Francesca Simon books in order
British author
- Born
- 1955
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 92
- Series
- 1
Francesca Simon has published 4 novels, 1 novella, 8 short story collections, 67 children's books, 1 poetry collection and 11 other books, beginning with Horrid Henry (1994). The series is Horrid Henry (18 books, starting with Horrid Henry). The latest is Summer Fun (2017).
Updated September 2026
Horrid Henry books in order (18)Series page
Reading order: 1 Horrid Henry (1994) · 2 Horrid Henry and the Secret Club (1995) · 3 Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy (1996) · 4 Horrid Henry's Nits (1997) · 5 Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick (1998) · 6 Horrid Henry's Haunted House (1999) · 7 Horrid Henry's Revenge (2001) · 8 Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter (2002) · 9 Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb (2002) · 10 Horrid Henry's Underpants (2003) · … all 18 below
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Horrid Henry (1994)
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Horrid Henry and the Secret Club (1995)
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Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy (1996)
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Horrid Henry's Nits (Apr 1997)
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Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick (Apr 1998)
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Horrid Henry's Haunted House (Aug 1999)
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Horrid Henry's Revenge (Sep 2001)
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Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter (Jul 2002)
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Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb (Oct 2002)
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Horrid Henry's Underpants (Aug 2003)
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Horrid Henry Meets the Queen (Jul 2004)
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Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine (Jul 2005)
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Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend (May 2006)
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Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker (Oct 2006)
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Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman (Oct 2007)
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Horrid Henry Robs the Bank (Jun 2008)
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Horrid Henry Wakes the Dead (Oct 2009)
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Horrid Henry Rocks (Sep 2010)
Where to start with Francesca Simon
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Horrid Henry
Francesca Simon's most-read book and the first of the 18 Horrid Henry books.
Newest
Summer Fun
Published 2017.
Standalone novels in order
Where Are You? (1989)
Horrid Henry And The Scary Sitter (2009)
The Monstrous Child (2016)
Jolly Holidays (2017)
Novellas in order
Horrid Henry's Swimming Lesson (1994)
Short story collections in order
Moo Baa Baa Quack (1997)
Horrid Henry's Big Bad Book (2004)
Horrid Henry And The Zombie Vampire (2011)
Horrid Henry Rules the School (2011)
Summer Fun (2017)
Children's books in order
Spider School (1996)
Helping Hercules (1999)
Don't Be Horrid, Henry! (2000)
Horrid Henry's Head Lice (2000)
Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse (Oct 2000)
A Helping of Horrid Henry (2001)
Horrid Henry's Classroom Cooties (2001)
Don't Cook Cinderella (2005)
Horrid Henry's Bedtime (2005)
Horrid Henry's Wicked Ways (2005)
Horrid Henrys Evil Enemies (2006)
A Hat Trick Of Horrid Henry (2007)
Horrid Henry's Christmas Stocking (2007)
Horrid Henrys Jolly Joke Book (2007)
Horrid Henrys Mad Mazes (2008)
Miaow Miaow Bow Wow (2008)
Christmas (2009)
Horrid Henry Tricks and Treats (2009)
Horrid Henry's Joke Book (2009)
Horrid Henry's Teacher Torture (2009)
Horrid Henrys Double Dare (2009)
Horrid Henrys House Of Horrors (2009)
Horrid Henry Shows Whos Boss (2010)
Horrid Henry Reads A Book (2011)
Horrid Henrys Az Of Everything Horrid (2011)
Horrid Henrys Car Journey (2011)
Horrid Henrys Christmas Play (2011)
Horrid Henrys Thank You Letter (2011)
Moody Margaret's School (2011)
Runaway Duckling (2011)
Where Are My Lambs (2011)
Horrid Henry's Lucky Dip (2012)
Horrid Henrys Christmas Presents (2012)
Horrid Henrys Fearsome Four (2012)
Horrid Henrys Sports Day (2012)
Moody Margaret Casts a Spell (2012)
A Horrid Factbook Horrid Henry (2013)
A Monster Helping of Horrid Henry Horrid Henry (2013)
Horrid Henry and the Demon Dinner Lady (2013)
Horrid Henry Early Reader (2013)
Horrid Henrys World Records (2013)
Horrid Henry's Christmas Lunch (2014)
Horrid Henrys Animals (2014)
Horrid Henrys Sleepover (2014)
Horrid Henrys Wedding (2014)
Horrid Henry's Mother's Day (Early Reader) (2015)
Horrid Henry and the Fangmangler (2016)
Horrid Henry: Horrid Henry's Gold Medal Games (2016)
Horrid Henry's Christmas Ambush (2016)
Where's Horrid Henry? (2016)
Horrid Henry's Halloween Horrors (2017)
Horrid Henry's School Fair (2018)
Poetry in order
Toddler Time (2000)
Other books in order
A Handful of Horrid Henry (WATERSTONE'S X 3 TAPES) (2000)
A Double Dose of Horrid Henry (2002)
Horrid Henry's Annual 2017 (2009)
Horrid Henrys Football Kit Horrid Henry (2010)
Horrid Henrys Hilariously Horrid Joke Book (2010)
Horrid Henry Series (2011)
Horrid Henry's Homework (2013)
Horrid Henrys Biggest and Best Ever Joke Book 3in1 Horrid Henry (2014)
Horrid Henry's Injection (2019)
Two Terrible Vikings (2021)
Salka (2025)
About Francesca Simon
Francesca Isabella Simon is an American-born British author. She wrote the Horrid Henry series of children's books.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Francesca Simon FAQ
- How many books has Francesca Simon written?
- Francesca Simon has published 4 novels, 1 novella, 8 short story collections, 67 children's books, 1 poetry collection and 11 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Francesca Simon's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Horrid Henry with Horrid Henry. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Francesca Simon's latest book?
- Summer Fun (2017).
- What is Francesca Simon's most famous book?
- Horrid Henry (1994) is Francesca Simon's most widely read book.
- Are Francesca Simon's books connected?
- 18 books belong to 1 series (Horrid Henry); the other 74 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.