Two Terrible Vikings

Description

What if your parents WANTED you to behave badly? Set in the snowy fjords of a Viking kingdom, the terrible twins, Hack and Whack, are proud to be the best worst vikings. Nothing stops the marauding pair as they steal boats, loot a birthday party, track a troll and sail off to raid Bad Island with their friends Twisty Pants and Dirty Ulf. Well, almost nothing . . . With whip-smart dialogue, and accompanied by Dennis the Menace style anarchic cartoon imagery, this series is as sharp, funny and compelling as you would expect from the reigning Queen of Comedy.

Francesca Simon is universally known for the staggeringly popular Horrid Henry series. These books and CDs have sold over 20 million copies in the UK alone and are published in 27 countries. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman won the Children's Book of the Year award in 2008 at the British Book Awards. She is also the author of Costa-shortlisted The Monstrous Child and Hack and Whack, her first picture book. She lives in North London with her family. Steve May is an animation director and illustrator. Steve has illustrated books by Jeremy Strong, Philip Reeve, Harry Hill and Phil Earle, as well as the Dennis the Menace series. He lives in North London.

PRAISE FOR "HACK AND WHACK" by Francesca Simon: "Unbridled mischief and fun." --Publishers Weekly "Hack and Whack are delightfully devious." --Foreword Review PRAISE FOR "THE MONSTROUS CHILD" by Francesca Simon: "An excellent choice for young adult fans of all things mythology."--School Library Journal "A quirky presentation of Norse mythology."--Booklist "Deliciously fun.... it oozes style, and Simon's evocative descriptions transport readers to the strange and brutal world of Norse myth."--Publishers Weekly