{{Short description|Book series by Francesca Simon beginning in 1994}}{{About|the children's book series|the first book in the series|Horrid Henry (book)|the children's television series|Horrid Henry (TV series)}} {{italic title}} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox media franchise | image = | caption = | creator = [[Francesca Simon]] | origin = ''[[Horrid Henry (book)|Horrid Henry]]'' (1994) | owner = {{Plainlist| * [[Orion Publishing Group]] (publishing) * Novel Entertainment (television rights) }} | books = | novels = | short_stories = | comics = | magazines = | films = ''[[Horrid Henry: The Movie]]'' | shorts = | tv = ''[[Horrid Henry (TV series)|Horrid Henry]]'' | atv = | tv_specials = | tv_films = | dtv = | plays = | musicals = | games = | rpgs = | vgs = | radio = | soundtracks = | music = | toys = | otherlabel1 = | otherdata1 = | otherlabel2 = | otherdata2 = | otherlabel3 = | otherdata3 = | website = {{URL|horridhenry.co.uk}}<br>{{URL|horridhenry.me}} | alt = }} '''''Horrid Henry''''' is a [[children's book]] series by [[Francesca Simon]] and illustrated by [[Tony Ross]]. It has been adapted [[Horrid Henry (TV series)|for television]], film<ref>{{cite news|last=Oliver|first=Gill|title=Horrid Henry becomes a movie star|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/business/news/9086063.horrid-henry-becomes-movie-star/|date=15 June 2011|publisher=Oxford Mail|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> and theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rusak|first=Gary|title=Novel Entertainment takes Henry on the road|url=http://kidscreen.com/2008/06/05/novel-20080605/|date=5 June 2008|publisher=Kidscreen|access-date=14 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615193753/https://kidscreen.com/2008/06/05/novel-20080605/|archive-date=15 June 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hemley|first=Matthew|title=Godber to bring Horrid Henry to the stage|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/godber-to-bring-horrid-henry-to-the-stage/|date=6 June 2008|publisher=The Stage|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Moody|first=Annemarie|title=Horrid Henry Headed to the Stage|url=https://www.awn.com/news/horrid-henry-headed-stage|date=6 June 2008|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref>
==History== Following the birth of her son Joshua in 1989,<ref name="Real Inspiration">{{cite news|author=Jewish News staff|title=Author Francesca Simon reveals the real inspiration behind Horrid Henry|url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/horrid-henry-author-francesca-simon/|date=17 June 2014|publisher=Jewish News|access-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210022436/https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/horrid-henry-author-francesca-simon/|archive-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> Francesca Simon was asked by Judith Elliott, an editor at [[Orion Books]], to write a story about a horrid child.<ref name="HowWe">{{cite new|last=Tims|first=Anna|title=How we made: Horrid Henry|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/17/how-we-made-horrid-henry|date=17 June 2013|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lacey|first=Hester|title=The Inventory: Francesca Simon|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6c477808-0460-11e3-a8d6-00144feab7de|date=16 August 2013|publisher=Financial Times|access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Madlela|first=Khulekani|title=Francesca Simon on Horrid Henry character disappointment|url=https://gulfnews.com/friday/art-people/francesca-simon-on-horrid-henry-character-disappointment-1.1367589|date=10 July 2022|publisher=Gulf News|access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref> She also wanted to write about sibling rivalry and families where one child was considered "perfect" and the other "horrid".<ref name="Q&A">{{cite web|title=Here are the answers to some of your questions...|url=http://www.horridhenry.co.uk/FAQ.htm|publisher=Hatchette UK|access-date=1 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015195254/http://www.horridhenry.co.uk/FAQ.htm|archive-date=15 October 2004}}</ref><ref name="HenryLivePDF">{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry – Live and Horrid! - Teachers' Resource Pack|url=http://www.francescasimon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Horrid-Henry-Live-and-Horrid-Teaching-Pack-Watershed-Productions.pdf|quote=The idea for Horrid Henry came about when an illustrator friend of Francesca Simon's asked her to write a book about a naughty child, as she was fed up of drawing angelic children! As the eldest of four children, Simon also wanted to write about the relationships between brothers and sisters, and so she created Perfect Peter. Although she says she adores Peter, Simon admits that Henry is most people's favourite; he is the "imp inside everyone" and of course it's "sometimes great to let that imp out"!