Francesca Simon

Francesca Simon
Welcome to my web site where you can find out lots of fun things about Horrid Henry and all the other books I have written.
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    Upcoming Events

    Join Francesca at Book-ish Crickhowell for an evening about Salka

    Join Francesca at Book-ish Crickhowell for an evening about Salka

    Thursday 1 May 2025

    VENUE: Book-ish, Crickhowell
    7.30pm

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    Francesca discusses her adult novel Salka at Waterstones Swansea

    Francesca discusses her adult novel Salka at Waterstones Swansea

    Tuesday 29 April 2025

    VENUE: Waterstones, Swansea
    6pm

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    Events update

    Thursday 31 December 2020

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    Other Books

    Rosie’s Swing

    Rosie’s Swing

    Every child surely dreams of touching the sky when riding in a swing. Little Rosie does just that, and comes safely back to earth with a smudge of sky on the toe of her shoe.

    But What Does the Hippopotamus Say?

    Whoops-a-daisy!

    Do You Speak English, Moon?

    Do You Speak English, Moon?

    Hugo and the Bullyfrogs

    Hugo and the Bullyfrogs

    Three Cheers for Ostrich

    Three Cheers for Ostrich

    What’s That Noise?

    What’s That Noise?

    Where Are You?

    Where Are You?

    Don’t Wake the Baby

    Don’t Wake the Baby

    But What Does the Hippopotamus Say?

    But What Does the Hippopotamus Say?

    Rosie’s Swing

    Rosie’s Swing

    Whoops-a-daisy!

    Whoops-a-daisy!

    Papa Forgot

    Papa Forgot

    Little Yellow Dog Gets a Shock

    Little Yellow Dog Gets a Shock

    Calling All Toddlers

    Calling All Toddlers

    Little Yellow Dog Meets his match

    Little Yellow Dog Meets his match

    Higgledy Piggledy

    Higgledy Piggledy

    Little Yellow Dog Bites the Builder

    Little Yellow Dog Bites the Builder

    Little Yellow Dog Says Look at Me

    Little Yellow Dog Says Look at Me

    Toddler Times

    Toddler Times

    Camels Don’t Ski

    Camels Don’t Ski

    Hack and Whack

    Hack and Whack

    The Goat Café

    The Goat Café

    Horrid Henry

    Did you know Horrid Henry has a website all of his own? It has all the books and lots of fun things to see and do…

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    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"

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  • © Website contents copyright Francesca Simon 2025
    All illustrations are taken from books written by Francesca Simon, and published by Orion Children’s Books or Profile Books.
    Illustrations are reproduced with the kind permission of the publishers and artists.
    Illustrations © Emily Bolam, © Tony Ross, © Adam Stower and © Pete Williamson.