Horrid Henry's Annual 2008 (Horrid Henry) - Francesca Simon

Advantages: Encourages a love of reading.
Disadvantages: Can cause bad behaviour.

Who is Horrid Henry? I was introduced to Horrid Henry a couple of years ago, when my daughter was in Reception (age 5). She came home from school talking about this horrid boy, Henry. After ascertaining that this was a fictional character, rather than an obnoxious friend, I forgot about him. Until Year 1. In Year 1, all the children in my daughter's class were talking about Horrid Henry. They were fighting over the Horrid Henry books in the ...
...was the TV series… Suddenly, Horrid Henry was a big part of my daughter's life and, therefore, mine too. So, who is Horrid Henry? Well, as the name suggests, he is a horrid little boy; the kind of boy who would put you off having children forever. However, although he is mischievous, rude and naughty, he is not really unkind. He has a very selfish streak (as most 9 year olds do) that means he only thinks of himself and not others. Nor does he consider ... Read review

Excellent review. My son is obsessed with Horrid Henry, to the point that he has memorised the whole of the TV series. He will tell you what is going to be said before they say it!