Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend, Francesca Simon
Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend, Francesca Simon
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Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend
Book 14

Author: Francesca Simon

Narrator: Miranda Richardson

Unabridged: 1 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/18/2006

Synopsis

Horrid Henry reads Perfect Peter's diary and improves it; goes clothes shopping with Mum and tries to make her buy him some Rootatoot trainers; is horrified when his old enemy Bossy Bill turns up at school; and tries by any means, fair or foul, to win the class football match and defeat Moody Margaret.

1) Horrid Henry Peeks at Peter's Diary
2) Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend
3) Horrid Henry Goes Shopping
4) Horrid Henry's Arch Enemy

Read by Miranda Richardson

(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd

About Francesca Simon

Francesca Simon MBE 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. She was appointed MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours. 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

About Tony Ross

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.

About Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson has appeared in films such as THE HOURS, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE CRYING GAME, EMPIRE OF THE SUN and HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. TV work includes A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME, JACKANORY, Queen Elizabeth in BLACKADDER and Queen Mary in THE LOST PRINCE. She has won two Spoken Word awards for her inspired readings of HORRID HENRY AND THE SECRET CLUB and HORRID HENRY'S STINKBOMB audiobooks for Orion.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caitlin

I found it hard to focus on this book, my mind was wondering and I got distracted easily while reading this. (It maybe because I found The book too easy, I don't know) if you are a young, big football fan then you will love this book.......more

Goodreads review by Jake

Best childrens book ever......more

Goodreads review by DayBooks

This book I enjoyed, there where times where it was extremely funny. But anyways this book is really great,interesting (and funny.) Great book......more

Goodreads review by Jon

A book for early readers in the Horrid Henry series. Henry is, as the title suggests horrid. When his class gets the chance to win a pair of tickets to see his local team play Manchester United in the FA Cup, Henry decides to win by any means necessary. His teacher Miss Battle-Axe puts on a football......more

Goodreads review by Lizzy
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