Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine (Book & Tape) [Paperback]

Francesca Simon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2005 | Series: Book & Tape

Contains four hilarious new stories about the brat, with lots of really horrid music and sound effects. Horrid Henry's Hike Horrid Henry and the Mega Mean Time Machine Perfect Peter's Revenge Horrid Henry Dines at Restaurant Le Posh

Editorial Reviews

Review

'...will make you laugh out loud. Francesca Simon's inventiveness ensures... each of the four new episodes of Henry's enjoyable awfulness and his brother Peter's namby-pamby virtuousness is freshly funny' -- Nicolette Jones, SUNDAY TIMES

'A well-designed book, with good pictures' -- Wendy Cooling, CHILD EDUCATION MAGAZINE

'Another brilliant collection of utterly wicked and funny adventures from our favourite naughty boy... four fabulous new stories' -- CHILD EDUCATION MAGAZINE

'Four new Horrid Henry stories for the holiday suitcase including Horrid Henry builds a time machine (wach out Perfect Peter) and Horrid Henry forced to go hiking. Will be top of my son's bag' -- ANGELS & URCHINS MAGAZINE

'Henry is really naughty and makes me laugh. He's very funny and he has lots of adventures.' -- Martha, age 5, BELLA

'There's something wonderfully subversive about Henry and his horrid ways, which probably explains why so many children are utterly captivated by these funny stories. Perfectly pitched for younger readers, they never patronise even the youngest of readers. She also manages to inject just the right amount of mischievous fun into each naughty story to encourage readers to carry on to the next self-contained tale.' -- Damian Kelleher, JUNIOR EDUCATION

'What is brilliant about the books is that Henry never does anything that subversive. She creates an aura of supreme naughtiness (or which children are in awe) but points out that he operates within a safe and secure world. ...eminently readable books' -- Emily Turner, ANGELS AND URCHINS MAGAZINE

'an especially clever collection which may just deflect fights under the Christmas tree for 6-9s.' -- Amanda Craig, THE TIMES

'wonderfully appealing to girls and boys alike, a precious rarity at this age' -- Judith Woods, TIMES (Books) 27/8/05

Four hideously funny stories about the eternal battle between Horrid Henry and his brother Perfect Peter, involving tricks, pranks, revenge and an unexpectedly successful family meal at the snobby restaurant Le Posh. -- Amanda Craig, SATURDAY TIMES 13.8.05 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Francesca Simon went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her English husband, Martin, and their son. When she is not writing books she is doing theatre and restaurant reviews or chasing after her Tibetan Spaniel, Shanti. Tony Ross is one of the most popular and successful of all children's illustrators, with many picture books to his name as well as line drawings for many fiction titles. Miranda Richardson has appeared in films such as THE HOURS, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE CRYING GAME, EMPIRE OF THE SUN and HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. TV work includes A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME, JACKANORY, Queen Elizabeth in BLACKADDER and Queen Mary in THE LOST PRINCE. She won Spoken Word awards in 2002 and 2003 for her inspired readings of HORRID HENRY AND THE SECRET CLUB and HORRID HENRY'S STINKBOMB audiobooks for Orion.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Orion Childrens H/B & Trade Pb (September 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752872273
• ISBN-13: 978-0752872278
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,784,001 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".

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have You Heard of Horrid Henry?, June 18, 2009

By 

Max Elliot Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine (Paperback)

As authors of books for children, we set out to create books our young readers will enjoy. We hope our books will be "keepers" to be read again and again. Recently I received another email telling me that my action-adventures and mysteries have had this effect on an eleven year-old boy.

In our family, it was the "Mr. Men and Little Miss" books that our children wanted my wife and me to read over and over again, and we did. Even though our children are 30 and 28 now, I highly recommend these books to parents today.

Now I have the opportunity to introduce you to another set of books that I think will be "keepers." I'm talking about the "Horrid Henry" books by Francesca Simon. I would first suggest these as books for boys 5 - 8. Each book contains four short chapters. Girls will enjoy the books just as much as boys.

The series has been successful in England, and is now being published in the US. In addition to "Horrid Henry," the titles include "Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy," "Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine," and "Horrid Henry's Stink Bomb."

Parents might be concerned that Henry will give kids ideas of ways to get into trouble, but there are always consequences for the things that Henry does. Other characters, in addition to Horrid Henry, include his brother, Perfect Peter, Moody Margaret, Spotless Sam, Goody-Goody Gordon, Tidy Ted, and Soar Susan.

The Horrid Henry books deal with real life situations. Young readers may recognize their own parents, teachers, siblings, friends...even themselves, in the characters. But it's the humor that will have kids coming back for more.

My first concern, as an author, is for struggling or reluctant readers, since I grew up hating to read. Horrid Henry may be just the cure for children who think they aren't interested in reading.

Published by Sourcebooks' Jabberwocky

Max Elliot Anderson

Author

Books for Boys

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mega-Mean Time Machine is the best book., December 5, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine (Paperback)

Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine is the best book. Horrid Henry was at it again. In the story Perfect Peter's Revenge, Henry tricked his brother Pefect Peter and had him put on one of his Mom's dresses then he got in trouble. In the story Horrid Henry Dines at Restaurant Le Posh, Horrid Henry's dad said if Henry had good behavior and ate all of his food (snails) he would give him $2.00. He ate all of his food and Perfect Peter didn't. Henry got the $2.00 and Perfect Peter didn't. Henry learned you can't judge anything by how it looks.

5.0 out of 5 stars Have You Heard of Horrid Henry?, June 18, 2009

By 

Max Elliot Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horrid Henry and the Mega-mean Time Machine: Bk. 13 (Paperback)

As authors of books for children, we set out to create books our young readers will enjoy. We hope our books will be "keepers" to be read again and again. Recently I received another email telling me that my action-adventures and mysteries have had this effect on an eleven year-old boy.

In our family, it was the "Mr. Men and Little Miss" books that our children wanted my wife and me to read over and over again, and we did. Even though our children are 30 and 28 now, I highly recommend these books to parents today.

Now I have the opportunity to introduce you to another set of books that I think will be "keepers." I'm talking about the "Horrid Henry" books by Francesca Simon. I would first suggest these as books for boys 5 - 8. Each book contains four short chapters. Girls will enjoy the books just as much as boys.

The series has been successful in England, and is now being published in the US. In addition to "Horrid Henry," the titles include "Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy," "Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine," and "Horrid Henry's Stink Bomb."

Parents might be concerned that Henry will give kids ideas of ways to get into trouble, but there are always consequences for the things that Henry does. Other characters, in addition to Horrid Henry, include his brother, Perfect Peter, Moody Margaret, Spotless Sam, Goody-Goody Gordon, Tidy Ted, and Soar Susan.

The Horrid Henry books deal with real life situations. Young readers may recognize their own parents, teachers, siblings, friends...even themselves, in the characters. But it's the humor that will have kids coming back for more.

My first concern, as an author, is for struggling or reluctant readers, since I grew up hating to read. Horrid Henry may be just the cure for children who think they aren't interested in reading.

Published by Sourcebooks' Jabberwocky

Max Elliot Anderson

Author

Books for Boys