays and research enhance and support the book, alongside top tips and questions and answers for parents.
Alice Gregory has studied the science of sleep for over a decade and has over 100 published articles in her name. She is the author of Nodding Off: The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave. Christy Grigg trained as a primary teacher before becoming an author.
Eleanor Hardiman is an illustrator and designer from Bristol, UK. With a distinct, modern and clean illustrative style Eleanor has worked on projects including magazine covers, book covers, promotional materials, packaging and illustrated windows.
Rights sold: Dutch, Simplified Chinese
NOT FINAL
Marchella Ward & Sander Berg Ages 7+ | 280 x 230 mm | 166pp | £14.99 | Hardback Spec TBC
Take a journey through ancient Greece and delve deep into its mythology in this stunning compendium.
As two owls perch on a temple overlooking the city of Athens, a story begins about how their world came to be. From the very beginings of the Universe, through to the marriage of the sea and sky and the birth of the first gods, explore this enchanting and complex world, through beautiful storytelling by Marchella Ward, and breathtaking artwork from Sander Berg.
Marchella Ward is an archivist and researcher at the University of Oxford, UK and a lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Goldsmith's College, where she specialises in Greek and Roman tragedies.
Sander Berg is a Swedish illustrator. His artwork focuses on colour, texture and contemporary digital artwork and he loves the visual storytelling aspect of drawing. The World of Ancient Greek Myths is his first children's book.
Helen Scales & Lisk Feng
Ages 7+ | 305 x 245 mm | 88pp | £14.99 | Hardback
Uncoated cover | Spot UV | Deboss
With nearly 400,000 square kilometres of dazzling colour, intricate ecosystems and unique creatures the Great Barrier Reef is one of the greatest natural wonders of our world. Vibrant, dynamic artwork illuminate this enchanting place, its animal inhabitants and the people who have embraced it as a centrepiece of their cultures.
Learn all about how the reef came to be, its place in the world and perhaps most importantly, what we can all do to help ensure that the Great Barrier Reef will be around for future generations to discover!
Helen Scales is a writer, marine biologist, broadcaster and scuba diver whose work focuses on oceans and their inhabitants.
Lisk Feng is an award-winning illustrator who lives in New York. She has received awards from the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts and among others, for work in The New York Times, Monocle, Time Out and more.
Ages 7+ | 305 x 245 mm | 88pp | £14.99 | Hardback
Uncoated cover | Silver pantone | Spot UV | Deboss
Mount Everest is the highest spot on planet Earth, known to many as the roof of the world and the ultimate challenge for mountain-climbing adventurers. Hundreds of people clamber to its summit every year, but there is so much more to this mountain than the people who climb it.
A unique perspective on the mountain, looking at all aspects from the cultural and religious to the environmental.
Rights sold: Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Spanish (Spain), Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Complex Chinese, Ukrainian
Awards: Bologna Ragazzi Award 2019, special mention category Opera Prima
Iris Volant & Avalon Nuovo
Ages 7+ | 310 x 245 mm | 64pp | £12.99 | Hardback
Cloth spine | Uncoated cover | Spot UV
How exactly was the Great Pyramid at Giza made? Were the mystical Hanging Gardens of Babylon even real? What became of the Lighthouse of Alexandria? Find out . . . in Ancient Wonders.
No one knows quite who decided the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. But thrilling accounts of their wonder have left us yearning to know more about their great mysteries for centuries. Go on a journey across the world and through time, and explore these and many more impressive monuments through stunning artwork by new talent Avalon Nuovo.
Avalon Nuovo is an illustrator and writer from LA, USA who graduated with a BFA from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. She has worked for clients such as The New York Times and Natur Och Kultur and was featured in American Illustration archive in 2016, 2017 and 2018. She currently lives in Cambridge, UK.
Rights sold: French
Iris Volant & Joe Lillington
Ages 7+ | 310 x 245 mm | 64pp | £12.99 | Hardback
Cloth spine | Uncoated cover | Spot UV
Tracing the history of warriors from the Stone Age all the way up to the Crusades, fascinating facts and insights into tactics from the battlefield are revealed alongside childfriendly, detailed illustrations.
