Continue the adventures with Henry with our Horrid Henry: The complete story collection 30 books box set. This collection contains the fantastic and mischievous tales of Horrid Henry plus the beloved illustrations by Tony Ross. This box set has 30 individual stories, enough to keep any little reader busy. We also have selected titles to suit different age groups, take a look for more ideas for your young readers, we have books for 0-5, 5-7, 7-9, 9-14 and YA for older readers.

Throughout the whole course of the series, Henry's best friend is Rude Ralph, which Henry has a similar personality. Ralph is the richest kid in school and lives the life of luxury that Henry dreams of having, is a member of the Purple Hand Gang and is often involved with Henry at schemes and plots. His other friends include Aerobic Al, Beefy Bert, Brainy Brian, Anxious Andrew, Weepy William and Greedy Graham. With so many brilliantly funny Horrid Henrystories out there, it's easy for children to get hooked. Now we have ideas about What to Read After Horrid Henry - and we want your thoughts too! The book 'Horrid Henry' is a collection of four short stories which focus on the daily events of the classic anti-hero protagonist, Horrid Henry. A man who's very identity is described even before his name is given to us. He is not the only character to be named with an overly-simplified, alliterated characteristic; brothers, arch-nemeses and friends alike are all named like this: Perfect Peter, Moody Margaret, Rude Ralph etc. Truly, from names alone we understand that simplified identity will be the core difficulty our protagonist will have to face in his oncoming misadventures.There seems to be a popular fan theory that Henry has ADHD, dyslexia or is on the autism spectrum, although this is completely unconfirmed. The vast majority of the time, Mum and Dad believe Peter rather than Henry, being best known for disciplining Henry, particularly with the phrase: 'Don't be horrid, Henry!'. They often force Henry to locations such as his room if he is not well behaved, or they utterly say, 'GO TO YOUR ROOM NOW, HENRY!'. His parents often punish him for the slightest things.

Try another 'bad boy' - Just William by Richmal Crompton. After all, if that goes down well, there are 39 books in the series! Horrid Henry's Holiday" and "Horrid Henry and Moody Margaret" have been reprinted individually as part of the Early Readers series, [4] [5] aimed at younger children, with colour illustrations in 2009 and 2010 respectively. This is an outrageously funny series featuring the most quirky, eccentric characters that are bound to delight children who love gloriously silly details and horrible baddies,' she said. 'Hilariously illustrated, they really are marvellous, madcap adventures.' Your suggestions It was revealed he didn't lose his first baby tooth until the episode " Horrid Henry and the Tooth Fairy". Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish (about a maid and the troubles she has because of her misunderstanding the people around her-rather along the lines of Horrid Henry in some ways),Horrid Henry has been a publishing phenomenon since 1994, and there’s no stopping him any time soon. The books have been published in 27 languages, selling over 21 million copies worldwide. This collection includes Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman, which won the Children’s Book of the Year Award in 2008. The Bafta-nominated TV series began on CITV in 2006 and ran for 250 episodes over thirteen years. The series has now moved to Netflix, which are producing new one-hour specials due to its continued popularity. The live-action Horrid Henry: The Movie was released in 2011, and there has also been video games and a stage play. Francesca Simon is an American author who lives in North London with her family. Having previously worked as a journalist for publications from The Sunday Times to Vogue, she began writing children’s books after reading them to her son Joshua. Now, she’s one of the UK’s most popular children’s authors and has written over fifty books for kids of every age. In 2019, she was the third most borrowed author from libraries and the fifth most borrowed overall. She’s been a judge for literary prizes, been involved in many literacy charities, and was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge.

According to Henry, they have told him millions of times that he can never have another birthday party, but then agree to give him one more chance each year. The first Horrid Henry book was published in 1994, and the series has been a dominating force in children's books ever since. Did you know that Horrid Henry books are the fifth most borrowed books in UK public libraries, adult titles included? Henry and Peter have to go to the school's dance class taught by Miss Impatience Tutu, a very impatient woman who claims she is patient that Henry hates. The class has to play a concert and everyone is practicing for it. Impatience Tutu makes Henry sit behind a false bush for being horrid at her class so he won't embarrass everyone at the concert. When its time for the concert, Henry decides to make his part bigger and by doing so, makes Impatience Tutu stop the concert this story then ends with Henry being happy to finally go for karate. [2] Horrid Henry & Moody Margaret [ edit ]

On the other hand, Dad treats Henry really well in the later series and they start to have a bond which makes their relationships closer. Whereas Mum would tell Henry not to be horrid just for joking or being sarcastic which is why Henry does not get along with her, however she truly does care about her son and love him deep down. Short, easy-to-read chapters will appeal to early readers, who will laugh at Henry's exaggerated antics and relate to his rambunctious personality" (Terrie Dorio in School Library Journal). Henry is likely secretly very sensitive as his brother tends to get lots more affection than him, such as how Mum calls Peter honey bun, or bunny kins. This is probably what led Henry to dislike Peter so much, as he took all his parents attention from him.

Horrid Henry's Perfect Day", "Horrid Henry's Dance Class" and "Horrid Henry's Holiday" were all episodes from the Horrid Henry TV series. [10] [11] [12] Elsewhere, children's librarian Jo Clarke aka Bookloverjo shared her recommendation for children who love Horrid Henry's anarchic humour and chaotic storylines - Spangles Mc Nastyby Steve Webb and Chris Mould. If Dennis the Menace set the bar for comical misbehaving, then Horrid Henry smashed it to smithereens and littered his neighbor's yard with it. From a parent's standpoint, there's not much that's appealing about Henry himself. He's whiny, selfish, disrespectful, and argumentative, and he puts others out for his own gain. In fact, the only quality of the show less likable than Henry himself is his parents' blissful oblivion to his antics. All throughout the night, Peter tempts Henry, aiming to spark the fires of his once great and cavernous furnace of anger but the pit is empty. Henry does not respond. Instead he holds peace to his brother, trying to show him he is a changed man, but Peter does not believe him. No, he cannot. For in Peter's eyes only Peter is Perfect, and if one is Perfect there must be another who is horrible.Een andere keer mislukt zijn "slimme" plannetje volledig en heeft Hendrik dikke pech als hij datgene krijgt wat hij absoluut niet wilde hebben.