Outstanding sales of Horrid Henry Celebrated as Francesca Simon and Tony Ross join the Nielsen Platinum Hall of Fame

Francesca Simon and Tony Ross being inducted into the Nielsen Platinum Hall of Fame

On 22nd January the Nielsen Bestseller Awards in association with Coutts were held in London. The awards recognise outstanding book sales, and Francesca and Tony Ross received a special award for sales of Horrid Henry. The series has now been translated into 27 languages and combined UK sales now exceed 10 million copies.

Francesca and Tony were inducted into the Nielsen Bestseller 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame for sales of Horrid Henry. It was a glittering event held at the headquarters of Coutts Bank and hosted by broadcaster Mariella Frostrup.

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"