Posted by: Publicity on Dec 14, 2009
Sonja Bolle, children's book reviewer for the Los Angeles Times, named Horrid Henry
one of the best books of 2009 in her Word Play column, published on Sunday.
"For kids beginning to read independently, "Horrid Henry" by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky: $4.99 each, ages 4-9) arrived from England this year, importing sophisticated humor and a sly approach to storytelling. Not since "Nate the Great" has an early reader series created such a buzz."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-word-play13-2009dec13,0,295606.story
The Los Angeles Times has a Sunday circulation of 983,000.
Posted by: Publicity on Dec 08, 2009
Sonja Bolle, children's book reviewer for Newsday (cir. 464,000), selected Horrid Henry as one of the featured books in her Bookends Gifts For Children Holiday Guide.
http://images.burrellesluce.com/image/21843A/21843A_5121&site=21843
Posted by: Publicity on Sep 25, 2009
The 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards announced the final results in the Juvenile Fiction - Early Reader/1
st Chapter Books and Pre-Teen Fiction - Fantasy categories.
Congratulations to Horrid Henry (9781402217753) by Francesca Simon who tied for the silver award and to Magickeepers: The Eternal Hourglass (9781402215018) by Erica Kirov who received the Gold Award!
10. Juvenile Fiction - Early Reader/1st Chapter books
Gold: Who Rescued Who? by Janis Power; illustrated by Meggan Kehrli (Designing Education Publishers)
Silver (tie): Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Puzzle of the Missing Panda, by Elizabeth Singer Hunt (Weinstein Books) and Horrid Henry, by Francesca Simon; illustrated by Tony Ross (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky)
Bronze: Littsie and the Underground Railroad, by Jinny Powers Berten; illustrated by Elizabeth W. Schott (Fountain Square Publishing)
12. Pre-Teen Fiction - Fantasy
Gold: Magickeepers: The Eternal Hourglass, by Erica Kirov (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky)
Silver: Merlin's Dragon, by T.A. Barron (Philomel Books)
Bronze (tie): The Hole in the Sky, by Barbara A. Mahler (Sea Turtle Publishing) and Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow, by the Miller Brothers (Warner Press)
This announcement is also online at http://www.independentpublisher.com/ and http://www.moonbeamawards.com/.
Posted by: Publicity on Sep 21, 2009
Three Sourcebooks Jabberwocky titles are semi-finalists in the 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards!
Juvenile Fiction - Early Reader/1st Chapter books: Horrid Henry, by Francesca Simon; illustrated by Tony Ross (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky)
Pre-Teen Fiction - Fantasy: Magickeepers: The Eternal Hourglass, by Erica Kirov (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky)
Children's Poetry: Hip Hop Speaks to Children, ed. By Nikki Giovanni (Jabberwocky/Sourcebooks)
The awards are designed to bring increased recognition to exemplary children's books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading. Awards are given in 36 categories covering the full range of subjects, styles and age groups that children's books are written and published in today.
Posted by: Publicity on Sep 14, 2009
The Baton Rouge Advocate (cir. 98,000) included a review of Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse by Francesca Simon in its weekend Books section.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/books/59035142.html
Posted by: Publicity on Aug 21, 2009
An article about the Horrid Henry Costume Character Tour appeared in Publishers Weekly Children's Bookshelf!
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6678583.html?nid=2788&source=link&rid=1223364117
Posted by: Publicity on Aug 10, 2009
A new review of Horrid Henry ran in the Green Bay Press-Gazette (cir. 71,000) on Sunday, August 9.
A quick, fun read, "Horrid Henry" is the first of Simon's series that both kids and parents will love to read together. Between memorable characters, humorous situations and subtle vocabulary building, I would recommend it to any young reader who loves to laugh while they learn.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090809/GPG0101/908090340/1207/GPG01/Super-Summer-Reader---Horrid-Henry--a-splendid-read
Posted by: Publicity on Jul 14, 2009
The Savannah Morning News (cir. 44,000) posted a great review of the Horrid Henry series on Monday.
"Even the best-behaved kids love a little trouble now and then. And because they love reading about it, too, ‘Horrid Henry' is a great book to give them...Henry is the kind of kid every child wants to be: mischievous and slightly devious but not dangerously so, and with a down-deep desire to be a good kid in the end."
http://savannahnow.com/node/751668
Posted by: Publicity on Jul 02, 2009
Please join us for an ALA Horrid Henry celebration!
Booth #4942 is the place to be at ALA this year on Saturday, July 11th. Beginning at 3:30 p.m., Sourcebooks Jabberwocky will be hosting Horrid Henry's Perfect Party to celebrate the world's most mischievous boy. Please stop by for:
- Blah brownies
- Crummy cookies
- Smelly salsa & chips
- Loathsome libations
- Putrid pop
Plus the first 50 guests will receive a Horrid Henry goodie bag!
Horrid Henry is a U.K. transplant, which sold over 12 MILLION copies across the pond and is currently a New England Indiebound Bestseller! The initial response to the series has been so overwhelming, that we have created a wealth of free, downloadable educational supplements for parents, teachers and librarians so that they can turn this outrageous and funny kids book into a learning experience! All of these are downloadable on the Jabberwocky Kids homepage.
ARCs will be available while supplies last, but if you do miss out on the Horridness at ALA, post a comment on Horrid Henry's fan page and you will have a chance to win Horrid Henry Soccer Fiend and Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse-which have yet to be released-as well as the first self-titled Horrid Henry book!
I look forward to seeing you there!
Posted by: Publicity on Jul 01, 2009
People magazine included the Horrid Henry series by Francesca Simon in its children's book roundup!
People called Horrid Henry "a loveable bad boy" and featured the cover from the first book in the series as part of its "What's New For Kids" books section in the July 13th special Michael Jackson double issue.
People magazine has a circulation of 3.6 million.
