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Horrid Henry and Other Stories
Part of the 'Horrid Henry' Series
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Horrid Henry and Other Stories by Francesca Simon
Horrid Henry tries to be perfect for one day; he learns to dance, quarrels with his arch-enemy Moody Margaret and goes on holiday.
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First in a series featuring Horrid Henry, a little boy whose daily life concentrates every child's most unruly moments, uncivilized longings and naughty thoughts. There are four short stories here, each just long enough for a bedtime chuckle yet short enough for early readers to find manageable. In 'Horrid Henry's Perfect Day', Henry's generally atrocious behaviour is introduced. But then, Henry decides to see what's like to be perfect, like his little brother. Predictably, mum and dad are confused, and Perfect Peter is not entirely happy being displaced from his pedestal: a little role-swapping ensues. Henry's back to normal for the next story, in which he disrupts a performance of his hated dance class so much that he gets thrown out which, of course, is just what he wanted. A contretemps with a playmate and a disastrous family holiday feature in the other two stories in the collection. Simon, an American former journalist, has a good grasp of 'child speak
and writes in user
-friendly short sentences with recognizable characters and enough plot to draw the novice reader forwards. Tony Ross's cartoons capture the mischief beautifully. (Kirkus UK)
About the Author
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Francesca Simon spent her childhood on the beach in California, and then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her English husband and their son. When she is not writing books she is doing theatre and restaurant reviews or chasing after her Tibetan Spaniel, Shanti.
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Book Info
Format
Paperback
96 pages Reading Age: 5-8
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Author's Website
www.francescasimon.com
Publisher
Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) an imprint of Orion Publishing Co
Publication
date
22nd May 1995
ISBN
9781858810706
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