Francesca Simon at the Edinburgh Book Festival
The full programme for the 2014 Edinburgh Book Festival has been announced and Francesca will be appearing at two events! Tickets go on sale from 24th June 2014.
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The BRAND NEW Horrid Henry storybook is out now!
The 23rd Horrid Henry storybook containing four brand new stories is out now.
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The Lost Gods events
To celebrate the paperback publication of The Lost Gods, Francesca is doing the following events:
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Celebrate 20 Years of Horrid Henry with a Nationwide Tour
Kicking off at The Telegraph Hay Literary Festival, Francesca Simon, creator of Horrid Henry, will be touring the country to celebrate the 20th Birthday of everyone’s favourite naughty, little boy.
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Francesca Simon launches Young City Reads 2014
This spring primary school classes from across Brighton & Hove will take part in an exciting project called Young City Read. Primary schools across the city will all be reading The Sleeping Army.
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Horrid Henry’s 20th Anniversary!
2014 is the 20th anniversary of the very first Horrid Henry book and there will be a special anniversary edition out in May, with brand new material including 20 things you didn’t know about Horrid Henry! Join in all the Horrid Henry fun this year!
Read more » New cover for THE LOST GODS
The new cover for THE LOST GODS.
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Steven Butler’s The Diary of Dennis the Menace
My good friend Steven Butler, has recently published The Diary of Dennis the Menace.
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Francesca Simon top choice for library borrowing
This year’s Public Lending Right figures have been released and Francesca Simon is the 4th most borrowed author in libraries across the UK’s public libraries.
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Supporting Battersea Cats and Dogs Home
Published today is a special anthology of the very best stories about cats and dogs from the world of children’s literature, chosen by my fellow author, and Battersea Cats and Dogs Home patron Jacqueline Wilson.
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