Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Have You Seen Axel? Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Have You Seen Axel?
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Have You Seen Axel? Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Have You Seen Axel?

Have You Seen Axel?

By Adam Jay Epstein

$19.99

Publication Date: October 20, 2026

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Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

Packed with funny animals and wildly detailed scenes, this laugh-out-loud picture book companion to Have You Seen Gordon? cleverly riffs on classic seek-and-find books with a main character who’s a little too good at hiding.

Have you seen Axel the axolotl? Is she taking a dive? Is she performing live? Where the heck is she? Wow, she’s pretty good at this game…

Axel the axolotl takes her turn in the spotlight only to prove so good at hiding, she’s impossible to find! The narrator of this hilarious seek-and-find story coaches her on how to be seek-able until Axel is done playing. Then it’s time for Axel and her friends to be the teachers and set the narrator straight about what is and isn’t okay.

This madcap, fourth wall–breaking picture book is full of humor and full, zany spreads with details kids will return to again and again.

About the Author

Adam Jay Epstein spent his childhood in Great Neck, New York, when he wasn’t held captive aboard his father’s sailboat. He spent many days sitting in the neighborhood park, travelling to fantasy lands in his head (occasionally when he was supposed to be doing his homework). In college, he circled the world on a ship and studied film at Wesleyan University. He is the author of the middle grade series Snared and picture books Have You Seen Gordon? and Have You Seen Axel?. Adam is also the coauthor of the Starbounders and the internationally bestselling The Familiars middle grade series. He has written film and television projects for Disney, Sony, Fox, MGM, Paramount, MTV, Hulu, Syfy, and Disney Channel. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two daughters, and dog, Pixel.

Ruth Chan is an award-winning author and illustrator including her graphic memoir Uprooted, which earned a Boston-Globe Horn Book Honor. Prior to illustrating full time, she spent her teens in China and a decade working with youth and families in underserved communities. She is a proud Canadian who now lives by the beach in NYC with her husband, daughter, and dog, Leroy. Visit ohtruth.com for more info.

Format: Hardcover Picture Book

Pages: 32

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Publication Date: October 20, 2026

ISBN: 9781665970792

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