Publisher Description

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.Horrid Henry hates sports day. And he hates the cross-country run more than any other event. But just as he is heaving his weary bones to the starting line, he has a wonderful, spectacular idea of how to win the race.

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A new adventure for Horrid Henry, in the educational Early Reader series. Henry hates sports day, and he hates the cross country run more than any other event. But then he has a spectacular idea of how to win the race. Sales across the Horrid Henry range exceed 18 million copies. With illustrations by Tony Ross. Ages: 0+

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Utterly wicked. Totally brilliant. Horrid Henry HATES sports day. Why should he have to run about getting hot and bothered? And why oh why does he never win? Then Henry has a wonderful, spectacular idea. (((Set in smaller point size))) 'Horrid Henry's Sports Day' was originally published in HORRID HENRY GETS RICH QUICK, but appears here for the first time in a single volume with brand-new full colour illustrations. ISBN: 978 1 4440 0116 7 UK price 4.99Can $9.99 Horrid Henry is now a major television series produced by Novel Entertainment Limited for CITV

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Utterly wicked. Totally brilliant. Horrid Henry HATES sports day. Why should he have to run about getting hot and bothered? And why oh why does he never win? Then Henry has a wonderful, spectacular idea. (((Set in smaller point size))) 'Horrid Henry's Sports Day' was originally published in HORRID HENRY GETS RICH QUICK, but appears here for the first time in a single volume with brand-new full colour illustrations. ISBN: 978 1 4440 0116 7 UK price

Author Biography

Francesca Simon spent her childhood in California, and then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her family. She has written over 50 books and won THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR in 2008 at the GALAXY BRITISH BOOK AWARDS for HORRID HENRY AND THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN. Visit Francesca's website at and keep up-to-date with Horrid Henry at Tony Ross is one of Britain's best known illustrators, with many picture books to his name, including the bestselling Little Princess stories (Andersen). He has also produced the line drawings for many fiction titles, for authors such as David Walliams, Jeanne Willis, Enid Blyton, Astrid Lindgren, and many more. He lives in Wales.

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Horrid Henry comes up with a genius idea to win the cross-country run at sports day.

Long Description

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.Horrid Henry hates sports day. And he hates the cross-country run more than any other event. But just as he is heaving his weary bones to the starting line, he has a wonderful, spectacular idea of how to win the race.

Promotional "Headline"

Horrid Henry comes up with a genius idea to win the cross-country run at sports day.

Description for Sales People

Total UK sales across the HORRID HENRY range exceed 20 million copies.

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