Helping of Horrid Henry [Paperback]

Francesca Simon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 5, 2001

Horrid Henry creates havoc wherever he goes. To his well-meaning parents and to every adult whose path he crosses, he is the ultimate nightmare child. His naughtiness is of the kind all children secretly admire and few dare to aspire to. He doesn't always mean to be bad, but the best-laid plans have a habit of going wrong - and you can't help sympathizing with anyone who has a little brother like Perfect Peter ...

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About the Author

Francesca Simon is American. She has written over 45 books. Tony Ross is one of Britain's best known illustrators. Tony Ross is one of the most popular and successful of all children's illustrators, with many picture books to his name. He has also produced line drawings for many fiction titles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Dolphin Paperbacks (July 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184255042X
• ISBN-13: 978-1842550427
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,175,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Francesca Simon spent her childhood on the beach in California, and then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her family. She has written over 45 books and won the Children's Book of the Year in 2008 at the Galaxy British Book Awards for "Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman".

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read aloud, January 26, 2004

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Pamela Boudreau (Kalamazoo, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Helping of Horrid Henry (Paperback)

I have read four of the Horrid Henry stories to my students aged 6-11 and they loved them! Frankly, I was surprised because I thought the older kids would find them too simple for their tastes. Everyone groans in disappointment when we have to stop reading. The youngest do not get some of the more subtle jokes, but they love the stories anyway. With British words such as chips, biscuits, Mum, jumpers and pounds, it has be a linqustic exploration as well. If you have any dramatic flare when you read to kids, you will love this. Not for the anal retentive or faint of heart, only fun lovers. I think we have recognized some our own behaviors in the characters we have met. I found them in England and am glad we can get more titles here.