|access-date=2024-08-27|language=en|year=2008}}</ref><ref name="Exclusive Chat">{{cite news|last=Costa|first=Monica|title=Exclusive chat with Horrid Henry's 'mum' Francesca Simon on her inspiration behind the naughtiest boy in literature|url=https://londonmumsmagazine.com/shopping-guides/books-tested-recommended/exclusive-chat-horrid-henrys-mum-francesca-simon-inspiration-behind-naughtiest-boy-literature/|date=13 July 2014|publisher=London Mums Magazine|access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> Inspiration also came from [[Cain and Abel]], [[Oedipus Rex]], ''[[Seinfeld]]'', and Simon's own childhood, growing up in [[California]] the eldest of four siblings (including her sister [[Anne Simon|Anne]]), desperately wanting to be an only child. They lived in small houses with confined spaces, with their father [[Mayo Simon|Mayo]] writing upstairs and telling them to be quiet.<ref name="What Makes">{{cite news|title=Francesca Simon interview: what makes Henry so horrid?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/books-life/7544620/Francesca-Simon-interview-what-makes-Henry-so-horrid.html|date=5 April 2010|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=1 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426194039/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/books-life/7544620/Francesca-Simon-interview-what-makes-Henry-so-horrid.html|archive-date=26 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Independent staff|title=Francesca Simon: 'I wanted Horrid Henry to be like Cain and Abel'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/francesca-simon-i-wanted-horrid-henry-to-be-like-cain-and-abel-2345160.html|date=28 August 2011|publisher=The Independent|access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Real Inspiration"/> Simon also stated that she would be perfect and work hard at school, but be horrid and slam doors at home, describing herself as a "mixture of both Henry and Peter".<ref name="Mixture">{{cite news|last=Sturgis|first=India|title=Francesca Simon: I'm a mixture of both Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/francesca-simon-im-a-mixture-of-both-horrid-henry-and-perfect-pe/|date=28 May 2016|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=5 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528111703/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/francesca-simon-im-a-mixture-of-both-horrid-henry-and-perfect-pe/|archive-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> Three more stories were written by Simon at Elliott's request to form a full book.<ref>{{cite news|last=Round|first=Simon|title=Interview: Francesca Simon|url=https://www.thejc.com/life/interview-francesca-simon-ruswa6ai|date=11 December 2008|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref>
The first ''Horrid Henry'' book was written and published in 1994 by Orion.<ref name="Real Inspiration"/> The books are a [[slice of life]] series featuring the titular Henry, a wildly misbehaved boy who will typically be faced with a problem and then will often retaliate in interesting ways that involve trickery, rule-breaking and elaborate practical jokes. Henry has a younger brother, Perfect Peter, who is the exact opposite.<ref>{{cite news|last=Green|first=Miranda|title=Francesca Simon on 25 years of Horrid Henry’s rudeness|url=https://www.ft.com/content/b1554f74-520c-11e9-9c76-bf4a0ce37d49|date=5 April 2019|publisher=Financial Times|access-date=21 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918000334/https://www.ft.com/content/b1554f74-520c-11e9-9c76-bf4a0ce37d49|archive-date=18 September 2019}}</ref> Henry despises Peter, whom he refers to as a "worm" or "toad". Almost every character is known by an alliterative nickname (Rude Ralph, Moody Margaret, Brainy Brian, etc.) with a few exceptions e.g. Mum, Dad and Miss Battle-Axe.<ref>{{cite news|last=Simon|first=Francesca|title=Kemi Badenoch wants to end 'rip-off degrees' - but I wouldn't have created Horrid Henry without mine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/15/kemi-badenoch-rip-off-degrees-horrid-henry|date=15 October 2025|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=5 November 2025}}</ref> Many of the books' stories were inspired by events from Simon's life and those of people that she knew, with additional ideas coming from her imagination.<ref name="Q&A"/><ref name="FactsPDF">{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: The Facts Behind the Fiction|url=http://www.francescasimon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Horrid-Henry-The-Facts-Behind-the-Fiction.pdf|access-date=2024-09-02|language=en|year=2013}}</ref><ref name="HenryPDF">{{cite web|title=Here are the answers to some of your questions...|url=http://www.francescasimon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Francescas-FAQs.pdf|quote=I get my ideas from things that happen to me, or to people I know, or from my imagination. I think of ordinary situations, like birthday parties or getting nits, and then add a "horrid" twist. So if my son, Josh, has to have an injection, I think of how Henry would behave.|access-date=2024-09-02|language=en|year=2013}}</ref> Each title in the main series consists of four short stories with [[Black-and-white|black and white]] illustrations. The titles in the ''Early Readers'' series, aimed at younger readers, each consist of a single story with colour illustrations. Each story in that series, except ''Don't Be Horrid, Henry!'', was originally published in a main series title. ''Don't Be Horrid, Henry!'' is an original story about Henry as a toddler, illustrated by Kevin McAleenan.<ref name="DBHHBook">{{cite book|last=Simon|first=Francesca|title=Don't Be Horrid, Henry!