Francesca Simon writes which series of books for young readers?
Francesca Simon Francesca Simon Francesca Isabella Simon (born February 23, 1955) is an American author who resides in London. She is most famous for writing the "Horrid Henry" series of children's books. She is the daughter of screenwriter, director and playwright Mayo Simon. Simon was born in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. 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 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.
Atheneum Books by "May Bird and the Ever After" (2005), and the Olivia series of picture books featuring Olivia the pig (from 2000). "The Higher Power of Lucky" won the 2007 Newbery Medal. In a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named "" one of its Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children. Atheneum Books Atheneum Books was a New York City publishing house established in 1959 by Alfred A. Knopf, Jr., Simon Michael Bessie and Hiram Haydn. Simon & Schuster has owned Atheneum properties since its acquisition of Macmillan in 1994 and it created Atheneum Books for Young Readers as an