Simon & Schuster Children's Books

Discover the magic in the mountains on 22nd October 2026 🐾💫 When a blizzard separates Emmy from her parents, she takes refuge in a mountain cave and discovers a snow leopard cub who's even more lost than she is. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to find Whisperfell, a magical land where wild animals live in peace. But with hunters closing in, can they outrun danger and reach it in time? From magical storyteller and author of Sky Song and the Ember Spark series, Abi Elphinstone, and with enchanting illustrations from Olivia Lomenech Gill, the illustrator behind Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Clare and Michael Morpurgo's Where My Wellies Take Me 💖 Pre-order now! 🐾 @abi.elphinstone @olivia_lomenech_gill #newbooks #magicalbooks #middlegradebooks #childrensbooks

Day 48 #NationalYearofReading A brilliant new picture book for 2026. Full of sass and joy and dancing... @simonkids_UK #GoAllIn with dancing!

Want to #Win a copy of Grimwood: Rock The Vote by Nadia Shireen? The lovely folk at @simonkids_UK have given me three copies to #giveaway. Just RT and tag a friend to enter! UK only, and ends at midnight! Review at: wp.me/p87bl3-25C

Love, love, love @MHarrison13’s middle grades and am thrilled to have been sent a proof of twins Spike & Merry’s 2nd outing, A Clock Strikes Murder. Out 12/03, enormous thanks go to Lizzie @simonkids_UK

With the Winter Olympics on its a perfect read of the second in the Ice Apprentice series by Jacob North @simonkids_UK brilliantly atmospheric, fantasy/mystery with a fast paced plot full of twists and revelations! tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/ice…

SKANDAR is returning for World Book Day 2026 with SKANDAR AND THE SECRET ELEMENT—which children can get for free with their £1/€1.50 token from February next year! The amazing @WorldBookDayUK is all about getting children to #readforfun 🙌 so proud to be part of this line-up!

.@simonkids_UK has acquired a new middle-grade comedy series by author, performer and presenter @dannywallace. The first book will be published in August 2026 👇 ebx.sh/fphSQL

To celebrate #InternationalSquirrelAppreciationDay & #InternationalHugDay we’re delighted to reveal the cover for ROOM FOR US ALL – the stunning new picture book from @lu_fraser & @SarahWarbie that shows us everything's better when no one's left out. Out on 7th May! 🐿️ 🫂

Happy publication day to the one and only @MrMCGrammar! The Adventures of Rap Kid: The GOAT is out now! 🎤 🎵 Fresh from their Golden Mic Rap Battle win, Rap Kid and SFX must solidify their status as Rap GOATs. Get ready for the biggest rap battles in history in this epic adventure. bit.ly/3WuPnI0

Supertato is back and the evil pea is up to no good in a brand new addition to the beloved Supertato series, Supertato: We Wish You A Veggie Christmas! 🥔 🎅🏼 Brilliantly funny and bursting with festive fun we’re SUPER excited to have the brilliant creators @suehendra and @PaulLinnet introduce us to their new Christmas tale coming this October! 🎄

❄️COVER REVEAL❄️ Journey to the very edge of the world in the second title in the INCREDIBLE fantasy adventure series by @jacobnorthauthor ✨ Ice Apprentices: The Frozen Curse is out 15th January 2026. Pre-order now! ❄️ #iceapprentices #middlegrade #fantasybooks #childrensbooks #fantasyadventures #fantasybooksforchildren #adventurebooksforchildren

With only 100 days until Christmas, we imagine you’re busy beavering away already! But there’s one beaver we’d love you to meet & that’s Nora – star of @_lufraser & #KateHindley’s new picture book #TheBusiestBeaver. Watch @RashmiWriting's reading from this heartwarming story 👇

The secret is out! We're so excited to share the news that in partnership with the fantastic World Book Day charity, children can choose a £1/€1.50 book for free with a £1/€1.50 book token from February and Skandar and the Secret Element, a brand new story by @annabelwriter is one of those books! 🧡 World Book Day works to encourage reading for fun and get books into the hands of every child, to find out more head to @WorldBookDayUK channels 📚 #Skandar #SkandarandtheSecretElement

Can you hear that? It’s the sound of Nora DIVING into bookshops across the country! Dream team @_lufraser & #KateHindley are back with #TheBusiestBeaver, their GNAW-some new story about the power of thinking differently, OUT TODAY! Buy now: bit.ly/3GCxXFd 🦫🫶

Check out Day 1 of our GNAW-some #TheBusiestBeaver Blog Tour! @_lufraser #KateHindley

Don’t miss our gnaw-some #blogtour next week in celebration of @_lufraser & @hindleyillos’ brand new picture book #TheBusiestBeaver Join @BookSuperhero2, @MyBookCorner, @ErinLynHamilton, @bearandfoxblog & @checkemoutbooks to find out more about this unbeaver-lievable book! 🦫✨

There’s just 1 WEEK to go until the gorgeous new picture book from @_lufraser & #KateHindley, bestselling creators of #TheLittlestYak, publishes!! For every child who marches to their own beat #TheBusiestBeaver is a heartwarming story about the power of thinking differently🦫🫶

Did you know these facts about animals in India? Take your little ones on a WILD adventure while learning all about India, its wildlife, and the importance of protecting endangered species in the latest book in the Wild Magic series, Journey of the Lost Elephant 🐘 Discover today amzn.to/4m8txpb 🐾 Written by @ABelloWrites with beautiful illustrations by @cooliobeanz 🐾 #india #elephants #wildmagic #indiafacts #animalfacts #booksforchildren #animalbooks

*STOP PRESS!* There are just 2 weeks to go until you get to meet Nora, the star of @_lufraser & #KateHindley’s empowering new picture book story, #TheBusiestBeaver. Get your paws on it here: bit.ly/3GCxXFd 🦫🫶

Perks of having a mum that works in publishing - you get to read new books before anyone else!! Eloise (5) & Amelie (8) LOVE @_lufraser & #KateHindley’s gorgeous new picture book #TheBusiestBeaver, out on 11th Sept! 🦫🫶 @simonkids_UK