New Releases by Francesca Simon

It''s the summer holidays and Horrid Henry would like to be spending his holidays eating unlimited ice cream and going on all the scariest roller coasters he can find - but instead his family are having a staycation. Life is never dull with Horrid Henry around, though, so it''s not long before he invents all sorts of holiday activities of his own. Discover six of the funniest Horrid Henry stories, about everything from the horrors of having to help with the housework to the time he convinced Perfect Peter that a cardboard box was a time machine! An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, with six stories plus a fun activity section - the perfect gift for new readers and Horrid Henry fans everywhere.

Who nicked my knickers? Who pinched my pants? Was it YOU? Someone is stealing knickers and it''s down to Max and Mabel to discover who. A hilarious picture book by Francesca Simon and Steve May.

Three fantastic new stories! Hack and Whack babysit a toddler - Fire Hazard - and discover to their horror that they might not be the worst vikings in the village after all . . . Then they manage to secure an exciting invite to feast with the visiting king, but discover that it''s three days of having to be on their best behaviour . . . Until the new teenaged king turns out to be a lout - food fights ensue, and he loves them. Unfortunately, that''s when the snotty, privileged, wealthy winter guests turn up - distant cousins who can''t be turned away. They make everyone''s life a misery - can Hack and Whack find a way to get rid of them? Packed full of humour that children will love and illustrated with anarchy by the fabulous Steve May.

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.

It''s not easy being the WORST at everything! Hack and Whack are the very worst Vikings in the village - until a fierce and stinky berserker moves in - NEXT DOOR! WILL the brand new school help the twins outwit this villain and his vicious dog, Muddy Butt? And will Twisty Pants, Dirty Ulf and Elsa Gold-Hair help vanquish this foul fiend?

Hack and Whack - two angelic looking Viking toddler twins - are on the attack! As they go marauding around their village, upsetting the apple carts, little do they know there is a force far more powerful than they: their mum! The story ends on the terrible two being plunged into a cold bath! Gloriously funny, slapstick, fast paced action from the queen of funny.

Get ready for some super summer mayhem with this totally awesome collection of six favourite Horrid Henry stories. Join Henry for a scorching summer as he does what he does best - causes mischief! The perfect summer holiday read for Horrid Henry fans everywhere.

Celebrate a truly horrid Christmas with Horrid Henry and this festive storybook bind-up. Packed with six favourite Horrid Henry stories, plus bonus content to make sure Christmas is stuffed full of cheeky festive fun. This is the perfect stocking filler for Horrid Henry fans everywhere!

Have a sizzling summer with this totally awesome great value collection of six favourite Horrid Henry summer stories in one book! Join the notorious Henry for a super summer holiday as he raids the Secret Club tent, gives Aerobic Al a run for his money on sports day, causes chaos on his first TV appearance, goes on a less-than-awesome camping trip, and much more. Featuring: Horrid Henry''s Olympics Horrid Henry''s Holiday Horrid Henry''s Car Journey Horrid Henry Minds His Manners Horrid Henry''s Raid Horrid Henry''s Stinkbomb The perfect summer holiday read for mischievous boys everywhere! An ideal choice for reluctant readers and avid Henry fans alike.

The final collection of four brand new utterly horrid stories; Horrid Henry''s Bake-Off sees Henry and Margaret go head-to-head in a hotly contested baking competition, Henry triumphantly reveals his top tips in Horrid Henry''s Extra Horrid Guide to Perfect Parents, he reads an interesting book about Evil Evie, a really naughty girl not too dissimilar to himself in Horrid Henry''s Bad Book, and conjures up an ancient cannibal''s curse to deal with his enemies and small, annoying brother in Horrid Henry''s Cannibal Curse. Horrid Henry is illustrated by Tony Ross, who also illustrates David Walliams'' children''s books, as well as his own picture books.

A delightful farmyard story full of energy and fun from Francesca Simon, author of the bestselling Horrid Henry series.

Ten side-splitting stories revolving around Horrid Henry''s school days: his attempts to get out of Nurse Needle''s injections and sabotage Miss Impatience Tutu''s dance class, his cunning ploy to be off school sick, his determination to meet the Queen, win at football and star in the Christmas play, and much more. In his dreams he is King Henry the Horrible, and everyone does just what he says -- but Horrid Henry knows that life''s not like that. A spot-the-hidden-object picture, Henry''s inventive sick notes, a letter from Buckingham Palace, pages from his diary, photos from the school year book and lots more extra material fills this funny book.

