Horrid Henry and the Mega-mean Time Machine

by Simon, Francesca

• ISBN13: 9781402217807
• ISBN10: 1402217803
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

Summary

Horrid Henry reluctantly joins his family for a hike in the yucky countryside; builds a time machine and convinces Perfect Peter that boys wear dresses and lipstick in the future; Perfect Peter has his revenge on Henry; and Henry's aunt takes the family out for dinner at a fancy restaurant. PRAISE FOR HORRID HENRY Why Horrid Henry? Kids love it! "I love the Horrid Henry books by Francesca Simon. They have lots of funny bits in. And Henry always gets into trouble!" Mia, age 6, BBC Learning is Fun "It's easy to see why Horrid Henry is the bestselling character for 5-8 year olds." Liverpool Echo Because it's funny "My two boys love this book and I have actually had tears running down my face and had to stop reading because of laughing so hard. My oldest son is rereading all the books in this series on his own now and he still loves them. Happy reading!" T. Franklin, Parent "A modern comic classic." SF Said, Guardian Children's Books Supplement Kids get to be harmlessly rebellious "Henry is a beguiling hero who has entranced millions of reluctant readers... little rebels will love this collection and even little angels will be secretly thrilled by Henry's anti-heroic behaviour." Herald Henry's naughtiness is a yardstick against which children can get a sense of their own moral goodness and social justice "What is brilliant about the books is that Henry never does anything that is subversive. She creates an aura of supreme naughtiness (of which children are in awe) but points out that he operates within a safe and secure world." Emily Turner, Angels And Urchins Magazine Reaches the most important age group - children who are learning to read "I have tried out the Horrid Henry books with groups of children as a parent, as a babysitter, and as a teacher. Children love to either hear them read aloud or to read them themselves. The books are spot on for the 5-8 age range and are fun for the adults who share them too." Danielle Hall, Teacher The structure provides new readers with a real sense of accomplishment "My son is 7 years old and a big Horrid Henry fan. This book lived up to his expectations! Horrid Henry is like most boys: he always has a plan and is always getting into mischief! It was amusing, and he could not put it down. Can't wait for the next. He read it cover to cover by himself in 2 days! That for me sells a book! He can't wait for the next one to be published. He has recommended it to all his friends." Mrs. Tami Gold, Parent Reaches both boys and girls equally "Wonderfully appealing to girls and boys alike, a precious rarity at this age." Judith Woods, Times Books A global publishing phenomenon with 12 million copies sold! WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT HORRID HENRY: "Parents reading them aloud may be consoled to discover that Henry can al

Table of Contents

Horrid Henry's Hike

Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine

Perfect Peter's Revenge

Horrid Henry Dines at Restaurant Le Posh

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Excerpts

<p>Horrid Henry flicked the switch. The time machine whirred. Dials spun. Buttons pulsed. Latches locked. Horrid Henry Time Traveler was ready for blastoff!</p><p>Now, where to go, where to go?<br>Dinosaurs, thought Henry. Yes! Henry loved dinosaurs. He would love to stalk a few Tyrannosaurus Rexes as they rampaged through the primordial jungle.</p><p>But what about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table? "Arise, Sir Henry," King Arthur would say, kicking Lancelot out of his chair. "Sure thing, King," Sir Henry would reply, twirling his sword. "Out of my way, worms!"</p><p>Or what about the siege of Troy?</p><p>Heroic Henry, that's who he'd be, the fearless fighter dashing about doing daring deeds.</p><p>Tempting, thought Henry. Very tempting. </p><p>Wait a sec, what about visiting the future, where school was banned and parents had to do whatever their children told them? Where everyone had their own spaceship and ate candy for dinner.</p><p>And where King Henry the Horrible ruled supreme, chopping off the head of anyone who dared to say no to him.</p><p>To the future, thought Henry, setting the dial.<br>Bang! Pow!</p><p>Henry braced himself for the jolt into hyperspace—10, 9, 8, 7, 6—<br>"Henry, it's my turn."<br>Horrid Henry ignored the alien's whine.—5, 4, 3—<br>"Henry! If you don't share I'm going to tell Mom."</p><p>AAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH. The Time Machine shuddered to a halt. Henry climbed out.</p><p>"Go away, Peter," said Henry. "You're ruining everything."<br>"But it's my turn."<br>"GO AWAY!"<br>"Mom said we could both play with the box," said Peter. "We could cut out windows, make a little house, paint flowers—"<br>"NO!" screeched Henry.<br>"But..." said Peter. He stood in the living room, holding his scissors and crayons.<br>"Don't you touch my box!" hissed Henry.<br>"I will if I want to," said Peter. "And it's not yours." Henry had no right to boss him around, thought Peter. He'd been waiting such a long time for his turn. Well,<br>he wasn't waiting any longer. He'd start cutting out a window this minute. Peter got out his scissors.</p><p>"Stop! It's a time machine, you toad!" shrieked Henry.<br>Peter paused.<br>Peter gasped.<br>Peter stared at the huge cardboard box.<br>A time machine? A time machine? How could it be a time machine?<br>"It is not," said Peter.<br>"Is too," said Henry.<br>"But it's made of cardboard," said Peter.<br>"And the washing machine came in it." Henry sighed.</p><p>"Don't you know anything? If it looked like a time machine everyone would try to steal it. It's a time machine in disguise."</p><p>Peter looked at the time machine. On the one hand he didn't believe Henry for one minute. This was just one of Henry's tricks. Peter was a hundred million billion percent certain Henry was lying.</p><p>On the other hand, what if Henry was telling the truth for once and there was a real time machine in his living room?</p><p>"If it is a time machine, I want to have a turn," said Peter.<br>"You can't. You're too young," said Henry.<br>"Am not."<br>"Are too."<br>Perfect Peter stuck out his bottom lip.<br>"I don't believe you anyway." Horrid Henry was outraged.<br>"Okay, I'll prove it. I'll go to the future right now. Stand back. Don't move."<br>Horrid Henry leaped into the box and closed the lid. The Time Machine began to shudder and shake.</p><p>Then everything was still for a very long time.</p><p>Perfect Peter didn't know what to do.</p><p>What if Henry was gone—forever? What if he were stuck in the future?</p><p>I could have his room, thought Peter.</p>