|date=2000|url=https://archive.org/details/dontbehorridhenr0000fran|publisher=Orion Children's Books|isbn=978-1-4072-2305-6}}</ref> Eleven fact books, written from Henry's point of view, have also been published along with eight joke books, eleven colour books and at least twelve activity books as well as a series of annuals. Up until 2015, 24 official ''Horrid Henry'' titles were published in the series. The series was published in 31 languages and has sold more than 21 million copies worldwide.<ref name="Sourcebooks">{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry|url=http://www.sourcebooks.com/spotlight/horrid-henry-books.html|website=Sourcebooks|access-date=22 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213023723/https://www.sourcebooks.com/horrid-henry.html|archive-date=13 February 2025}}</ref><ref name="New Book">{{cite news|last=Cowdrey|first=Katherine|title=New Horrid Henry book to mark series' 25th anniversary in 2019|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/new-horrid-henry-mark-series-25th-anniversary-2019-890821|date=16 November 2018|publisher=The Bookseller|access-date=21 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318104617/https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/new-horrid-henry-mark-series-25th-anniversary-2019-890821|archive-date=18 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Morning With">{{cite news|author=Booka staff|title=A Morning with Francesca Simon – Celebrating 25 Years of Horrid Henry!|url=https://www.bookabookshop.co.uk/events/a-morning-with-francesca-simon-celebrating-25-years-of-horrid-henry/|date=23 March 2019|publisher=Booka Bookshop|access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref>
The ''Horrid Henry'' stories are read on audiobook by actress [[Miranda Richardson]] and published by Orion Audio. Released between 2000 and 2019, the audiobooks were produced by Peter Rinne and Nicholas Jones (for Strathmore Publishing), with music composed by Rinne and Dik Cadbury.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Horrid Henry Audio Books|url=http://www.horridhenry.co.uk/audio-books.asp|publisher=Hatchette UK|access-date=1 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228023506/http://www.horridhenry.co.uk/audio-books.asp|archive-date=28 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Audiobooks|url=https://www.francescasimon.com/horrid-henry-books/audiobooks/|publisher=Francesca Simon|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14521141-Francesca-Simon-Read-By-Miranda-Richardson-Horrid-Henry-Meets-The-Queen|title=Francesca Simon Read By Miranda Richardson – Horrid Henry Meets The Queen (2004, CD)|date=2004|publisher=Discogs|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
In April 2009, the US Sourcebooks' Jabberwocky imprint released four ''Horrid Henry'' paperbacks nationwide, which included ''Horrid Henry'', ''Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb'', ''Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine'' and ''Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy''. Sourcebooks has released additional ''Horrid Henry'' titles including activity pages, event kits and a teacher's guide.<ref name="Sourcebooks"/> In 2019, a special one-off 25th Anniversary book, ''Horrid Henry: Up, Up and Away'', was published.<ref name="New Book"/>
==Books== ===Main series=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" ! scope="col" | Pre-2019 title ! scope="col" | Year of first publication ! scope="col" | Current title ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Horrid Henry (book)|Horrid Henry]]'' | {{sort|1994|1994}} | ''Horrid Henry'' | Series premiere and originally intended to be a single-book |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Secret Club'' | {{sort|1995|1995}} | ''Horrid Henry: Secret Club'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy]]'' | {{sort|1996|1996}} | ''Horrid Henry: Tricking the Tooth Fairy'' | Originally published as ''Horrid Henry and the Tooth Fairy'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Nits'' | {{sort|1997|1997}} | ''Horrid Henry: Nits Nits Nits!'' | Also published internationally as ''Horrid Henry's Head Lice'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick'' | {{sort|1998|1998}} | ''Horrid Henry: Get Rich Quick'' | Originally published as ''Horrid Henry Strikes It Rich'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Haunted House'' | {{sort|1999|1999}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Haunted House'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and The Mummy's Curse'' | {{sort|2000|2000}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Mummy's Curse'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Revenge'' | {{sort|2001|2001}} | ''Horrid Henry: Perfect Revenge'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter'' | {{sort|2002|2002}} | ''Horrid Henry: Bogey Babysitter'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb'' | {{sort|2002|2002}} | ''Horrid Henry: Stinkbombs'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Underpants'' | {{sort|2003|2003}} | ''Horrid Henry: Underpants Panic'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Meets The Queen'' | {{sort|2004|2004}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Queen's Visit'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine'' | {{sort|2005|2005}} | ''Horrid Henry: Mega-Mean Time