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Re: 30 Children's Short Stories Audiobooks
Fetched: October 12th, 2008, 11:41pm CEST

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Author: HorseWhisper
Forum: E-books
Date: 2008-10-11

These audio books are from the Horrid Henry series. The kids love them. Trust me.

Horrid Henry series overview


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This series of episodic stories feature the anti-hero Horrid Henry, who attracts trouble as surely as jam attracts wasps. Henry’s character owes much to the tradition of the naughty child in children’s literature and comics. There are echoes of Dennis the Menace and Minnie the Minx and some similarities with William Brown (Just William), though in the latter case chaos is caused by well-meaning but ill-conceived plans that end in disaster. Henry also has something in common with the likeable tricksters of folktales (Anansi, Brer Rabbit, Reynard) and like them he often comes out on top…. but not always. Henry’s brother Perfect Peter is the ideal foil for Henry’s antics and he too has his antecedents in characters like the Dennis the Menace’s adversary, Cedric. Most readers will be attracted to Henry’s lively personality in spite of his unacceptable behaviour.

Francesca Simon says, ‘I often describe the Horrid Henry books as westerns for kids. Henry is an outlaw, who behaves dreadfully, yet often triumphs. Just as adults like reading about people who go against convention, so kids get a thrill from a child who always acts on impulse and never worries about the consequences. Henry is pure ego, while Perfect Peter is an exaggerated version of the impeccably behaved child parents think they want.’

http://rapidshare.com/files/152854872/Horrid_Henry_and_the_Demon_Dinner_Lady.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/152854873/Horrid_Henry_and_the_Dinner_Guests.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/152854874/Horrid_Henry_and_the_Fang_Mangler.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/152854875/Horrid_Henry_Eats_a_Vegetable.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/152854878/Horrid_Henry_Gets_Rich_Quick_-_Francesca_Simon.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/152868998/Horrid_Henry_s_Bath_Time.zip
http://rapidshare.com/files/152868999/Horrid_Henry_s_Chores.zip
http://rapidshare.com/files/152869364/Horrid_Henry_Goes_to_Work.zip
http://rapidshare.com/files/152869368/Horrid_Henry_Meets_the_Queen.zip

Horrid Henry homepage: http://www.francescasimon.com/audio.asp You can listen to extracts on this page.