Delve into the lives of Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc and Genghis Khan. Follow the stories of Celtic warriors, Shaolin monks, Vikings, knights and samurai, all while learning about weaponry such as sword fighting, bow and arrows, martial arts and even poisonous beetles!
Rights sold: Simplified Chinese, Russian
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ORCHESTRA Avalon Nuovo & David Doran
Ages 7+ | 290 x 290 mm | 80pp | £14.99 | Hardback Wibalin | Red Pantone
Before there were DJs, rock stars, pop groups and jazz trios . . . there was the orchestra. Whether it takes centre stage or brings performances to life, the orchestra is the magnificent original musical voice of the West.
Learn about all of the ingenious instruments, luminary composers and iconic venues as well as key influential composers and performers.
David Doran’s stylish and immersive illustrations bring the orchestra to life.
Avalon Nuovo is an illustrator, writer and editor from Los Angeles. She has worked for clients like The New York Times and Natur Och Kultur.
David Doran has worked on editorial and publishing projects for Penguin Random House, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and Apple, among many others. He currently lives and works in Falmouth, UK.
Rights sold: French, German, Korean , Simplified Chinese, Spanish
Ages 7+ | 290 x 230 mm | 40pp | £12.99 | Hardback
Wibalin | Spot UV | Deboss
Did you know that there are over 4,000 known species of frog? Some are bigger than your dinner plate, while others are small enough to sit on your fingernail, and in between is about every colour and size you can imagine!
Leap into this fascinating guide to the most diverse amphibians in the world, from the lumbering common toad to the beautiful but deadly poison dart frog.
Owen Davey is a freelance illustrator, living and working out of Leicester, UK. He graduated with a First Class Degree in Illustration from Falmouth University and his work has since been published in every continent except Antarctica.
MAD ABOUT MONKEYS
SMART ABOUT SHARKS
CRAZY ABOUT CATS
BONKERS ABOUT BEETLES
Get up close and personal with some of your favourite animals in this widely acclaimed series. These books deliver fascinating facts about magnificent animals, including what we can do to help save their habitats and much more! Davey’s dynamic, geometric style is sure to catch the eye of animal lovers young and old.
Rights sold: Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Simplified and Complex Chinese, Swedish
PROFESSOR ASTRO CAT
PROFESSOR
Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman
Ages 7+ | 290 x 290 mm | 64pp | £15.99 | Hardback
Wibalin | Foil | Deboss
Greetings, fellow scientists! Join Professor Astro Cat and his friends in some spectacular scientific adventures, as we learn all about the world around us — and inside us! Each book in the bestselling Professor Astro Cat series is packed with fascinating and clearly-written information by scientist Dr Dominic Walliman, and illustrated in Ben Newman’s breath-taking dynamic, geometrically retro style. Perfect for ages seven to eleven, but beloved by readers young and old!
Rights sold: Arabic, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Simplified and Complex Chinese, Ukrainian
Dr Dominic Walliman has a PhD in Quantum Device Physics from Birmingham University as well as a Physics BSc and an MSc in Computer Science.
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, amongst many others.
Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman
Ages 0 - 3 | 175 x 175 mm | 18pp | £6.99 | Board
Rounded corners | Foil
COSMIC MACHINES INTO THE UNKNOWN
Hello, my little Astro Kittens! Are you ready to take off on your first space adventure? This brand new series of board books is specifically designed to engage pre-schoolers in scientific concepts while also touching on more advanced science in a playful and informative way.
Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman
Ages 3+ | 240 x 240 mm | 32pp | £9.99 | Hardback
Wibalin | Foil | Deboss
Get ready for blast off! This series, designed especially for younger readers, is the perfect introduction to topics in outer space. With awesome facts that are simply written and easy to read, even the youngest space explorers can learn about things like our solar system, space rockets and stars. Perfect for ages three to seven.