Machine'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend'' | {{sort|2006|2006}} | ''Horrid Henry: Football Fiend'' | Published internationally as ''Horrid Henry and the Soccer Fiend'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker'' | {{sort|2006|2006}} | ''Horrid Henry: Christmas Cracker'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman'' | {{sort|2007|2007}} | ''Horrid Henry: Abominable Snowman'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Robs The Bank'' | {{sort|2008|2008}} | ''Horrid Henry: Bank Robber'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Wakes The Dead'' | {{sort|2009|2009}} | ''Horrid Henry: Waking the Dead'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Rocks!'' | {{sort|2010|2010}} | ''Horrid Henry: Rock Star'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} | ''Horrid Henry: Zombie Vampire'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Monster Movie'' | {{sort|2012|2012}} | ''Horrid Henry: Monster Movie'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Nightmare'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} | ''Horrid Henry: Nightmare'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Krazy Ketchup'' | {{sort|2014|2014}} | ''Horrid Henry: Krazy Ketchup'' | |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Cannibal Curse'' | {{sort|2015|2015}} | ''Horrid Henry: Cannibal Curse'' | |- ! scope="row" | N/A | {{sort|2019|2019}} | ''Horrid Henry: Up, Up and Away'' |- |}
===Extra Book=== * ''Horrid Henry's Bedtime'' (2005; published for [[World Book Day]])
===Early Readers=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year of first publication ! scope="col" | Story originally published in ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | ''Don't Be Horrid, Henry!'' | {{sort|2000|2000}} | N/A (original story) | Originally illustrated by Kevin McAleenan. Current illustrations by Tony Ross adopted in 2006. |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Birthday Party'' | {{sort|2009|2009}} | Horrid Henry: Secret Club |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Holiday'' | {{sort|2009|2009}} | Horrid Henry (first book) |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Underpants'' | {{sort|2009|2009}} | scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry: Underpants Panic'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick'' | {{sort|2010|2010}} | ''Horrid Henry: Get Rich Quick'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend'' | {{sort|2010|2010}} | ''Horrid Henry: Football Fiend'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Nits'' | {{sort|2010|2010}} | ''Horrid Henry: Nits!, Nits!, Nits!'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and Moody Margaret'' | {{sort|2010|2010}} | ''Horrid Henry'' (first book) |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Thank You Letter'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} | ''Horrid Henry: Underpants Panic'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Reads a Book'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} | ''Horrid Henry: Stinkbombs'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Car Journey'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} | ''Horrid Henry: Bogey Babysitter'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Moody Margaret's School'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} | ''Horrid Henry: Bank Robber'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Tricks and Treats'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} | ''Horrid Henry: Bogey Babysitter'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Christmas Play'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} | ''Horrid Henry: Christmas Cracker'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Rainy Day'' | {{sort|2012|2012}} | ''Horrid Henry: Abominable Snowman'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Meets the Queen'' | {{sort|2012|2012}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Queen's Visit'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Sports Day'' | {{sort|2012|2012}} | ''Horrid Henry: Get Rich Quick'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Christmas Presents'' | {{sort|2012|2012}} | ''Horrid Henry: Christmas Cracker'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Moody Margaret's Makeover'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} | ''Horrid Henry: Abominable Snowman'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Demon Dinner Lady'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} | ''Horrid Henry: Perfect Revenge'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} | ''Horrid Henry: Tricking the Tooth Fairy'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Homework'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Mummy's Curse'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} | ''Horrid Henry: Bogey Babysitter'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Sleepover'' | {{sort|2014|2014}} | ''Horrid Henry: Stinkbombs'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Wedding'' | {{sort|2014|2014}} | ''Horrid Henry: Tricking the Tooth Fairy'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Haunted House'' | {{sort|2014|2014}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Haunted House'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Christmas Lunch'' | {{sort|2014|2014}} | ''Horrid