Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine - Francesca Simo ...

of friends that includes Moody Margaret and Rude Ralph are currently the subject of 17 books written for children aged between 6 and 11. The author of these books is Francesca Simon and each book is based around the antics of Horrid Henry. As his name suggests Henry is a horrid child and so are many of his friends whereas his brother Peter is perfect. This leads Henry s mum and dad to wish that Henry would just stop being horrid and be more like his brother. We don t wish that however, as if Henry was perfect then there d be no story. Horrid Henry and the Mega-mean Time Machine is book number 13 and was published in 2005. The book contains four stories entitled, ...

Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend - Francesca Simon

friends or are they destined to be arch enemies for ever? The book looks quite long for children to read and stay interested in but the way the author Francesca Simon has split to book up into 4 shorter stories is a wonderful idea as it mean children do not loose interest in any of the book and they are keen and eager to start the next story. The characters are all very good and extremely believable and I am sure we all know a little boy just like Henry! She manages to add a lot of humour to each of the stories which I find also help to keep my eldest interested. The book has been laid out in a very easy to follow way with nice big black text on plain white sections ...