Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse

by Francesca Simon

Book Overview

Age Level: 7 and up Grade Level: 2 to 5

Horrid Henry indulges his favorite hobby--collecting Gizmos; has a bad time with his spelling homework; starts a rumor that there's a shark in the swimming pool; and spooks Perfect Peter with the mummy's curse.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402217765
• ISBN13: 9781402217760
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Kid's Review

This funny book is about a boy named Henry and is usually always doing wrong things. It is one of the best books that I have read in my life. In the book the weirdest thing that he did wrong is that he tricked his parents and said that he will study his words for tomorrow's test and just reads a comic book instead. The next day he just copied somebody's test. Read the book to see what happens at the end. It is by Francesca Simon. I would recommend this book to everyone especially if they laugh a lot.

Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club.com

Horrid Henry is always trying to get out of things: going to school, eating vegetables, writing thank you notes for gifts, a baby's baptism... He also spends a lot of energy coming up with schemes that he thinks will help him get his way. And often he's pitted against his younger brother, Perfect Peter, who is everything a parent could love in a child that Henry is not. The series of books that has Horrid Henry trying out one scheme after another is really funny for beginning readers. Three new additions have been added to the series this fall: Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse, Horrid Henry's Underpants, and Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter. Each book has four stories all featuring Henry living down to expectations in some way. Many times his plotting is found out and foiled by parents and teachers, but sometimes his elaborate plans to get his way at the expense of others actually succeed. Kids will love to see how he gets in and out of his scrapes with authority. The Horrid Henry books by Francesca Simon has delighted nearly 15 million young readers in 27 languages since the series started. Younger siblings of mother-daughter book club members are sure to be happy with these new additions.

Horrid Henry is at it again!

My ten-year old, John, and I decided to do a joint review of the title story The Mummy's Curse. In Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse, Henry is doing what he does best-being horrid and getting into trouble. Since he is unable to share his toys with his younger brother, Perfect Peter, Henry has been banned from playing with Peter's toys. Typically, that's not a problem for Henry. Who wants to play with Peter's childish, baby toys? Well, that changed when Peter won a "Curse of the Mummy" kit from the museum. It came with a plastic body to mummify, mummy wrapping gauze, a curse book, amulets, and removable mummy organs! What little boy wouldn't love this !? Perfect Peter soon finds Horrid Henry in his room and threatens to tell on him. But Henry convinces Peter that he's not stealing his toy, but trying to protect him from the Mummy's Curse, the curse that turns people into a mummy. Peter is certain his Mom has been mummified. He asks Henry to help him remove the curse. Henry insists they must wrap Fluffy, the cat, in the sacred bandages (toilet paper) so he can be a messanger between this world and the next. Peter, too, must be wrapped and remain silent for thirty minutes. Henry begins chanting the "sacred spell": "By the powers of Horus, Morus, Borus and Stegosaurus!" But before the spell can be completed, Henry is discovered by his Mummy, I mean, Mom. He is grounded from the TV for a month, but since Peter no longer wanted anything to do with his mummy kit, Peter had free reign! My Review: Francesca Simon, author of the Horrid Henry series, does another outstanding job with this one! Each of the four stories are long enough to tell a good story, but short enough to keep the attention of my two boys. They love to hear about what sort of trouble is getting into next. My oldest, John, is still convinced he's Perfect Peter and his younger brother, Justin, is Horrid Henry. Justin doesn't seem to mind! As I've mentioned in the past, the Horrid Henry books are perfect for any child, boy or girl, in the 7-10 age range. But they are particularly great for reluctant readers. The stories and characters engage them and the text isn't challenging. So, like in the past, I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend this, or any of the Horrid Henry series! John's Review: I think Henry is a little crazy for telling Peter that their Mom was a Mummy! He acts like Justin (John's younger brother), telling you things that are not true. Horrid Henry was so good at convincing Peter that he was telling the truth. When his Mom said that she was a mummy, she really meant a "Mommy" so that was a little confusing. Henry was so rude to wrap up Peter and Fluffy! I liked this story because I think mummies are interesting. But I don't think Henry's punishment was good. It was a good punishment for Henry to lose his TV privileges, but it wasn't fair that he still got to play with the mummy kit! If I had done something like this to Justin (I wouldn't Mom, I promise)

Very Happy

Brought this book for my 9 year old son. Was told by friends that it was great. Well for a boy who didn't like reading he read the whole book in one sitting.