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- ↑ "Francesca Simon — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ "20 Years of Horrid Henry". thebookseller.com. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ McCrum, Robert (13 September 2013). "Francesca Simon: 'When I started out, people would ask: "When will you write for adults?"'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ "The Inventory: Francesca Simon" . www.ft.com. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ "Exclusive chat with Horrid Henry's 'mum' Francesca Simon on her inspiration behind the naughtiest boy in literature". London Mums Magazine. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ Francesca Simon (13 February 2014). "Supporting Battersea Cats and Dogs Home". www.francescasimon.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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- ↑ "The Monstrous Child — Productions — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N24.
