The countdown begins and the birds line up for the annual Fantastic Flying Competition, but one by one each team runs into trouble... Hijinks and fowl-play abound in this dazzling picture book, where only the reader can judge who the real winner is.

Welcome to The Fantastic Flying Competition for birds! All the teams are ready to go, all except one, that is… Where are the owls? Team Owl is late! Did those night birds oversleep again this year? The countdown begins: three…two…one… In a gorgeous, whacky race-style story join this motley menagerie of hawks, chickens, owls, bats, toucans and many more flying animals as they all compete to be the winner of The Fantastic Flying Competition! With every flying contraption under the sun, who’s invention will take them to the finish line and who will be trailing behind?