Rights sold: Arabic, Dutch, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Swedish
Temisa Seraphini & Sophie Robin
Ages 7+ | 290 x 245 mm | 64pp | £14.99 | Hardback Uncoated cover | Pantone | 2 Foils
If you thought unicorns were strictly imaginary, think again. Anatomy, evolution, life cycle, magical properties . . . discover just how much you didn’t know about unicorns.
Dive into the life’s work of famed Unicornologist
Professor Temisa Seraphini with this beautifully illustrated encyclopedic volume of unicorn knowledge. This imaginative take on zoology and animal conservation presents unicorns in an enormously developed universe perfect for avid readers with a love of fantasy!
Professor Temisa Seraphini is a leading expert on Unicorns and Unicornology at the University of Forgotten Magical Creatures.
Sophie Robin is a freelance illustrator who recently graduated with Honors from Edinburgh College of Art. This is her first book.
Rights sold: Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Catalan & Castilian),Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian
MRS BIBI'S ELEPHANT Reza Dalvand
Ages 3+ | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback | Spec TBC
A heartwarming story with a message as big as an elephant, this fanciful tale of friendship between an eccentric lady and her beloved pet is as poignant as it is beautiful.
When Mrs Bibi is told her pet elephant has to go, she reluctantly packs her bags and heads off somewhere where they can live together in happiness. But what they both leave behind is far bigger than the other people in the town could have ever imagined. Delicate artwork complements messages of acceptance, tolerance and love in this moving story.
Reza Dalvand was born in Andimeshk, Iran. After studying graphic design at Isfahan University of Art, he went on to complete a master's degree in Illustration at the University of Tehran, where he currently lives.
Carles Porta
Ages 5+ | 270 x 190 mm | 48pp | £12.99 | Hardback
Cloth spine | Spot UV
THE ARTISTS HELLO MISTER COLD THE BAND UNDER THE WATER
Welcome to the beautifully imagined world of Carles Porta’s series, Tales from the Hidden Valley. Here, tiny onion-headed ballerinas dance among multicoloured autumn leaves, and new friends are found in the strangest of ways! A charming cast of quirky characters and an enchanting world of art and music bring to life tales of friendship and teamwork . . . with a few silly misadventures along the way! Set across the seasons, these are perfect for readers aged five years and over.
Carles Porta is an award-winning Spanish illustrator, animator and graphic designer. In 2001 Carles created his first animated film, François le Vaillant, which won an award from Le Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) in France. He lives in Spain.
Rights sold: French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Spanish (World)
Ages 3+ | 270 x 230 mm | 40pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Cloth Spine | Spot UV
Julian is a mouse who’s perfectly happy avoiding other animals. They seem to just get in the way, and sometimes even try to eat him! But one day, Julian has an unexpected dinner guest . . .
When a fox tries to sneak into Julian’s burrow for a tasty bite of mouse, it finds itself stuck head first in Julian’s front door! At first alarmed and wary, the two creatures soon find themselves having a lovely dinner together, and it’s not long before each realises that they have found in the other a lifelong friend.
Rights sold: Czech, French, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Slovenian
Ages 3+ | 270 x 230 mm | 40pp | £11.99 | Hardback Spot UV
Erin loves to lie on the jetty, watching the fish swimming below. But secretly she wants to go out to sea, where her mum won’t let her go. Out there in the deepest waters lies the Black Rock — a huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it! Can Erin uncover the truth behind this mysterious legend?
A surreal modern folk-tale about an adventurous little girl protecting an innocent living creature against those who wish to harm it.
Rights sold: Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Swedish
Awards: Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018
BROWNSTONE’S MYTHICAL COLLECTION
Ages 5+ | 260 x 190mm | 56pp | £12.99 | Hardback Foil | Spot UV
KAI AND THE MONKEY KING
From the farthest, frosty reaches of Iceland, to the vast deserts of ancient Egypt, it’s safe to say the Brownstone family has had its share of adventures! Battling mythical beasts and scheming gods across generations and throughout the world, these young adventurers often find that their greatest challenge is their own fear! From award-winning author and illustrator Joe Todd-Stanton comes the latest adventure from the Brownstone family — this time with plucky Kai meeting her match with the mischievous Monkey King. Will he bring her the adventure she craves, or will he cause her more trouble than he’s worth?