Henry: Christmas Cracker'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Mother's Day'' | {{sort|2015|2015}} | ''Horrid Henry: Nightmare'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Comfy Black Chair'' | {{sort|2015|2015}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Haunted House'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse'' | {{sort|2015|2015}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Mummy's Curse'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman'' | {{sort|2015|2015}} | ''Horrid Henry: Abominable Snowman'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine'' | {{sort|2016|2016}} | ''Horrid Henry: Mega-Mean Time Machine'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Fangmangler'' | {{sort|2016|2016}} | ''Horrid Henry: Nits, Nits, Nits'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Christmas Ambush'' | {{sort|2016|2016}} | ''Horrid Henry: Christmas Cracker'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb'' | {{sort|2016|2016}} | ''Horrid Henry: Stinkbombs'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Swimming Lesson'' | {{sort|2017|2017}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Mummy's Curse'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Christmas'' | {{sort|2017|2017}} | ''Horrid Henry: Get Rich Quick'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's School Fair'' | {{sort|2018|2018}} | ''Horrid Henry: The Haunted House'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire'' | {{sort|2018|2018}} | ''Horrid Henry: Zombie Vampire'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Hike'' | {{sort|2018|2018}} | ''Horrid Henry: Mega-Mean Time Machine'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Injection'' | {{sort|2019|2019}} | ''Horrid Henry: Secret Club'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Nightmare'' | {{sort|2019|2019}} | ''Horrid Henry: Nightmare'' |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Newspaper'' | {{sort|2020|2020}} | ''Horrid Henry: Bank Robber'' |- |}
===Fact books=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year of first publication |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Bodies'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Dinosaurs'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Sports'' | {{sort|2011|2011}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Food'' | {{sort|2012|2012}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Bugs'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Kings and Queens'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's World Records'' | {{sort|2013|2013}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Animals'' | {{sort|2014|2014}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Ghosts'' | {{sort|2014|2014}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Space'' | {{sort|2015|2015}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Horrid Henry's Crazy Creatures'' | {{sort|2015|2015}} |- |}
===Joke books=== * ''Horrid Henry's Joke Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's Jolly Joke Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's Mighty Joke Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's versus Moody Margaret'' * ''Horrid Henry's Hilariously Horrid Joke Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's Purple Hand Gang Joke Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's All Time Favourite Joke Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's Jumbo Joke Book''
===Colour/collection books=== * ''Horrid Henry's Big Bad Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's Wicked Ways'' * ''Horrid Henry's Evil Enemies'' * ''Horrid Henry Rules the World'' * ''Horrid Henry's House of Horrors'' * ''Horrid Henry's Dreadful Deeds'' * ''Horrid Henry Shows Who's Boss'' * ''Horrid Henry's A-Z of Everything Horrid'' * ''Horrid Henry's Fearsome Four'' * ''Horrid Henry's Royal Riot'' * ''Horrid Henry's Tricky Tricks'' * ''Horrid Henry: Holiday Horrors'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: Holiday Horrors|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-holiday-horrors/9781510108752/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: Rainy Day Disaster'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: Rainy Day Disaster|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-rainy-day-disaster/9781510109612/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: Party Pandemonium'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: Party Pandemonium|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-party-pandemonium/9781510111684/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: Terrible Teachers'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: Terrible Teachers|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-terrible-teachers/9781510111325/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: A Yucky Year'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: A Yucky Year|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-a-yucky-year/9781510112056/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: Food Fight'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: Food Fight|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-food-fight/9781510112896/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: World's Worst