Raise money for the Grenfell Tower residents - and bid for Francesca's signed books

Francesca has donated a signed copy of YA Book Prize & Costa Children’s Book Prize shortlisted The Monstrous Child and a Horrid Henry book to a special auction, Authors for Grenfell Tower.

Authors for Grenfell Tower is organising the online auction to raise money for the British Red Cross to go to residents affected by the terrible Grenfell Tower fire.

You can join in by bidding here – and you’ll also find out about all kinds of other special items that other authors and illustrators are donating.

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

Raise money for the Grenfell Tower residents – and bid for Francesca’s signed books

Horrid Henry

Fabulous Francesca Facts