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Francesca Isabella Simon MBE (born 23 February 1955) is an American-British author who resides in North London. She is most famous for writing the Horrid Henry series of children's books . She is the daughter of screenwriter and playwright Mayo Simon [1] (not to be confused with Simon Mayo, a British radio DJ).
Learn about Francesca Simon, the creator of Horrid Henry, the bestselling children's book character. Find out about her books, awards, opera, and literacy work.
Explore the world of Horrid Henry, the naughtiest boy in the world, and his family and friends. Find storybooks, audiobooks, factbooks, joke books and more by Francesca Simon.
After her son Joshua was born in 1989, she started writing children’s books full time. One of the UK’s best-selling children’s writers, Francesca has published over 50 books, including the immensely popular HORRID HENRY series, which has now sold over twelve million copies.
Francesca Simon has 452 books on Goodreads with 77562 ratings. Francesca Simon’s most popular book is Horrid Henry.
A collection of books about a mischievous and naughty boy named Henry who loves to cause trouble and make his family and teachers miserable. The series has 24 primary works and 32 total works in different languages, with ratings, reviews and summaries on Goodreads.
Francesca Simon is the creator of Horrid Henry, a bestselling series of children's books published in 21 languages. She is also a children's literacy advocate and a trustee of World Book Day charity.
