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Francesca meets the goats at Mudchute

Here is a fabulous photo and a video of Francesca meeting the goats at Mudchute Park and City Farm in their very own Goat Café. She even took along a copy of her brand new picture book The Goat Café to read to the animals.  

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Photos and news from Francesca’s Horrid Henry Tour

Francesca spent 11 days touring across the country celebrating 25 years of Horrid Henry and marking publication of her new book Horrid Henry Up, Up and Away. She made stops in Manchester, Stockport, Oswestry, Birmingham, Coventry, Surrey and London, to name but a few. Over those 11 days, she met over 3,000 Horrid Henry fans. […]

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Francesca Simon and Tony Ross celebrate 25 years of Horrid Henry!

After the Horrid Henry 25 Tour ended, Francesca Simon and Tony Ross celebrated the success of their series at a big party held by their publisher Hachette Children’s Books. The festivities took place at Waterstones Piccadilly in London. Guests at the party were given alliterative name badges to wear to turn them into a Horrid […]

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Francesca Supports BookTrust’s Pyjamarama Campaign on 7th June

Francesca Simon and the illustrator of her Horrid Henry series, Tony Ross, have announced their support for children’s reading charity BookTrust’s Pyjamarama campaign. BookTrust’s Pyjamarama fundraising campaign aims to get children across the country in their pyjamas to raise funds for the reading charity. BookTrust want children across the nation to ditch their normal clothes […]

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New Horrid Henry Book from Francesca Simon Next Year!

Hachette Children’s Group has just announced a brand-new collection of Horrid Henry stories from author Francesca Simon will be published in 2019. Horrid Henry: Up, Up and Away will be the 25th book in the internationally best-selling series. It will be published next year, marking the 25th anniversary of the first book being published. It […]

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The Royal Opera House announce The Monstrous Child opera

The Royal Opera House will be staging a very special production of Francesca’s epic Norse tale The Monstrous Child. The opera has been created by composer Gavin Higgins and Francesca herself and will be conducted by Jessica Cottis. The production will take place in the Linbury Theatre from 21st February – 3rd March 2019. Tickets […]

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