Horrid Henry and the abominable snowman by Francesca Simon

If a pre-adolescent child could be encapsulated within a stereotypical caricature, one would end up with something akin to Horrid Henry. Parents despair all over the globe at their ill behaved offspring and some even call to question their aptitude for parenthood. Such a thing is good, on occasion – but it must be understood and acknowledged that children of a certain age of any species are downright awful.
I find Horrid Henry traumatic at times, but I can still be objective in my view. And my view is that Horrid Henry is the most utterly vile child you will ever come across – BUT – to give him his credit, he is not nearly so nauseatingly, hideously precocious as that little Peter perfect.
Simon does not fail to deliver a wonderful and accurate insight into children of this horrendous age group. May they learn to leave us poor worms in peace!
This is a wonderful collection of adventues, but the best by far is the ingenious will Henry draws up... this is classic Horrid Henry at his worst. What I found rather endearing though, almost heartwarming, was the realisation that Heny loves books. Loves them almost as much as I do, which was a wonderful uncovering - tell your children...!!
An absolute must for children this Christmas and the perfect stocking filler for your own horrid little child - Henry's shenanigans are as riveting as always.