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    Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman
    Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman
    Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman
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    Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman

    By Francesca Simon and Tony Ross

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    There's a snowman-building contest in town and the grand prize is a year's supply of free ice cream Horrid Henry just has to beat Moody Margaret and her dumb old ballerina snowman. So Henry makes the biggest monster snowman ever. But Henry might have to use a few last-minute tricks to win this one. Plus three other stories that won't melt.

    Galaxy Book Award's Best Children's Book of the Year!

    Francesca Simon is one of the world's best-loved children's authors. She is the only American to have ever won the Galaxy Book Award, and her creation, Horrid Henry, is the #1 bestselling chapter book series in the UK—with a hit TV show and over fifteen million copies sold! Each book contains four easy-to read stories and hilarious illustrations by the one and only Tony Ross, so even the most reluctant of readers won't be able to resist Henry's amazing talent for trouble!

    "A loveable bad boy." —People

    Look inside to see what kids and adults have to say about the master of mischief!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateAug 1, 2010
    ISBN9781402244612
    Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman
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    Francesca Simon

    Francesca Simon is universally known for the staggeringly popular Horrid Henry series. These books and CDs have sold over 20 million copies in the UK alone and are published in 27 countries. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman won the Children's Book of the Year award in 2008 at the British Book Awards. She lives in North London with her family.

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      This book is fun and interesting. I also think that Francesca Simon has a really good sense of humor. I recommend this book to all young readers.

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    Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman - Francesca Simon

    Copyright

    Text © Francesca Simon 2007

    Internal illustrations © Tony Ross 2007

    Cover illustration © Tony Ross 2008

    Cover and internal design © 2010 by Sourcebooks, Inc.

    Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc.

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.

    The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.

    Published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.

    P.O. Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410

    (630) 961-3900

    Fax: (630) 961-2168

    www.jabberwockykids.com

    Originally published in Great Britain in 2007 by Orion Children’s Books.

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file with the publisher.

    Source of Production: Versa Press, East Peoria, Illinois, USA

    Date of Production: July 2010

    Run Number: 12933

    Dedication

    For my niece, Ava Rose

    Front Cover

    Title Page

    Copyright

    Dedication

    Chapter 1: Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman

    Chapter 2: Horrid Henry's Rainy Day

    Chapter 3: Moody Margaret's Makeover

    Chapter 4: Horrid Henry's Author Visit

    About the Author

    Back Cover

    Moody Margaret took aim.

    Thwack!

    A snowball whizzed past and smacked Sour Susan in the face.

    AAAAARRGGHHH! shrieked Susan.

    Ha ha, got you, said Margaret.

    You big meanie, howled Susan, scooping up a fistful of snow and hurling it at Margaret.

    Thwack!

    Susan’s snowball smacked Moody Margaret in the face.

    OWWWW! screamed Margaret. You’ve blinded me.

    Good! screamed Susan.

    I hate you! shouted Margaret, shoving Susan.

    I hate you more! shouted Susan, pushing Margaret.

    Splat! Margaret toppled into the snow.

    Splat! Susan toppled into the snow.

    I’m going home to build my own snowman, sobbed Susan.

    Fine. I’ll win without you, said Margaret.

    Will not!

    Will too! I’m going to win, copycat, shrieked Margaret.

    "I’m going to win, shrieked Susan. I

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