Flanimals is a book series written by comedian Ricky Gervais and illustrated by Rob Steen.

Flanimals: Pop Up was published October 2009 by Walker Books in the UK and in March 2010 by Candlewick Press in the US.

[1] ITV commissioned a television series based on the books, with a planned air date of 2009, but it was later cancelled.

[2] On 28 April 2009, Variety reported that an animated feature film was in production at Illumination Entertainment, known for its 2010 summer blockbuster Despicable Me.

It said that Gervais would be the executive producer and would voice the lead character, and that The Simpsons writer Matt Selman would write the script.