New edition of J.K. Rowling’s The Ickabog to be published in September, illustrated by Ben Mantle!
A new edition of The Ickabog will be published on 2nd September 2025, featuring a striking new cover and 25 internal black and white illustrations from award-winning illustrator Ben Mantle, and a new foreword from J.K. Rowling. Originally published in November 2020, following J.K. Rowling’s free online serialisation of the story, the book featured children’s artwork by the winners of an illustration competition for children to enjoy and enter whilst stuck at home during the Covid 19 lockdown. The original edition will remain available, alongside the new edition.
The Ickabog is a fairytale for our times. Featuring a mythical monster, a kingdom in peril and an adventure that will test two children’s bravery to the limit, this brilliantly original fairy tale is about the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers.
Publishing in Hardback in the UK (Hachette Children’s Group), the US & Canada (Scholastic). Publishing in Paperback in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and India (Hachette Children’s Group).