Perfect for readers aged five to nine, this series is a unique hybrid of non-fiction picture book and comic, serving as an ideal lead-in to more advanced graphic novels and fiction books.
Rights sold: Czech, French, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Ukrainian
Joe Todd-Stanton grew up in Brighton, UK and studied at the University of West England. Todd Stanton has been commissioned to work for clients such as Oxford University Press, Usborne Publishing and Aquila magazine.
Ages 3+ | 270 x 230 mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Wibalin | Spot UV
There is a place where life's end can become a new beginning as someone, or something, entirely different.
When a young boy's grandfather dies, he is overwhelmed with the sadness of knowing that they will never see each other again. In his extraordinary dreams, they meet again, and in the magical Life Transfer City he comes to accept his grandfather's passing and remembers the experiences they have shared. This beautiful book explores themes of death and reincarnation in a gentle and thought-provoking way.
Sang Miao is a freelance illustrator who recently graduated from the University of Brighton, UK. She has since been doing work for numerous fiction and children’s book projects, including Sang’s first project with Flying Eye Books, Out, Out, Away From Here. She currently lives in China.
Rights sold: France, Korean
Age 3+ | 270 x 230 mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Wibalin | Spot UV
Rights sold: Catalan, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Turkish
Harnett
Ages 3+ | 270 x 230 mm | 40pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Cloth Spine | Foil
Monty is a scruffy, homeless pooch with a taste for fine art, and Ginger is a pampered poodle, who doesn’t mind getting her paws a bit dirty. Monty, Ginger and the poodles long to live together at the warm and cosy Poodle Mansions, but the strict poodles-only policy is rather inconvenient . . . so these crafty canines decide to create their own home where everyone is welcome!
Katie Harnett received the Bologna Children’s Book Fair ARS IN FABULA Grant Award in 2015, and her work was selected to be exhibited twice at The Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair.
Rights sold: Korean
Ages 3+ | 255 x 195 mm | 40pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Spain), Simplified and Complex Chinese
IVY AND THE LONELY RAINCLOUD
Ages 3+ | 255 x 195 mm | 40pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Korean
Luke Pearson
Ages 6+ | 300 x 215 mm | 80pp | £12.95 | Hardback
Cloth spine | Spot UV
See what perils await this beloved blue-haired adventurer in the sixth book of Luke Pearson's widely praised series!
We rejoin our heroine for her latest adventure just as she awakes to find herself . . . inside the body of a troll! Her mum is worried sick, and is perplexed by the strange creature that seems to have taken Hilda's place. Now, both of them are in a race to be reunited before Ahlberg and his safety patrol get the chance to use their new secret weapon to lay waste to the trolls and Hilda along with them!
Rights sold: Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain), Ukrainian
Luke Pearson is an illustrator and cartoonist who has fast become one of the leading talents of the UK comics scene. He is the creator of the original Hildafolk comics.
Luke Pearson & Stephen Davies
Ages 7+ | 197 x 130 mm | 216pp | £9.99 | Hardback Jacket | Cloth spine | End bands | Foil | Deboss | 2 pantones
Meet Hilda: explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbookkeeper and friend to every creature in the valley! Well . . . almost every creature.
We rejoin our favourite blue-haired heroine to find her warding off the nightmarish Marra, rescuing weather spirits and searching for the elusive black hound . . . and she's still got to make it to the Sparrow Scout badge ceremony on time! There is no shortage of unexpected twists, turns and new friends in this latest instalment of the Hilda fiction series.
Rights sold: Czech, French, Italian, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese
Stephen Davies is a British author living in London, UK. He has written for the Guardian Weekly (Letters from Burkina Faso) and the Sunday Times and is the author of several books for young readers.
