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Francesca Simon


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Francesca Simon was born in the United States and attended both Yale and Oxford universities. For ten years she worked as a freelance journalist. She now writes full-time and has had many books published including the bestselling Horrid Henry series and several picture books. She lives in North London, England, with her husband, Martin, and her son, Josh.
 


Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
April 2026

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Salka
 
Series
Horrid Henry
   1. Horrid Henry (1994)
   2. Horrid Henry and The Secret Club (1995)
   3. Horrid Henry Tricks The Tooth Fairy (1996)
   4. Nits Nits Nits! (1997)
     aka Horrid Henry's Nits / Horrid Henry's Head Lice
   5. Horrid Henry Strikes It Rich (1998)
   6. Horrid Henry's Haunted House (1999)
   7. Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse (2001)
   8. Horrid Henry's Revenge (2001)
   9. Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter (2002)
   10. Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb (2002)
   11. Horrid Henry's Underpants (2003)
   12. Horrid Henry Meets the Queen (2004)
   Horrid Henry's Bedtime (2005)
   13. Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine (2005)
   14. Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend (2006)
   15. Horrid Henry's Christmas (2009)

     aka Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker

   16. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman (2007)
   17. Horrid Henry Robs the Bank (2008)
   Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter (2009)
   18. Horrid Henry Wakes the Dead (2009)
   19. Horrid Henry Rocks (2010)
   Horrid Henry Shows Who's Boss (2010)
   20. Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire (2011)
   21. Horrid Henry's Monster Movie (2012)
   Horrid Henry's Guide to Perfect Parents (2013)
   22. Horrid Henry's Nightmare (2013)
   23. Horrid Henry's Krazy Ketchup (2014)
   24. Horrid Henry's Cannibal Curse (2015)
   Horrid Henry's Teacher Torture (2016)
   Fright Night (2020)
   School Stinks (2021)
   Prank Wars! (2022)
   Terrible Teachers (2023)
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Horrid Henry : Horrid Factbook
   Bodies (2011)
   Dinosaurs (2011)
   Horrid Henry Sports (2012)
   Food (2012)
   Kings and Queens (2013)
   Bugs (2013)
   Horrid Henry's Animals (2014)
   Horrid Henry's Ghosts (2014)
   Space (2015)
   Crazy Creatures (2015)
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Mortal Gods
   1. The Sleeping Army (2011)
   2. The Lost Gods (2013)
   3. The Monstrous Child (2016)
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Novels
   Don't Cook Cinderella (1996)
     aka Big Class, Little Class
   Horrid Henry: I'm Bored! (2020)
   Salka (2026)
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Collections
   Moo Baa Baa Quack (1998)
   Helping Hercules (1999)
   Miaow Miaow Bow Wow (2000)
   Adventures of Harry (2004)
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Series contributed to
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Picture Books show
 
Chapter Books show
 
Award nominations
2017 YA Book Prize (nominee) : The Monstrous Child
2016 Costa Book Award for Children's Book (nominee) : The Monstrous Child


Francesca Simon recommends
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The Wrong Pong (2011)
(Wrong Pong, book 1)
Steven Butler
"Horrid Henry's favourite book."
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Emil and the Sneaky Rat (2008)
(Emil)
Astrid Lindgren
"hilarious...original...irresistible."

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