Francesca Simon

350 books • 10 series

Francesca Simon MBE spent her childhood on the beach in California and started writing stories at the age of eight. She wrote her first Horrid Henry book in 1994. Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe; his adventures are published in 27 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Francesca has won the Children's Book of the Year Award and been a judge for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2009, in one of the proudest moments of her career, Francesca was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge. She was appointed MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours.

Francesca is also a passionate ambassador for children's literacy and is a trustee of the World Book Day charity. She lives in North London with her family.

Visit Francesca's website at www.francescasimon.com and keep up-to-date with Horrid Henry at www.horridhenry.co.uk. You can also follow her on Twitter @simon_francesca

Feb 2, 2021
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Two Terrible Vikings

Oct 1, 2020
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Fright Night (Horrid Henry)

Jun 11, 2020
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Midsummer Madness (Horrid Henry)

Jun 4, 2020
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The Mayhem and Mischief Collection (Horrid Henry)

Feb 6, 2020
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Horrid Henry's Newspaper (Horrid Henry Early Reader)

Sep 5, 2019
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Spooky Spectacular (Horrid Henry)

Aug 8, 2019
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Horrid Henry Annual 2020 (Horrid Henry)

Jun 13, 2019
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Fun in the Sun (Horrid Henry)

Apr 4, 2019
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Horrid Henry's Injection (Horrid Henry Early Reader)

Mar 21, 2019
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Up, Up and Away (Horrid Henry)

Oct 18, 2018
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Horrid Henry's Hike (Horrid Henry Early Reader)

Sep 20, 2018
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Horrid Henry Ghosts and Ghouls (Horrid Henry)

Aug 23, 2018
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Horrid Henry Annual 2019 (Horrid Henry)

Jul 31, 2018
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The Goat Cafe

Jun 14, 2018
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Horrid Henry School's Out (Horrid Henry)

Feb 8, 2018
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Horrid Henry's School Fair (Horrid Henry Early Reader)

Nov 2, 2017
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Horrid Henry's Jolly Holidays (Horrid Henry)

Oct 3, 2017
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Hack and Whack

Sep 21, 2017
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Horrid Henry's Halloween Horrors (Horrid Henry)

Sep 7, 2017
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Where's Horrid Henry Colouring Book (Horrid Henry)

Aug 24, 2017
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Horrid Henry's Annual 2018 (Horrid Henry)

Jul 27, 2017
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Horrid Henry Summer Fun (Horrid Henry)

Apr 6, 2017
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Horrid Henry's Swimming Lesson (Horrid Henry Early Reader)

Feb 23, 2017
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Horrid Henry Funny Fact Files (Horrid Henry)