HILDA AND THE HIDDEN PEOPLE HILDA AND THE GREAT PARADE
Nick Crumpton & Gaia Bordicchia
All ages (6+) | 375 x 274 mm | 52pp | £25 | Hardback Wibalin | 4 Gatefolds | Silver Foil
Rights sold: Czech, French, German, Italian, Korean, Simplified and Complex Chinese, Spanish (Spain)
ONE DAY ON OUR BLUE PLANET Ella Bailey
Ages 3+ | 230 x 270 mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain) . . . IN THE SAVANNAH . . . IN THE ANTARCTIC . . . IN THE RAINFOREST . . . IN THE OCEAN
Ages 7+ | 305 x 245 mm | 80pp
£14.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Bulgarian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified and Complex Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Ukrainian
Awards: CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal
Ages 7+ | 305 x 245 mm | 88pp
£14.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified and Complex Chinese, Spanish (Spain, Mexico)
Awards: Bologna Ragazzi Award 2017, category Non fiction
William Grill is a graduate of the University of Falmouth, he is an exciting young talent with a slew of prizes under his belt, including being the youngest CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner since 1960.
Cynthia Alonso
Ages 6+ | 310 x 220 mm | 56pp | £14.99 | Hardback
Uncoated cover | Spot UV | Green pantone
Rights sold: French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)
Jean Roussen & Emmanuelle Walker
Ages 5+ | 310 x 220 mm | 56pp | £14.99 | Hardback
Deboss on the cover | Fluo pink pantone all throughout
Rights sold: Dutch, Italian, French, Simplified Chinese
Jarom Vogel & Iris Volant
Ages 6+ | 305 x 245 mm | 48pp | £12.99 | Hardback
Wibalin | Foil | Spot UV | Pantone
Rights sold: Czech, Dutch, French, Polish, Simplified Chinese
Jarom Vogel & Iris Volant
Ages 6+ | 305 x 245 mm | 48pp | £12.99 | Hardback
Wibalin | Foil | Spot UV | Pantone
Rights sold: Czech, Dutch, French, Polish, Simplified Chinese
Ages 2+ | 173 x 115 mm | 48pp | £5.99 | Mini Hardback
AT THE BEACH HOW MANY LEGS? LET’S GO OUTSIDE SHAPES ARE FUN!
Ages 3+ | 230 x 280 mm | 48pp | £12.99 | Hardback
MR TWEED AND THE BAND IN NEED
MR TWEED’S BUSY DAY
Rights sold: French, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified and Complex Chinese
Ages 3+ | 270 x 230 mm 44pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Catalan, French, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Ukrainian
Ages 0+ | 230 x 300 mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Catalan, Complex and Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Turkish
Ages 3+ | 230 x 270mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Cloth spine | Spot UV
Rights sold: Catalan, Czech, Korean Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Spain, Mexico), Simplified Chinese, Complex Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Turkish
Ages 5+ | 230 x 270 mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Cloth spine | Spot UV
Rights sold: Russian
Ages 3+ | 214 x 299 mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal), Simplified and Complex Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Turkish, Vietnamese
Ages 3+ | 270 x 230 mm | 40pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: French, Greek, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified and Complex Chinese, Spanish (Spain)
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY SISTER?
