Horrid Henry's Nits - Francesca Simon

Advantages: Horrid Henry is a loveable child
Disadvantages: You may have to re-read again and again

Welcome to the world of Horrid Henry, who is horrid by name and horrid by nature. He is also my eldest child's favourite story character. Horrid Henry is quite an unpleasant little boy, who lives with his younger brother (Perfect Peter) and Mum and Dad. Horrid Henry's Nits is one of many books written by Francesca Simon. Each of the Horrid Henry books actually contains 4 stories, creatively illustrated by Tony Ross. Horrid Henry's Nits Pages 7 ...
...is until a mean and horrid plan form in Henry's slightly twisted mind. Henry decides to get rid of his nits by passing them on to his friends. As always Henry manages to scrape himself out of trouble and even receives a nit free certificate. Horrid Henry and the Fangmangler. Pages 28 - 51 Mum, rather misguidedly, promises Henry a trip to Toy Heaven. So Henry raids his skeleton bank in order to count his money and check that he has enough to buy ... Read review

Advantages: Humorous throughout
Disadvantages: NONE

Horrid Henry, his brother Perfect Peter and his rabble of friends that includes Moody Margaret and Rude Ralph are currently the subject of 17 books written for children aged between 6 and 11. The author of these books is Francesca Simon and each book is based around the antics of Horrid Henry. As his name suggests Henry is a horrid child and so are many of his friends whereas his brother Peter is perfect. This leads Henry's mum and dad to wish that ...
...be no story. Horrid Henry' Nits is book number 4 and was published in 1996. The book contains four stories entitled, Horrid Henry's Nits, Horrid Henry and the Fangmangler Horrid Henry's School Trip and Horrid Henry and the Dinner Guests. Each story is roughly 20 pages in length and so is more than manageable for children. The stories are also interspersed with some fabulous illustrations by Tony Ross, which grab and hold children's attention as well ... Read review

Advantages: Very entertaining easy to read stories.
Disadvantages: none

Horrid Henry’s Nits by Francesca Simon Although there are at least ten books in the Horrid Henry series, Horrid Henry’s Nits was the first book we bought for our son and the one that introduced us the wonderful world of Horrid Henry. Henry is a lovable little rogue, probably aged about nine who lives with his long suffering parents who are never actually named but simply called mum and dad throughout. There is also his often-tormented younger brother ...
...Story 1 - Horrid Henry’s Nits. Spotting him scratching mum discovers Henry has caught nits so a dose of supersonic nit blasting shampoo is inevitable. In the ensuing bathroom battle the shampoo goes everywhere but Henry’s head. The boy knew this would be his fate so all the nit letters from school he should have given his parents have found their way into the recycling bin. It was probably the cat’s fault according to Henry. The boy’s reprieve is ... Read review