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Francesca Simon

Francesca Isabella Simon MBE (born 23 February 1955) is an American-born British author who resides in North London. She is most famous for writing the Horrid Henry series of children's books.

Simon was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. She grew up in California and studied at Yale and Jesus College, Oxford, where she majored in medieval studies and Old English. Simon worked as a journalist, writing for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph and Vogue (US).

Simon was inspired to write by Anthony Trollope. After she gave birth to her son, Joshua, in 1989, she began to write children's books full-time. Simon is one of the UK's best-selling children's writers; she has published over 50 different books, including her most popular series Horrid Henry series, which has sold over 25 million copies, and has been translated into 24 languages.

Simon lives in London with her husband, Martin, and her son. Their Tibetan spaniel, Shanti, is memorialized in the short story "Shanti" that Simon wrote for inclusion in the Paws and Whiskers anthology by fellow author Jacqueline Wilson published in February 2014.

In the spring of 2019 the Royal Opera House staged an opera based on Simon's book The Monstrous Child, about the Norse god of the dead, Hel, as an angry teenager. The opera is composed by Gavin Higgins with libretto by Simon.

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    First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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    First published in 2003 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Horrid Henry's jolly joke book

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Subjects

Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction, Humorous stories, Children's stories, English, Horrid Henry (Fictitious character), Juvenile literature, Behavior, Behavior, fiction, Children's stories, Human behavior, Pictorial works, Disorderly conduct, Puzzles, Short stories, Children's humourous stories, Readers (Primary), Boys, Dogs, Juvenile Wit and humor, Domestic animals, Miscellanea, Brothers, Cats, Child and youth fiction

Places

London, Moon, School / Home

People

Horrid Henry (Fictitious character), A person, Horrid Boy and Perfect Boy and School Friends Next Door Negiht boor and mom and dad, J. M. Barrie (1860-1937), William Brown

Time

juveniles, 1927 England, 1990-, At horid herrnys house, At school and Home

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Alternative names

  • Francesca and McMullen Simon
  • Simon Francesca
  • simon-simon-francesca
  • simon-francesca

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July 18, 2023 Edited by GeekyLib Edited without comment.
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