Ages 5+ | 270 x 230 mm | 40pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Dutch, French, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal)
All ages | 208 x 280mm | 48pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Cloth Spine | Spot UV
Rights sold: Arabic, Basque, Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Slovakian, Spanish (Spain, Argentina, Mexico), Swedish, Simplified and Complex Chinese and Turkish
Awards: UKLA Book Award, Klaus Fugge Prize, CILIP Amnesty Honour
ME AND MY FEAR Francesca Sanna
Ages 5+ | 260 x 230 mm | 40pp | £12.99 | Hardback
Cloth Spine | Spot UV
Rights sold: Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (World), Russian, Simplified and Complex Chinese, Spanish (Mexico, Spain) and Turkish
Ages 4+ | 230 x 270 mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified and Complex Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Turkish, Vietnamese
Ages 3+ | 260 x 230 mm | 40pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Bulgaria, Catalan, Complex and Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish (Spain), Swedish
Ages 3+ | 230 x 270 mm | 32pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Foil | Deboss
Rights sold: Korean
Ages 3+ | 254 x 279 mm | 32 pp | £11.99 | Hardback
Rights sold: Bulgarian, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese
Foreign rights contacts: Marie Bédrune
France, Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and the Baltics, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Greece marie@nobrow.net
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Bologna Bookfair 2019: Hall 25, stand B54
Nobrow Ltd/Flying Eye Books 27 Westgate Street
London
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Tel: 0207 033 4430 www.nobrow.com
Nobrow @Nobrowpress @NobrowPress
SKIP Molly Mendoza
270 x 200 mm | 168pp | £16.99 | Hardback Orange Pantone | Deboss
When Bloom is thrown from their world and Gloopy is exiled from their home, each finds in the other a much-needed kindred spirit. But as they skip through dimensions among great weeping giants, enormous alligator islands and topsy-turvy 2D worlds, they find that their greatest challenges are facing their own truths and fears, which they have both been anxious to avoid.
Become immersed in Molly Mendoza’s dazzling worlds filled with unique and endearing characters in this epic and profound tale of growth, companionship and compassion.
Molly Mendoza is an American illustrator and comic artist. She has gone on to develop a rich personal art practice, self-publishing numerous comics as well as working with clients such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Hazlitt and Adobe among others. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
NIGHTLIGHTS SERIES Lorena Alvarez
297 x 220 mm | 64pp | £14.99 | Hardback | Cloth Spine | Spot UV
In this fantastical series, Lorena Alvarez explores the power of a young imagination. Sandy, a distracted but creative young girl, finds herself transported to different worlds through her drawings. In Nightlights, Sandy's drawings become the obsession of a new girl at school and in Hicotea, Sandy finds herself falling down a turtle's shell . . .
Filled with strange creatures and dazzling landscapes, this series is packed full of wonder.
Lorena Alvarez was born and raised in Bogotá. She has illustrated for Puffin Books, Faber & Faber, Usborne Books, Parragon, Boom! Studios, Nickelodeon and Disney.
Rights sold: Korean, Russian, Spanish, Italian, French
GAMAYUN TALES SERIES Alexander Utkin
260 x 165 mm | 72pp | £12.99 | Hardback | Cloth Spine | Spot UV
Enter a world of magic and adventure in this stunning series based on traditional Russian folklore.
Alexander Utkin's Gamayun Tales are fresh and modern adaptations of familiar Slavic folktales, teamed with bold and beautiful illustrations. Jam-packed with stories of magical quests and talking animals, golden chests that turn into palaces and encounters with terrifying Water Spirits, there's no end to the adventure in these books!
Alexander Utkin is an illustrator, comic artist, designer and musician from Russia. Clients include Samsung, Universal Music and WWF, among many others.
Rights sold: French, Spanish (Spain)
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes & Zosia Dzierżawska
250 x 190 mm | 160pp | £15.99 | Hardback | Deboss | Foil
In 1924, work began in earnest on a small villa by the sea in the south of France. Nearly a century later, this structure is a design milestone. Meet Eileen Gray, the woman behind the E-1027 house and a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture.
Like so many gifted female artists and designers of her time, Eileen Gray’s story has been eclipsed by the men with whom she collaborated. Dzierżawska’s exquisite visuals bring to life the tale of a young Irish designer whose work and life came to bloom during the ‘Années Folles’ of early 20th century Paris.
Zosia Dzierżawska is a Polish illustrator and comic author. Architecture and living/urban space have always been important in her work.
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes is a French architect and urban designer. She is currently Director of Studies of the MAS in Urban Design at the ETH Zurich.
Rights sold: French, Polish
Dungo
226 x 170 mm | 376pp | £16.99 | Paperback | Foil NEW
In this visually arresting graphic novel, surfer and illustrator AJ Dungo remembers his late partner and the shared love of surfing that endured throughout their time together.
