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!

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

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

#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

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.

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!

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!

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/

🎤 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

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! >>

Gale’s trying to master his anxiety, and he’s hoping the latest wonder-cure “Simply Pear” can help. Oh, it’s definitely not working... Coming soon! Astral Panic by Katie Hicks out Oct! Pre-order with @GoshComics here: bit.ly/4lYSRhj

We've been shortlisted for the 2025 Children's @WainwrightPrize for Non-Fiction! Huge congratulations to author Dr Sharon Wismer and illustrator Terri Po for their beautiful book, Wildlife in the Balance: The Species that Shape the Earth's Ecosystem

We are looking for middle-grade book reviewers in the UK! If you're interested in receiving a very exclusive early review copy of our big October release, The Notted Island, to review & share on social media, fill out this form below to be considered. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Be the first to read The Notted Island by Katherine Child! National book tokens is giving away 100 pre-release copies, follow the link for the chance to win yours! www.nationalbooktokens.com/discover-fir...

Calling all UK educators! We’re giving away 30 SIGNED hardback copies of When I’m Big by Ella Bailey to one lucky newsletter subscriber! Sign up to our UK Educators newsletter by September 10th to enter: mailchi.mp/a2f5f4a4d4f4... (Existing subscribers are automatically entered.)

📚️ Calling all Barnes & Noble members! Get 25% (or more) off ALL pre-orders from July 8-11th! 👀 Have your eye on one of our upcoming titles? Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout! www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/_/N-... #BNPreorder

We recently interviewed Yelp! Yeti! creators Sneha Pradhan (author) and Promina Shrestha (illustrator) about the process of creating their first book together, and what it’s like working as a team! flyingeyebooks.com/meet-the-cre...

📚️ Calling all Barnes & Noble members! Get 25% (or more) off ALL pre-orders from July 8-11th! 👀 Have your eye on one of our upcoming titles? Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout! www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/_/N-... #BNPreorder

💛 Out in September! Bear Heart by Louise Greig, Hoang Giang. Pre-order now! flyingeyebooks.com/book/bear-he... Earnest is a bear with a big heart. When Earnest’s heart is full, he feels as though he can do anything! But is his heart big enough to hold a lion?

😺 That’s Not Stella by Donna Fredin is an #IBC Top Pick for July! “Bright and bold illustrations complement the funny narrative, while the layered story calls for multiple returns...✔️Black representation ✔️Diverse cast ✔️Single parent” www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/products/tha...?

Mummy T. rex gets it. Artwork is from One Day on Our Prehistoric Planet… with a T.Rex by Ella Bailey flyingeyebooks.com/book/one-day...

We’re on the 2025 Longlist for The Children’s @WainwrightPrize for Non-Fiction! The titles on the longlist open up the wonders of the natural world for curious young minds. Congratulations to Dr Sharon Wismer and Terri Po! wainwrightprize.com/longlist-2025/?

Mason Mooney concludes in style with Supernatural Slueth. We love Seaenna Miller's trilogy of the overly confident and snarky investigator of the occult. @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/mason-mooney...

And finally, in our guest Non-Fiction Category, congratulations to Catherine Ard and Wenjia Tang for 'Into the Volcano' published by @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social ✨📚🏆

Perfect for vehicle enthusiasts, my #PictureBookFriday is The Good Night Garage out 3/7 for 3+. With rhyming text & warm illustrations, it’s the perfect bedtime story. Thanks @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social 🚘 checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/t...

What a stunning book! Loads of information about the #artofdrag , #historyofdrag and many a #dragartist with bold, colourful illustrations. More than just a coffee table book, this one is important and deserves to be seen & celebrated #pridemonth #lgbtq #ally @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

Into the Volcano: The Science, Magic and Meaning of Volcanoes “is an engaging and informative text full of interesting facts… discussing their positive and negative effects” @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social Booth 715 #alaac25 www.booksfortopics.com/book/into-th...

😃🌱A joyful story choice from our Preschool Booklist IS IT A SEED?: www.booksfortopics.com/book/is-it-a... ✅ Contemporary nature-themed picturebook ✅ Captures the wonder of planting seeds ✅ Celebrates curiosity ✅ EYFS curriculum links ✅ Resource sheets available @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

📚️ Out now! Which will you read first? 🐈‍⬛ That’s Not Stella! By Donna Fredin flyingeyebooks.com/book/thats-n... ✈️ The Good Night Airport by Tori Kosara, Natalia Rojas Castro flyingeyebooks.com/book/the-goo... 🐯 Crazy About Cats (Paperback) by Owen Davey flyingeyebooks.com/book/crazy-a...

🎉 Yelp! Yeti! Chaos in Kathmandu is an #ibcreads Top Pick for June! www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/products/yel... “Dev, a Nepalese boy with a big imagination, and his cat Tuna, set out to prove to their disbelieving family that the yeti exists... this tale is packed with pandemonium.”

