Interview with Francesca Simon
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Here’s something unusual… there’s a series of books, 17 strong, that have been growing in popularity in more than 24 countries since the first book came out in 1994. And, would you believe, these books are just now becoming available in the United States. The biggest market in the world is one of the last major markets to get on board.
Francesca Simon, author of the Horrid Henry books, joins Mark for what may be one of the most important interviews we’ve ever done on Just One More Book!! as they talk about books with universal themes, the penalty of growing old enough to read by yourself and Storybook Dads — breaking the cycle of crime through a literacy and family connection program for convicts in a high-security prison.
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Two of the Horrid Henry books are mentioned in our 500th episode, Chapter Book Chatter. By the way, we’re 9 episodes away from 600, now (not including our 21 part Rock Stars of Reading series).
We encourage you to learn more about the Storybook Dads program.
Photo: Francesca Simon’s website
Not everyone has the means to own children’s books; some have other priorities. And, with the increasing pace of the modern era, a growing number of parents are finding it difficult to find the time or energy to sit down with their children to read together.
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