Francesca’s new book, Two Terrible Vikings, about two young Vikings called Hack and Whack, and illustrated by Steve May was recently published by Faber. Signed copies are available from Daunt Bookshop, ready to purchase online. Here illustrator Steve shows us all how to draw the baby wolf character, Bitey Bitey.
Read more »Francesca has launched her bookshop on the new online bookselling platform, Bookshop.org. Bookshop.org aims to offer book buyers an alternative to other online retailers. Each time a customer chooses to buy a book from Bookshop.org they can nominate a bookshop to receive a proportion of the cover price. You can browse through all of the […]
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The latest Great British Menu stars dishes inspired by the very best children’s books. One of the chefs choose to concoct a dessert dish based on Horrid Henry’s Perfect Day. The plate, which might not be found on a standard restaurant menu, featured spaghetti, meatballs and fudge cake! Catch up on iPlayer and watch this […]
Read more »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
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News is just out that Francesca is the fifth most popular author in UK libraries, according to the latest LibScan data, announced in The Bookseller on 14th February 2020. The authors of the most borrowed books are: Daisy Meadows Julia Donaldson James Patterson David Walliams Francesca Simon
Read more » Publishers Faber and Profile have just announced that they will be publishing a brand new series by Francesca Simon. The books, which are for a middle grade audience, feature a band of terrible Vikings led by terror twins Hack and Whack. Francesca said of the new series, “Imagine a world where parents want you to […]
Read more » Oscar’s Book Prize, which is supported by Amazon and the National Literacy Trust, celebrates the best in literature for under-fives. It has been running for seven years and counts HRH Princess Beatrice as its patron. This year Francesca Simon will join Jake Hope, broadcaster and author Dermot O’Leary and Amazon UK’s Simon Johnson, and Oscar’s […]
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Radio 2 broadcaster Zoe Ball launched the BBC’s 500 Words competition at a special outside broadcast event in Liverpool on 16th January along with judges Francesca Simon, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Charlie Higson. The children’s short story writing competition is an annual event. If you’d like to find out more, pick up tips and read all of […]
Read more »Francesca has done several media interviews in support of children’s reading charity BookTrust’s Pyjamarama campaign. Children and adults alike were challenged to wear their nightwear to school or to work and to pay BookTrust £1 for doing so. This new nationwide fundraising campaign sought to remind families of the fun of bedtime stories, and help […]
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In April Francesca Simon visited the Bologna Book Fair to celebrate the publication of her 100th Horrid Henry story, and to meet with her international publishers. Here she is at the fair in front of her publisher Hachette’s stand.
Read more »Did you know Horrid Henry has a website all of his own? It has all the books and lots of fun things to see and do…
