Horrid Henry Early Reader: Horrid Henry's Christmas Lunch

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.Horrid Henry would much rather have pizza and chips for his Christmas lunch, and this year, he might just get his way...This is the 100th book in the phenomenally popular Early Reader format, published during Henry's 20th anniversary year - make sure to celebrate with Henry this Christmas! An ideal stocking filler for young readers. Review self-contained, satisfying stories by writers who really know their stuff, helping the youngest readers get the most out of books pitched perfectly at their level. Great illustrations, too! -- Imogen Russell Williams, Imogen Russell Williams Book Description Horrid Henry would much rather have pizza and chips for his Christmas lunch, and this year he might just get his way . . . This hilarious story is the 100th title in the Early Readers series. From the Inside Flap Horrid Henry would much rather have pizza and chips for his Christmas lunch, and this year he might just get his way ... This hilarious story is the 100th title in the Early Readers series. From the Back Cover [RED FLASH: Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books] Utterly wicked Totally brilliant Henry is having a horrid Christmas. His presents are terrible and his family are even worse. But at least he has Christmas lunch to look forward to ... or does he? (((Set in smaller point size))) 'Horrid Henry's Christmas Lunch' was originally published in Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker, but appears here for the first time in a single volume with brand-new full colour illustrations. www.horridhenry.co.uk www.orionbooks.co.uk ISBN: 978 1 4440 0124 2 UK price £4.99 Horrid Henry is now a major television series produced by Novel Entertainment Limited for CITV [In the bottom banner] A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together A red Early Reader is the next step on your child's reading journey Author Bio Francesca Simon spent her childhood on the beach in California and started writing stories at the age of eight. She wrote her first Horrid Henry book in 1994. Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe; his adventures are published in 27 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Francesca has won the Children's Book of the Year Award and been a judge for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2009, in one of the proudest moments of her career, Francesca was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge.Francesca is also a passionate ambassador for children's literacy and is a trustee of the World Book Day charity. She lives in North London with her family.Visit Francesca's website at www.francescasimon.com and keep up-to-date with Horrid Henry at www.horridhenry.co.uk. You can also follow her on Twitter @simon_francesca Tony Ross was born in London and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. He has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, as the Art Director of an advertising agency, and as Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic. Tony is one of the most popular and successful children's illustrators of all time, best known for illustrating Horrid Henry and the works of David Walliams. Tony's books have been translated into 40 languages in over 100 countries. He lives in Macclesfield.