Monthly Archives: February 2014

Steven Butler’s The Diary of Dennis the Menace

My good friend Steven Butler, has recently published The Diary of Dennis the Menace.

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.

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.

Imagine Children’s Festival 2014 at London’s South Bank Centre

The Imagine Children’s Festival at London’s South Bank Centre opened this week and runs until the 23rd February. Francesca is appearing at two events on Sunday 16th February.

Francesca Simon dresses up for the Oxford Story Museum!

Francesca will be part of a new photographic exhibition at the brand new Story Museum in Oxford, due to open in April 2014.

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"