Meet Francesca on 17th February at the Isle of Wight Story Festival

Francesca will be taking part in this year’s Isle of Wight Story Festival on 17th February.

What if your parents WANTED you to behave badly? Set in the snowy fjords of a Viking
kingdom, the terrible twins, Hack and Whack, are proud to be the best worst Vikings.
With whip-smart dialogue, and accompanied by Dennis the Menace style anarchic
cartoon illustrations by Steve May, The Two Terrible Vikings series is as sharp, funny and compelling as you would expect from the reigning Queen of Comedy.

Join Francesca Simon, best-selling creator of Horrid Henry, as she introduces the third
book in the Two Terrible Vikings series. You will learn about Viking history, Norse mythology and the wild, wintery world of Two Terrible Vikings: Feast with the King!

For more info and to book tickets (£6 each) visit the I.W. Story Festival website.

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"