Calling all UK educators! We’re giving away 30 SIGNED hardback copies of When I’m Big by Ella Bailey to one lucky newsletter subscriber! Sign up to our UK Educators newsletter by September 10th to enter: mailchi.mp/a2f5f4a4d4f4... (Existing subscribers are automatically entered.)

🌱 One week to go until the @readingagency Summer Reading Challenge, delivered in partnership with public libraries across the UK. Free for children to take part! We are excited to have three titles on the #StoryGarden Summer Reading list! readingagency.org.uk/the-summer-r...

🎉 HOORAY! We’ve won a #sparkbookaward! Into the Volcano: The Science, Magic and Meaning of Volcanoes by Catherine Ard and Wenjia Tang was the winner of the non-fiction category. The Spark! School Book Awards are voted for by school children, which makes them extra special!

We’ve designed a FREE printable activity sheet to inspire plenty of imaginative thinking, based on our picture book, When I’m Big by Ella Bailey! Who will your students be when they’re big? flyingeyebooks.com/schools-reso...

What is gravity? Flip through the pages of Cosmo Park to find out! This rollercoaster ride through the galaxy is a bright and thrilling comic, following a narrative packed full of science facts within an exciting adventure story! flyingeyebooks.com/book/cosmo-p...

#FlyingEyeBookshopOfTheMonth is Queen's Park Books! "Fiercely independent and family-owned, we’ve been selling, recommending and drooling over books since 2004. While we did just win Independent Bookshop of the Year across all of London (who's bragging?) we are ultimately a community bookshop."

👀 We're looking for new US #KidLit reviewers! Please fill out our US Reviewer Form! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thank you to Ms Larkin's Bookshelf for this fabulous #PrideMonth book review! flyingeyebooks.com/book/the-art... "The Art of Drag... does a wonderful job of not only showing the glamorous side of drag, but how drag performers have played a vital role in advancing LGBTQ+ rights!"

🦜 June 22nd is #WorldRainforestDay! Learn more about these precious but vulnerable ecosystems through some of our brilliant non-fiction titles: flyingeyebooks.com/books/genre/...

👩🏽‍🍳 Get ready to have some fantastic fun in the kitchen! Yelp! Yeti! author Sneha Pradhan has shared four delicious Nepali recipes from her family cookbook for you to make and enjoy. Download and print your free recipe sheets on our website: flyingeyebooks.com/schools-reso...

✈️ Author event! Join Tori Kosara for a book reading and signing event at Pickled Pepper Books in London, on June 28th at 11am! www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/... 📖 The Good Night Airport by Tori Kosara and Natalia Rojas Castro. Out July 2025. Pre-order now!

🤩 Out in September! Wish Upon a Star: The Science, Magic and Meaning of Stars by Catherine Ard, Wenjia Tang. A richly illustrated non-fiction guide to the myths, histories and science of stars. Pre-order now! flyingeyebooks.com/book/wish-up...

📚️ No School Library? Apply Now for 500 Free Books, Training, and Library Furniture via the #NationalLiteracyTrust! www.librariesforprimaries.org.uk/schools ⁠ What are you waiting for? #LibrariesForPrimaries #NLT

Coming soon! The Great Oak Tree by Zoë Armstrong, Amélie Videlo Pre-order now! flyingeyebooks.com/book/the-gre... When a little blackbird questions why an old oak tree just stands there doing nothing, a journey of discovery begins. We see all the ways in which the tree is, in fact, busy!

👽️ Out now! The Unexplained: UFOs by Adam Allsuch Boardman flyingeyebooks.com/book/the-une... Explore the mysteries of UFOs in this graphic guide for middle grade readers and decide for yourself – are we alone in the universe? 🎥 Adam Allsuch Boardman 🎶 Rob Martland

🤍 #FathersDay (UK) is Sunday, June 15th. We have a selection of books celebrating fathers and grandfathers, and these are a few of our favourites! You still have time to pick them up from your local bookstore for Father’s Day bedtime reading with dad. flyingeyebooks.com/books/

🤍 #FathersDay (UK) is Sunday, June 15th. We have a selection of books celebrating fathers and grandfathers, and these are a few of our favourites! You still have time to pick them up from your local bookstore for Father’s Day bedtime reading with dad. flyingeyebooks.com/books/

🤍 #FathersDay (UK) is Sunday, June 15th. We have a selection of books celebrating fathers and grandfathers, and these are a few of our favourites! You still have time to pick them up from your local bookstore for Father’s Day bedtime reading with dad. flyingeyebooks.com/books/

🎟️ The Journey of Creativity workshop with Tyrell Waiters! www.eastlakelibrary.org Hear about Tyrell’s journey from aspiring artist to published creator while joining him for a creative discussion and drawing session at East Lake Community Library, Florida.

🚀 OUT NOW! Cosmo Park by Madeleine Finlay and Tom Dearie flyingeyebooks.com/book/cosmo-p... Hop on a hover-buggy to the centre of the Milky Way and catch a ride around the Universal Nature Park to learn some amazing facts about our galactic neighbourhood...