Lulu and the Flying Babies

Posy Simmonds’s Lulu and the Flying Babies (1988–present, Jonathan Cape) is a single-issue gem that blends her signature wry observation with childlike wonder. Simmonds both writes and illustrates this gentle, standalone story, which follows a young girl’s imaginative adventures with a trio of mischievous flying infants. Though brief, it’s a charming early example of Simmonds’s ability to capture the quiet magic of everyday life, foreshadowing her later acclaimed graphic novels.