Occupation Writer Name Francesca Simon Children Joshua Stamp Movies Horrid Henry: The Movie | Genre Children's literature Parents Mayo Simon Nationality American British Spouse Martin Stamp Grandparents Laura Simon | |
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Interview with francesca simon about the sleeping army
Francesca Isabella Simon (born February 23, 1955) is an American author living in London, who is mostly known for writing the popular Horrid Henry series of children's books.
Contents
- Interview with francesca simon about the sleeping army
- Horrid henry author francesca simon explains why book series is coming to an end
- Biography
- Books
- Awards
- References
She is the daughter of screenwriter, director and playwright Mayo Simon.
Horrid henry author francesca simon explains why book series is coming to an end
Biography
Francesca Isabella Simon was born in St Louis; she grew up in California and studied at Yale and Jesus College, Oxford, where she majored in medieval studies and Old English. Simon changed careers as a medievalist and worked as a journalist, writing for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph and Vogue (US).
Simon's favourite writer is Anthony Trollope. After she gave birth to her son, Joshua, in 1989, she started to write children's books full-time. Simon is one of the UK's best-selling children's writers; she has published over 50 different books, including the immensely popular Horrid Henry series, which has sold over eighteen million copies. Simon won the Children’s Book of the Year in 2008 at the British Book Awards for Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman. The Horrid Henry series is published in 24 countries.
She lives in London with her husband Martin, son Joshua. Their Tibetan spaniel, Shanti died in Autumn 2013, but is memorialized in the short story Shanti that Simon wrote for inclusion in the Paws and Whiskers anthology by fellow author Jacqueline Wilson published in February 2014.
Books
Awards
In 2008 she won the British Book Award for The Children's Book of the Year with Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman. She is the first American to do so.