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About the Author
Table of Contents
2 Horrid Henry's Dance Class
3 Horrid Henry and Moody Margaret
4 Horrid Henry's Holiday
Excerpt
Excerpt from Story 1: Horrid Henry"s Perfect Day
Henry was horrid.
Everyone said so, even his mother.
Henry threw food, Henry grabbed, Henry pushed and shove
Excerpt from Story 1: Horrid Henry"s Perfect Day
Henry was horrid.
Everyone said so, even his mother.
Henry threw food, Henry grabbed, Henry pushed and shoved and pinched. Even his teddy bear, Mr. Kill, avoided him when possible.
His parents despaired.
"What are we going to do about that horrid boy?" sighed Mom.
"How did two people as nice as us have such a horrid child?" sighed Dad.
When Horrid Henry"s parents took Henry to school they walked behind him and pretended he was not theirs.
Children pointed at Henry and whispered to their parents, "That"s Horrid Henry."
"He"s the boy who threw my jacket in the mud."
"He"s the boy who squashed Billy"s beetle."
"He"s the boy who…" Fill in whatever terrible deed you like. Horrid Henry was sure to have done it.
Horrid Henry had a younger brother. His name was Perfect Peter.
Perfect Peter always said "Please" and "Thank you."
Perfect Peter loved vegetables.
Perfect Peter always used a hankie and never, ever picked his nose.
"Why can"t you be perfect like Peter?" said Henry"s mom every day.
As usual, Henry pretended not to hear. He continued melting Peter"s crayons on the radiator.
But Horrid Henry started to think.
"What if I were perfect?" thought Henry. "I wonder what would happen."
When Henry woke the next morning, he did not wake Peter by pouring water on Peter"s head.
Peter did not scream.
This meant Henry"s parents overslept and Henry and Peter were late for Cub Scouts.
Henry was very happy.
Peter was very sad to be late for Cub Scouts.
But because he was perfect, Peter did not whine or complain.
On the way to Cub Scouts Henry did not squabble with Peter over who sat in front. He did not pinch Peter and he did not shove Peter.
Back home, when Perfect Peter built a castle, Henry did not knock it down. Instead, Henry sat on the sofa and read a book. Mom and Dad ran into the room.
"It"s awfully quiet in here," said Mom. "Are you being horrid, Henry?"
"No," said Henry.
"Peter, is Henry knocking your castle down?"
Peter longed to say "yes." But that would be a lie.
"No," said Peter.
Reviews
“Unbelievable. Laugh-out-loud hilarious. Francesca Simon is my sons’ new favorite writer of all time. She’s as cheeky as Roald Dahl and as hilarious as Dav Pilkey and the tit...
“Unbelievable. Laugh-out-loud hilarious. Francesca Simon is my sons’ new favorite writer of all time. She’s as cheeky as Roald Dahl and as hilarious as Dav Pilkey and the titular Horrid Henry may be the worst child you’ve read about in a long time. But that doesn’t mean his stories aren’t utterly fabulous...A must-read.” - Patch.com
Audiobooks: “[Horrid] Henry is the exemplar by which other boys can measure their own horridness…Miranda Richardson plays Henry just right, neatly balancing peevishness, effrontery and sheer life force.”
“These are good chapter books and the girls might like to read them too.” - Loogootee Tribune
“Do your kids like silly books?...Francesca Simon’s Horrid Henry series features horrid but loveable Henry and Moody Margaret. ” - Montgomery Life
““For kids beginning to read independently, "Horrid Henry" by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross 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.”” - Los Angeles Times
““Not since “Nate the Great” has an early reader series created such an addiction.”” - Newsday
““Sometimes kids just need to laugh. In these four easy-to-read stories about mischievous Henry, kids may laugh so hard they’ll snort milk out through their noses!”” - Central California Parent
““a loveable bad boy” ” - People
““The writing is very clever, the humor will have you laughing your pants off, and I firmly believe these books are so popular because there's a little Horrid Henry in each of us… Ross's illustrations bring Horrid Henry's mischievous side to life with his devilish looks and slanted eyebrows.”” - Examiner.com
““Humor is a proven enticement for reluctant readers, and Francesca Simon's ‘Horrid Henry’ series locates the funny bone with ease”” - Newsday
““Kids who love funny books will love the ‘Horrid Henry’ series by Francesca Simon… Simon's hilariously dead-pan text is wonderfully complemented by Tony Ross's illustrations, which comically capture the consequences of Henry's horridness.”” - Children’s Corner, Scripps Howard News Service
“Fine fare for beginning readers, this clever book should find a ready audience. ” - Booklist
“The angle here is spot-on, and reluctant readers will especially find lots to love about this early chapter book series. Treat young readers to a book talk or read-aloud and watch Henry go flying off the shelf.” - The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Short, easy-to-read chapters will appeal to early readers, who will laugh at Henry’s exaggerated antics and relate to his rambunctious personality.
Henry's over-the-top behavior, the characters' snappy dialogue and Ross's hyperbolic line art will engage even the most reluctant readers-there's little reason to suspect the series won't conquer these shores as well.
Specs
Dimensions
Length: 7.75 in
Width: 5.25 in
Weight: 4.32 oz
Page Count: 112 pages
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