Simon Cowell’s six year old son Eric has signed a seven book deal with Hachette Children’s Group which will see him help pen a series of fictional books.
The first three books are slated for release Spring 2021.
Meanwhile, a further four books are set to follow the series in 2022.
A selection of the profits will be donated to benefit Shooting Star Children’s Hospices and Together for Short Lives.
Speaking about the release, Simon Cowell said: “To be able to write a series of books with my son Eric has been magical.
Simon Cowell’s son Eric has landed a seven figure book deal (Image: FilmMagic)
“This idea was inspired 3 years ago by a very special friend of ours who runs a Children’s Hospice charity.
“I told her one evening about some of the funny animals my son Eric and I would invent, starting with the Cog and the Dat.
“And how every evening the two of us would think of the most unlikely animal we would like to have as a pet.
“We would come up with some very strange new animals and the naming of the animals was Eric’s favourite thing.
Simon Cowell has teamed up with his son Eric to release a series of children’s books (Image: Aaron Parfitt / SplashNews.com)
“She loved this idea so much she encouraged me to turn this into a book series.”
The move will see Eric and Simon go head-to-head with Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams who also has written a series of children’s books.
The Little Britain comedian regularly drops mentions of his novels during his TV appearances, often being playfully mocked by Simon.
In December 2018 a then four year old Eric released his first record.
Eric previously released Baby Shark as a single in 2018 (Image: ITV)
The tot released a version of viral hit Baby Shark.
After the track was performed during the X Factor final, Simon explained: “This is Eric’s first release on SyKids Records.
“The record is out now. He is now my boss!”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
