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For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Interest age: from c 5 years, Christmas, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage)
Number one for fiendish fun! On the first day of Christmas Horrid Henry gave to me .... 12 festive stories!
Count down to Christmas with Horrid Henry and friends in this bumper collection of festive stories! This book contains twelve of Henry's most mischievous winter tales about swapping Christmas presents, sabotaging school plays, ruining Christmas dinner and even ambushing Father Christmas!
An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere.
Praise for Horrid Henry: 12 Stories of Christmas
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Forget Harry Potter, it's a wicked, spiteful boy who's really firing kids' imaginations. - Guardian
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Horrid Henry is great fun and as irresistible as ever. - Bookbag on HORRID HENRY'S NIGHTMARE
Francesca Simon
Francesca Simon MBE spent her childhood on the beach in California and started writing stories at the age of eight. She wrote her first Horrid Henry book in 1994. Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe; his adventures are published in 27 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Francesca has won the Children's Book of the Year Award and been a judge for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2009, in one of the proudest moments of her career, Francesca was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge. She was appointed MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours.
Francesca is also a passionate ambassador for children's literacy and is a trustee of the World Book Day charity. She lives in North London with her family.
Visit Francesca's website at www.francescasimon.com and keep up-to-date with Horrid Henry at www.horridhenry.co.uk. You can also follow her on Twitter @simon_francesca
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