Horrid Henry chosen as a World Book Day 2017 Book

The plans for World Book Day 2017 have been unveiled, and a special Horrid Henry title is among the line up of £1 books. Francesca joined an all-star line up of fellow authors and illustrators including Julia Donaldson, David Walliams and Dame Jacqueline Wilson who are all set to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of World Book Day and encourage more engagement with reading and ownership of books by children.

Horrid Henry’s Fact File will be available in bookshops next spring, ready to be redeemed against a £1 World Book Day voucher. Full of fiendish facts about Horrid Henry, plus top secret diary entries, club passwords and tips for dealing with annoying siblings this is the perfect book to swap for your voucher.

To mark the twentieth anniversary of the highlight in the reading calendar World Book Day UK is set to give away one million books. If you’d like to find out more, or if you’re a teacher and would like to register for World Book Day 2017 please visit World Book Day.

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"