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    Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter
    Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter
    Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter
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    Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter

    By Francesca Simon and Tony Ross

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    Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 to 5

    Horrid Henry encounters the worst babysitter in the world; traumatizes his parents on a long car trip; goes trick-or-treating at Halloween (with disastrous results); and emerges victorious from a raid on Moody Margaret's Secret Club.

    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!

    A global publishing phenomenon with 12 million copies sold!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateSep 1, 2009
    ISBN9781402246685
    Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter
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    Francesca Simon

    Francesca Simon is universally known for the staggeringly popular Horrid Henry series. These books and CDs have sold over 20 million copies in the UK alone and are published in 27 countries. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman won the Children's Book of the Year award in 2008 at the British Book Awards. She lives in North London with her family.

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      Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter - Francesca Simon

      HORRID HENRY

      AND THE

      SCARY SITTER

      Meet HORRID HENRY the laugh-out-loud worldwide sensation!

      Over 15 million copies sold in 27 countries and counting

      #1 chapter book series in the UK

      Francesca Simon is the only American author to ever win the Galaxy British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year (past winners include J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman, and Eoin Colfer).

      "Horrid Henry is a fabulous antihero…a modern comic classic." —Guardian

      "Wonderfully appealing to girls and boys alike, a precious rarity at this age." —Judith Woods, Times

      The best children’s comic writer.

      —Amanda Craig, Times

      "I love the Horrid Henry books by Francesca Simon. They have lots of funny bits in. And Henry always gets into trouble!" —Mia, age 6, BBC Learning Is Fun

      "My two boys love this book, and I have actually had tears running down my face and had to stop reading because of laughing so hard." —T. Franklin, Parent

      "It’s easy to see why Horrid Henry is the bestselling character for five- to eight-year-olds." —Liverpool Echo

      "Francesca Simon’s truly horrific little boy is a monstrously enjoyable creation. Parents love them because Henry makes their own little darlings seem like angels." —Guardian Children’s Books Supplement

      "I have tried out the Horrid Henry books with groups of children as a parent, as a babysitter, and as a teacher. Children love to either hear them read aloud or to read them themselves." —Danielle Hall, Teacher

      "A flicker of recognition must pass through most teachers and parents when they read Horrid Henry. There’s a tiny bit of him in all of us." —Nancy Astee, Child Education

      "As a teacher…it’s great to get a series of books my class loves. They go mad for Horrid Henry." —A teacher

      "Henry is a beguiling hero who has entranced millions of reluctant readers." —Herald.

      An absolutely fantastic series and surely a winner with all children. Long live Francesca Simon and her brilliant books! More, more please!

      —A parent.

      "Laugh-out-loud reading for both adults and children alike." —A parent

      "Horrid Henry certainly lives up to his name, and his antics are everything you hope your own child will avoid—which is precisely why younger children so enjoy these tales." —Independent on Sunday

      "Henry might be unbelievably naughty, totally wicked, and utterly horrid, but he is frequently credited with converting the most reluctant readers into enthusiastic ones…superb in its simplicity." —Liverpool Echo.

      Will make you laugh out loud.

      — Sunday Times.

      "Parents reading them aloud may be consoled to

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