Events update

Date: Thursday 31 December 2020

As soon as new events are confirmed with Francesca, whether special online appearances, bookshop signings or festivals, we will be sure to post all of the details here.

Listen to Francesca reading Horrid Henry Meets the Queen

Francesca has recently recorded herself reading from Horrid Henry Meets the Queen to mark the occasion of Her Majesty’s 94th birthday in April, and you can watch her on twitter, Instagram, youtube or facebook. #readtogether

Fabulous Francesca Facts

"Families are great sources of comedy because they are about people trapped together. Only the parents chose to be there and the rest of you are stuck with these people that you might not necessarily like"

"Nobody feels emotions like children and with Henry, the war is constant and total. Anyone who has lived in a family has these shared experiences - the car journey from hell, nits or vomiting"

"I’ve never met a child who doesn’t love hearing stories. It’s a good way of introducing them to books and it’s a great way of getting them to understand stories that they might not be able to read themselves"

"We all love stories, it all helps making sense of the world"

"Horrid Henry speaks to the impish, rebellious child in all of us"

"My first book was called Papa Forgot and was published in 1993"

"I’ve written over fifty books"

"My birthday is 23rd February"

"I’m a bit scared of the dark"

"My hobbies are reading, cooking and going to the theatre"

"My favourite author is Anthony Trollope"

"My most disliked food is beetroot"

"My favourite colour is aquamarine"

"My favourite food is scallops"

Francesca Simon

Monthly Archives: April 2020

Events update

Listen to Francesca reading Horrid Henry Meets the Queen

Horrid Henry

Fabulous Francesca Facts