Francesca at Hay Festival - in pictures

Francesca had a brilliant time at Hay doing events about The Monstrous Child.

She took part in a panel event with Laure Eve and Paedar O’Guilin and also attended the YA Book Prize announcement, for which The Monstrous Child was shortlisted. Congratulations to Patrice Lawrence who won the award with Orange Boy. Find out more about the prize here.

Francesca at Hay

Francesca on stage at Hay with fellow YA Book Prize shortlisted authors

Beside the Green Room – the YA Prize shortlisted authors

Panel event with Laure Eve, Francesca and Paedar O’Guilin

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

Francesca at Hay Festival – in pictures

Horrid Henry

Fabulous Francesca Facts