A little boy getting ready for bed looks up at the moon and wonders whether it can speak English as it shines all over the world. He tells the moon about his day - it''s not lonely falling asleep when you share your day''s adventures with the moon.

Laugh your way through every day of the year with Horrid Henry as he presents 365 hilarious jokes for every possible occasion ... But is the last laugh on Henry?

Help Henry hide horrid things in Peter''s room, decorate his house for Christmas, scare Weedy William at Halloween, fill Miss Battle-Axe''s classroom with nits - and lots more! A brand new interactive sticker book from Francesca Simon and Tony Ross in their prize-winning, 20-million-copy-selling Horrid Henry series. Contains more than 200 stickers.

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Prissy Polly is getting married to Pimply Paul, and Henry and Peter have to be pageboys. In green satin knickerbockers. Ugh. Wormy worm Peter can''t wait, of course. But Henry decides that if he has to be part of it, he can at least make sure that this is the most horrible wedding . . . ever.

En estas cuatro nuevas y relucientes historias, Pablo Diablo aterroriza a sus compis durante una noche muy instructiva en el museo; engaña a su hermano Roberto para que le dé todos sus ahorros; copia una redacción para entregarla en el cole; y conoce a un cocinero célebre que visita su escuela para "mejorar" la comida del comedor (¡puaj!). Lo que se dice una semana normal en la vida de Pablo Diablo, vaya.

Pablo Diablo no está muy contento. Va pasar un fin de semana casa de su tía Federica y de su primo Clemente el Repelente. Además, este no ha olvidado las últimas Navidades pasadas en casa de Pablo. ¿Se cierne un nuevo peligro sobre la cabeza de Pablo Diablo? Cuatro relatos que muestran con humor y mordacidad las vicisitudes de un pequeño gamberrete.

Pablo Diablo está dispuesto a dar mucha, mucha guerra... Y, sobre todo, a evitar por todos los medios a su alcance que le pongan una terrible inyección. ¿Qué peripecias vivirá este temible muchachito? Cuatro relatos que muestran con humor e ironía la vida cotidiana y las relaciones personales de un verdadero rebelde.

No matter where he goes, Henry always finds a way to get in trouble! These top ten favorite super silly stories full of mischief, pranks, and laughs are an adventure from beginning to end!

Number One for Fiendish Fun! This book contains a TERRIFYING nightmare, a demon dinner lady, a mother''s day disaster and a CRAZY cat! Four utterly hilarious and totally brilliant Horrid Henry stories by Francesca Simon, with illustrations by Tony Ross. An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure.

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Jogger the hamster is on an adventure, nibbling on books and climbing on chairs. But mean old Sour Puss is about - will Jogger make it back to his cage in time?

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. When Fang and Honey''s people decide to move out of Buffin Street, everyone is very upset. What can they do to stop them? Then Millie the cat has a clever idea... Full colour illustrations on every page in this Early Reader story from the author of Horrid Henry.

DISCOVER THE SERIES BOYS AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD LOVE TO READ! Francesca Simon is one of the world''s best-loved children''s authors. She is the only American to have ever won the Galaxy Book Award, and her creation, Horrid Henry, is the #1 bestselling chapter book series in the UK--with a hit TV show and over fifteen million copies sold! Each book contains four easy-to-read stories and hilarious illustrations by the one and only Tony Ross, so even the most reluctant of readers won''t be able to resist Henry''s amazing talent for trouble! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Chapter Books is an imprint of Spotlight, a division of ABDO.

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Meet the Topsy-Turvies family - they do everything back to front! They get up at midnight, wear their pyjamas outdoors and eat breakfast at the end of the day. So when a burglar comes to visit, he is in for a shock.

Here are the Greek myths as you''ve never heard them before. Susan is whisked back through time to Ancient Greece, and finds that helping Hercules clean the Augean stables is much, much worse than tidying her room. One hair-raising experience follows another as she goes down into the Underworld with Orpheus, just misses being turned to stone by Medusa, and rides on the winged horse Pegasus. This is both a fabulously funny story and a brilliant way to introduce children to eight of the best-known Greek myths. Susan meddles in each of the myths - taking a dim view of the gods and goddesses and heroes she encounters - but gets out in the nick of time, so the myths themselves remain unchanged and will be remembered vividly by their readers. To make it easy, there is even a guide to pronouncing Greek names.