Take-Off! (Flying Furballs)

Author(s): Donovan Bixley

NZ Junior Fiction | NZ Graphic Novels

Inspired by the the adventure annuals of the 50s and 60s, Flying Furballs Take-Off! is a large format full-colour collection of stories and fun facts, comprising: An exciting 25 page full-colour comic (split over 4 sections) - Maps and character bios - How to draw Flying Furballs characters - A look and find spread - Cut-away diagrams of iconic WW1 aircraft - Puzzling problems with the code-crackers at Barkly Park - Funnies and comic strips Dogfight tactics and manoeuvres, and ... An outrageous new stand alone Furballs story - an excerpt from Major Tom's Autobiography High as a Kite.


Crammed with illustrations, hilarious antics, hair-raising aerobatic action and amazing facts and diagrams, Flying Furballs Take-Off! is everything you'd expect from a Donovan Bixley book.


Flying Furballs Take-Off! is a fun introduction to the world of Flying Furballs for readers new to the existing nine chapter books, and a great continuation of the series for existing fans.


Product Information

Donovan Bixley is an illustrator and writer based in Taupo. Donovan has numerous bestsellers to his name, including the recent Maui series, Much Ado About Shakespeare. Donovan created Pussycat, Pussycat (2015), Little Bo Peep (2014), The Wheels on the Bus (2010) and Old Macdonald's Farm (2011) and The Great Kiwi ABC (2016). He is also the author/illustrator of the nine title Flying Furballs series.

General Fields

  • : 9781990003509
  • : Upstart Press
  • : Upstart Press Ltd
  • : 01 October 2022
  • : 1 Centimeters X 21 Centimeters X 28 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Donovan Bixley
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 823.3
  • : 64