Francesca is one of the UK's most popular authors and has written over fifty books for children of all ages. One of Francesca's most successful and irrepressible creations has been the famous (or should that be infamous) Horrid Henry, who first appeared in 1994. Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe and his adventures are published in 31 languages, and have sold over 21 million of copies worldwide. When she is not writing, Francesca is often encouraging and inspiring young writers and has judged many writing competitions for schools. She is also a passionate ambassador for children's literacy and access to literature. Francesca lives in North London with her family. Steve has been a life-long doodler, studying fine art and filmmaking in Nottingham and Animation at the Royal College of Art. He has illustrated various children's books including the bestselling Dennis the Menace fiction series, Harry Hill's Matt Mills series and Francesca Simon's Terrible Viking books.