Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 17 Oct 2026.
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US paperback due 3 November 2026, sold only by Barnes & Noble with an alternative cover. Decorated sprayed edges on the first printing only, so later printings may have plain edges.
No source we found covers this children's imprint on its own, so the guidance below follows the parent Simon & Schuster house. Treat it as a strong guide rather than a rule for every picture book.
Read the full guide to Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers first editions, decade by decade, and check your copy's copyright page against it. Our number line decoder reads the printing from the row of numbers.
We have not yet confirmed the issue points that tell this first impression from later ones. Until we do, compare your copy's title page and copyright page with the publisher, place and year above: any later printing or edition statement means it is not this one.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, in 2026, in paperback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 17 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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