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Who Nicked My Knickers?

By Francesca Simon
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Who nicked my knickers? Who pinched my pants? Was it YOU? Someone is stealing knickers and it's down to Max and Mabel to discover who. A hilarious picture book by Francesca Simon and Steve May. Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Who nicked my knickers? Who pinched my pants? Was it YOU? Someone is stealing knickers and it's down to Max and Mabel to discover who.

Who nicked my knickers? Who pinched my pants? Was it YOU?
Someone is stealing knickers and it's down to Max and Mabel to discover who.

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Who nicked my knickers? Who pinched my pants? Was it YOU?

Someone is stealing knickers and it's down to Max and Mabel to discover who.

A hilarious picture book by Francesca Simon and Steve May.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781801301176

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Illustration: Full clr illus

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Steve May
  • Illustrated by Steve May

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 280.0mm

Height: 251.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Francesca Simon (Author)

Francesca Simon MBE spent her childhood on the beach in California and started writing stories at the age of eight. She wrote her first Horrid Henry book in 1994. Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe; his adventures are published in 27 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Francesca has won the Children's Book of the Year Award and been a judge for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2009, in one of the proudest moments of her career, Francesca was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge. She was appointed MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours.

Francesca is also a passionate ambassador for children's literacy and is a trustee of the World Book Day charity. She lives in North London with her family.

Visit Francesca's website at www.francescasimon.com and keep up-to-date with Horrid Henry at www.horridhenry.co.uk. You can also follow her on Twitter @simon_francesca

Steve May (Illustrator)

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.

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