About The Book

An enchanting animal adventure about a young girl and a lost snow leopard cub from magical storyteller and bestselling author Abi Elphinstone. 

  • 'A joyful adventure, with huge amounts of delight. I loved it.’ Katherine Rundell, bestselling author of Impossible Creatures
  • ‘The perfect book for the animal-loving child in your life who wants to curl under the covers and read something that makes them feel bold, brave and alive.’ Ross Montgomery, bestselling author of I Am Rebel

One last word revealed itself to them stitch by stitch, across the top of the map, until it shone like gold: Whisperfell.’

Emmy doesn’t believe in miracles. In her experience, hoping for extraordinary things never ends well. So, when she is separated from her parents by a blizzard in the mountains of Mongolia, she assumes that she and the holiday are well and truly over.

But from out of the shadows of the cave she shelters in steps a snow leopard cub. An animal even more lost than Emmy. Then along comes a boy who believes in impossible things. And suddenly, Emmy finds herself on a quest to find a secret land, where wild animals live in peace. But can Emmy, along with a dreamer and a snow leopard cub, reach Whisperfell before the hunters close in?

This magical animal adventure, gorgeously illustrated throughout by an award-winning artist, gently explores themes of grief, forgiveness and caring for our environment. A beautifully-written love letter to the wild and the power of hope.

Praise for Goodnight Silver

  • 'An unforgettable story, rich with wild magic' Katherine Woodfine
  • 'A natural born storyteller at the very top of her game.' Emma Carroll
  • ‘Only storytellers like Abi can write so realistically and yet so magically about the natural world and our relationship with it, both good and otherwise. Nobody does it better. In fact, she’s in a league of her own.’ Phil Earle
  • A heart-pounding adventure full of magic, wilderness and wonder. Just gorgeous!’ Mel Taylor-Bessent
  • 'A joyful adventure, with huge amounts of delight. I loved it.’  Katherine Rundell
  • 'The perfect book for the animal-loving child in your life who wants to curl under the covers and read something that makes them feel bold, brave and alive." Ross Montgomery
  • 'A gorgeous, beautifully-written love letter to the wild' Lauren St John

About The Author

Author photograph by Pui Shan Chan Jones

Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree houses and building dens in the woods. After being coaxed out of her tree house, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as an English teacher in Tanzania, Berkshire and London. She is the bestselling author of the Ember Spark series, Sky Song, Saving Neverland, The Unmapped Chronicles, The Dreamsnatcher trilogy and, for younger readers, The Snow Dragon and The Frost Goblin. When she's not writing, Abi works as a trustee for The Lamp of Lothian, speaks in schools about the transformative power of reading and writing and travels the world looking for her next story. Her latest adventures include living with the Kazakh Eagle Hunters in Mongolia and dog-sledding across the Arctic.    Online links: Website: www.abielphinstone.com  Twitter: @moontrug Facebook: www.facebook.com/abielphinstone  Instagram: @moontrugger  

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Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK (October 27, 2026)
  • Length: 304 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781398538016
  • Ages: 8 and up

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