Dungo explores the beauty and complexity of the author’s relationship with his partner as they face her prolonged battle with cancer. With his passion for surfing uniting many narratives, he intertwines his own story with those of some of the great heroes of surf in a rare work that is as moving as it is fascinating.
AJ Dungo is an illustrator from California, US. He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, and his work has been shown in several group exhibitions in New York and LA.
Rights sold: French, Italian, Polish, Simplified Chinese
KINGDOM Jon McNaught
255 x185 mm | 128pp | £16.99 | Hardback Wibalin | Spot UV
A journey through the in-between places of the British landscape to the bleak coast, Kingdom follows a family on their holiday to a small caravan park, where teenager Andrew explores the dunes in relative solitude, and Suzie navigates childhood in the wake of her older brother.
Fond memories and old habits compete with modern distractions in this contemplative and atmospheric new work from Jon McNaught.
Jon McNaught graduated from the University of the West of England in 2007 with a degree in illustration. He now lives in Bristol where he works as a printmaker and freelance illustrator, and contributes comic strips to various publications including Nobrow, Art Review and Stripburger.
Rights sold: French, Russian
Rights sold: French, Korean, Catalan, Castilian
Rights sold: French, Korean
Rights sold: French, Korean
FANTASY SPORTS 1
Sam Bosma
HB | 56pp | 230 x 215mm | £12.95
Rights sold: French
GEIS VOL. 1: A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH
Alexis Deacon
HB | 96PP | 250 X 190MM | £15.99
FANTASY SPORTS 2: THE BANDIT OF BARBEL BAY
Sam Bosma
HB | 60PP | 230 X 215MM | £12.95
FANTASY SPORTS 3: THE GREEN KING
Sam Bosma HB | 60pp | 230 x 215mm | £12.95
GEIS VOL. 2: A GAME WITHOUT RULES
Alexis Deacon HB | 132PP | 250 X 190MM | £15.99
Rights sold: French
DALSTON MONSTERZZ
Dilraj Mann HB | 80pp | 300 x 211mm | £14.99
Jen Lee PB | 100pp | 250 x 180mm | £12.99
Rights sold: French, Russian
PANTHEON
Hamish Steele
Rights sold: French, Russian
Ryan Heshka
Rights sold: Spanish (Spain)
Hamish Steele
| 240PP | 225 X 170MM | £12.99
SP4RX
Wren McDonald
| 120PP | 243 X 170MM | £12.99
Rights sold: Spanish (Spain)
A series of concertina books that unfold into stunning double-sided panoramas. Some are educational, all are beautiful.
Ping Zhu
Leporello | 20pp | 235 x 138 mm | £10
BEHOLD! THE DINOSAURS!
Dustin Harbin
Leporello | 20pp | 330 x 195mm | £18
Rights sold: Norwegian, Danish, Korean, Spanish
Nicolas André
Leporello | 20pp | 330 x 138 mm | £10
SPACE RACE
Tom Clohosy Cole
Leporello | 20pp | 235 x 138 mm | £10
Rights sold: Spanish
Golden Cosmos
Leporello | 20pp | 235 x 138 mm | £10
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Rights sold: Spanish
Dr Matteo Farinella
230 x 168 mm | 168pp | £14.99 | HB
Dr Hana Roš & Dr Matteo Farinella
240 x 175 mm | 248pp | £19.99 | HB
Rights sold: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified and Complex Chinese, Spanish
OUT OF NOTHING
Daniel Locke & David Blandy
240 x 175 mm | 248pp | £16.99 | HB
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FILMMAKING
Adam Allsuch Boardman
245 x 185 mm | 112pp | £16.99 | HB
Rights sold: Chinese, French, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian
101 MOVIES TO WATCH BEFORE YOU DIE
Ricardo Cavolo
240 x 155 mm | 232pp | £14.99 | HB
Rights sold: Spanish (Spain)