Holiday'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: World's Worst Holiday|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-worlds-worst-holiday/9781510113275/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: Monster Mayhem'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: Monster Mayhem|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-monster-mayhem/9781510112919/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: Fiendish Foes'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: Fiendish Foes|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-fiendish-foes/9781510113596/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry: Summer of Doom'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web|title=Horrid Henry: Summer of Doom|url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/francesca-simon-2/horrid-henry-summer-of-doom/9781510113619/|website=Hachette UK|access-date=20 July 2025}}</ref>
===Activity books=== * ''Horrid Henry's Brainbusters'' * ''Horrid Henry's Headscratchers'' * ''Horrid Henry's Mindbenders'' * ''Horrid Henry's Colouring Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's Puzzle Book'' * ''Horrid Henry's Sticker Book'' * ''Horrid Henry Runs Riot'' * ''Horrid Henry's Annual'' * ''Horrid Henry's Classroom Chaos'' * ''Horrid Henry's Holiday Havoc'' * ''Horrid Henry's Wicked Wordsearches'' * ''Horrid Henry's Mad Mazes'' * ''Horrid Henry's Crazy Crosswords''
== Television adaptation == {{Main|Horrid Henry (TV series)}}
== Film adaptation == {{Main|Horrid Henry: The Movie}} On 23 June 2010, [[Vertigo Films]] announced that a [[live action]] 3-D film of ''Horrid Henry'' was in production. The film's plot focuses on Henry and The Purple Hand Gang fighting to prevent the closure of their school by an evil private school Headmaster.<ref>{{cite news|title=Horrid Henry makes jump to hit big screen|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10396288|date=23 June 2010|publisher=BBC News|access-date=11 October 2010}}</ref> The film was released on 29 July 2011 in the United Kingdom and 11 January 2013 in Australia.
== Reception == * In April 2008, ''Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman'' won the Galaxy Children's Book of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite news|author=BBC News staff|title=Rowling honoured at book awards|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7340087.stm|date=10 April 2008|publisher=BBC News|access-date=22 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Irvine|first=Lindesay|title=Another honour for JK Rowling|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/apr/10/galaxyawards.awardsandprizes|date=10 April 2008|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=22 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Bookseller staff|title=20 Years of Horrid Henry|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/features/20-years-horrid-henry-338377|date=10 June 2014|publisher=The Bookseller|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref> * ''Horrid Henry'' has twice been nominated for [[British Academy Children's Award for Animation|BAFTA's Best Animation]]; in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Childrens/Animation|url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/animation/|publisher=Bafta|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wolfe|first=Jennifer|title=CITV Launches New Season of Novel Entertainment's 'Horrid Henry'|url=https://www.awn.com/news/citv-launches-new-season-novel-entertainment-horrid-henry|date=3 September 2015|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thelwell|first=Emma|title=Should parents ban Horrid Henry?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41267855|date=15 September 2017|publisher=BBC News|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Children's literature}} * [[Horrid Henry (TV series)|''Horrid Henry'' (TV series)]] * [[Horrible Harry]], a different character
== References == {{reflist}}
=== General sources === * [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/13/francesca-simon-books-interview Robert McCrum interview in the Guardian] * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/rhvg9r Q&A with Francesca Simon] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20230426194039/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/books-life/7544620/Francesca-Simon-interview-what-makes-Henry-so-horrid.html Telegraph interview with Francesca Simon] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081202060426/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/22056/horrid-henry-live-and-horrid The Stage review of Horrid Henry Live and Horrid]
==External links== * [http://www.francescasimon.com Official Francesca Simon Web Site] * [http://www.horridhenry.co.uk The official Horrid Henry books Web Site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090916175833/http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/777-0/author-Francesca-Simon.htm Horrid Henry publishers site - Orion Books] * [http://www.horridhenry.me The official Horrid Henry TV / DVD Web Site horridhenry.me] * [http://www.novelentertainment.co.uk Novel Entertainment's web site] * [http://www.citv.co.uk/page.asp?partid=1 CITV official Page] * [http://store.steampowered.com/news/4184/ Steam announcement page of Horrid Henry Game]
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