The Illustrated Mum

Jacqueline Wilson author Nick Sharratt illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:1st Mar '07

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The Illustrated Mum cover

A powerful novel about two sisters living in a very dysfunctional household with their tattoo-crazy mum, who is struggling to cope.

‘“It’s like you’re the mum” Marigold wept.

As much as the girls love Marigold, is she the right person to be looking after them?

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Jacqueline Wilson’s classic children’s story is an optimistic, heart breaking tale about family, mental health and strong sisterly love.

Marigold isn't like other mums.

"She's good at spending heaps of money that we haven't got. She's good at getting drunk. She's good at getting completely nutty ideas into her head."

Dolphin adores her mum - she's beautiful and vibrant. She's covered in colourful tattoos and with her bright hair and amazing clothes, Marigold stands out, wherever she goes.

But her sister, Star, feels differently.

Marigold may look great, but living with her unpredictable, fiery moods can be hard. After Marigold has a breakdown, Dolphin starts to wonder...is she the right person to be looking after her?

From bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson, The Illustrated Mum is an optimistic tale about family, mental health and sisterly love. This is a must have book for every young reader.

A powerfully portrayed, sometimes shocking but ultimately uplifting story, this is a book not to be missed - The Bookseller

Undoubtedly her best yet - single mum, feisty daughter, jaunty style - but there is a darker thread running through it * Sunday Telegraph *
A book that children will respond to and be empowered by . . . A powerfully portrayed, sometimes shocking but ultimately uplifting story, this is a book not to be missed * The Bookseller *
Darker, shocking in its exposure of the vulnerability of streetwise kids who have to seem tough, luridly well-written yet curiously as sentimental as Dickens * Financial Times *
More than lives up the expectations of the many readers eagerly waiting for her new book . . . disturbingly perceptive and provocative * Guardian *
Wilson is doing something important and rare. Not content to stand still, she's widening and deepening the scope of her work while maintaining its central hold on her readers. She's so good, it's exhilarating * Guardian *
Written with affection and wit . . . this could have been a sad story, but somehow it manages to sparkle as brilliantly as the mother's own numerous coloured tattoos * Independent *

ISBN: 9780440867814

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm

Weight: 229g

320 pages