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Moon + Bird acquires Alastair Chisholm's book about NASA’s Voyager 1
Moon + Bird, an imprint of Watkins Media Ltd, has acquired a new non-fiction picture book about NASA’s Voyager 1 titled Tiny Voyager, Mighty Mission. The title is written by Alastair Chisholm and illustrated by former NASA intern Shane Tolentino.
Former Moon + Bird publisher Fiona Robertson acquired world rights in all languages from Caroline Montgomery at Rupert Crew Limited, with Laura Whitaker-Jones editing. Tolentino was represented by Imogen Holmes at Astound. The book will be published globally in February 2027, distributed outside of the UK through Penguin Random House Publisher Services.
The story follows NASA’s Voyager 1 on its mission to interstellar space, with the book set to publish in time for the 50th anniversary of the space probe’s launch. Tiny Voyager, Mighty Mission provides an “inspiring and resonant message about the wonder of the universe, human endeavour and a child’s own potential”.
Whitaker-Jones said: “There is no better author than Alastair Chisholm to capture the awe-inspiring vastness of space and the epic ambition of NASA’s Voyager project. Each day, this tiny probe launched in 1977 is making history. By the time this book is published, the probe is expected to be one light-day away from the Sun – about 25.9 billion kilometres. It’s the farthest human-made object from Earth, a silent traveller in the vastness of space. It’s an incredible story and one we can’t wait to share with a new generation of readers.”
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Chisholm added: “Voyager is everything I love about science, engineering and the sheer joy of exploration. It’s impossible not to think of that tiny space probe as a brave and hopeful traveller, reaching out to say hello to the universe. I’m so pleased to be able to share its story.”
Chisholm won the 2025 Peters Children’s Book of the Year Award with I Am Wolf. He is also the winner of the 2023 Biblio-Buzz Award and the 2021 Salford Children’s Book Award, among others.
Tolentino said: “I was fortunate to learn from the best science storytellers while working at NASA. While I was making illustrations to support the ongoing Artemis missions, I asked myself: “What does it feel like to travel far into the unknown?” Exploring the journey of Voyager 1 asks the same question and inspires the same sense of wonder, almost 50 years later. I hope that this will be a book that will resonate with readers of all ages, whether they remember the early days of the Voyager programme or if they’re just learning about this mission for the first time.”
