AgeLevel:7andupGradeLevel:2to5HorridHenryistheveryfirstcollectionofstoriesaboutthemasterofmischief(andthefunniestkidintheuniverse)including:HorridHenryisdraggedtodanceclass.HorridHenrycompeteswithMoodyMargarettomaketheWorld’sYuckiestGlop(TM).HorridHenrytriestosurvivevacationwithoutTV.And,HorridHenrytriestobegoodlikePerfectPeter(butfindsoutheisbadatbeinggood).HorridHenryisapublishingandmediaphenomenonallovertheworld.Thislaugh-out-loudserieshassoldmillionsofcopiesintheUKandover200,000intheUS,hasspawnedaverysuccessfulTVshowinBritain,hasbeenpublishedin27languages,andhasreceivedincrediblepraisefromthepress,librarians,booksellers,parents,and,mostimportantly,kids,theworldover!“Forkidsbeginningtoreadindependently,HorridHenrybyFrancescaSimonandTonyRossarrivedfromEnglandthisyear,importingsophisticatedhumorandaslyapproachtostorytelling.“--LosAngelesTimes“Willmakeyoulaughoutloud.“--SundayTimesWhyHorridHenry?Kidsloveit!“IlovetheHorridHenrybooksbyFrancescaSimon.Theyhavelotsoffunnybitsin.AndHenryalwaysgetsintotrouble!“Mia,age6,BBCLearningisFun“It’seasytoseewhyHorridHenryisthebestsellingcharacterfor5-8yearolds.“LiverpoolEchoBecauseit’sfunny“MytwoboyslovethisbookandIhaveactuallyhadtearsrunningdownmyfaceandhadtostopreadingbecauseoflaughingsohard.Myoldestsonisrereadingallthebooksinthisseriesonhisownnowandhestilllovesthem.Happyreading!“T.Franklin,Parent“Amoderncomicclassic.“SFSaid,GuardianChildren’sBooksSupplementKidsgettobeharmlesslyrebellious“Henryisabeguilingherowhohasentrancedmillionsofreluctantreaders...littlerebelswilllovethiscollectionandevenlittleangelswillbesecretlythrilledbyHenry’santi-heroicbehaviour.“HeraldHenry’snaughtinessisayardstickagainstwhichchildrencangetasenseoftheirownmoralgoodnessandsocialjustice“WhatisbrilliantaboutthebooksisthatHenryneverdoesanythingthatissubversive.Shecreatesanauraofsupremenaughtiness(ofwhichchildrenareinawe)butpointsoutthatheoperateswithinasafeandsecureworld.“EmilyTurner,AngelsAndUrchinsMagazineReachesthemostimportantagegroup--childrenwhoarelearningtoread“IhavetriedouttheHorridHenrybookswithgroupsofchildrenasaparent,asababysitter,andasateacher.Childrenlovetoeitherhearthemreadaloudortoreadthemthemselves.Thebooksarespotonforthe5-8agerangeandarefunfortheadultswhosharethemtoo.“DanielleHall,TeacherThestructureprovidesnewreaderswitharealsenseofaccomplishment“Mysonis7yearsoldandabigHorridHenryfan.Thisbookliveduptohisexpectations!HorridHenryislikemostboys:healwayshasaplanandisalwaysgettingintomischief!Itwasamusing,andhecouldnotputitdown.Can’twaitforthenext.Hereaditcovertocoverbyhimselfin2days!Thatformesellsabook!Hecan’twaitforthenextonetobepublished.Hehasrecommendedittoallhisfriends.“Mrs.TamiGold,ParentReachesbothboysandgirlsequally“Wonderfullyappealingtogirlsandboysalike,apreciousrarityatthisage.“JudithWoods,TimesBooksAglobalpublishingphenomenonwith12millioncopiessold!
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