Jacky Daydream

The former UK Children’s Laureate writes about her own childhood and shows where her ideas come from.

Jacky Daydream was a childhood nickname given to the mega-bestselling former Children’s Laureate Jacqueline Wilson, as she often quietly drifted away into her own imagination as a child, making up stories from a very early age.Jacqueline Wilson takes a look back at her own childhood in this captivating story of friendships, loneliness, books, toys, parents and much more. She explores her early years with the same warmth and lightness of touch that imbues her novels and covers such difficult issues as her parents’ extra-marital affairs with delicacy. With photographs and new illustrations by Nick Sharratt, this book is a delight for all of Jacky’s fans, and a treat for any new readers too.