I loved how each chapter was named after one of Marigold's tatoos and each tatoo had some significance to that part of the story and Dolphin's life with her mum or her sister, Star. It is funny, subtle, honest and I think heart-rending too.Another definite plus was how it was filmed. Dolphin and Star’s mum is rather egotistical and shapes the way her children think to fit the way that she sees herself. The Illustrated Mum is an amazing book by one of my absolute favourite authors, Jacqueline Wilson. She wants it so badly she's prepared to leave the mother she's looked after for so long and the sweet little sister whose father is somebody different and apparently less desirable. With her father Star knows that there will be no more hurried moonlight flits across London escaping Marigold's latest debt or unsuitable boyfriend. I really loved it. She also struggles with her dyslexia. Has some one illustrated her or is the book lieing? [5][6], "Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2000", "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners", "Formats and editions of The Illustrated Mum", Entertainment | Children vote Shrek 2 best film, Channel 4 Learning – Primary – English – Jacqueline Wilson Trilogy DVD, International Emmy Award for Children's Television Series, The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Illustrated_Mum&oldid=982735520, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning works, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. After she had Star and left Micky, she became the girlfriend of Michael (whom she met at the swimming-pool) for a short time, also calling him Micky, but she was never as keen on him, and got bored of him.
That Jacqueline Wilson is such an underrated children's book author, continues to surprise me.

[2][3], By 2001 translations had been published in Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, and Catalan. It's not a pretty book, but neither is it a bleak one. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published For another contemporary book for teens that deals with people who don't fit in, try our review of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon. All her life she's felt second best. Mental illness is bleak. Every feeling, every wish, every daydream she has is contained within her drawings - they are full of flowers, fairies, stars, the seaside, rings, bangles and all things glittery. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Maggi, a mother with seven children - three 'normal' daughters and four sons who are each, in one form or another, autistic. Just send us an email and we'll put the best up on the site. Tattooed all over body is a history of Marigold's life. Both desperately seek an adequate parent instead of some weird 'best friend' and put their hope in absent and previously unknown fathers. The Illustrated Mum is the story of two sisters, Dolphin and Star, and their Mum Marigold. What is she doing while she is in Brighton? Please share on: Facebook, Twitter and Overall it was a good children's book though. A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals. The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson is a book that really relates to my childhood experiences whilst growing up. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/w/index.php?title=The_Illustrated_Mum_by_Jacqueline_Wilson&oldid=144589. Oliver Morris – Oliver Morris is Dolphin's best friend, and wears glasses. Her daughters wish for their mother to be normal. [Why can't Dolphin's dad break up with his wife and get with Marigold ??? Marigold's "funny spells" are manic depressive episodes and, sent into turmoil by Mickey's rejection and Star's leaving, Marigold loses her grip on mental health in a more dangerous and frightening way than ever before. The novel focuses on Marigold's spiral into depression, and touches on some sensitive subjects - mental health and depression, alcoholism, learning difficulties, bad parenting... At the age of eleven or whenever I read this book. Marigold is treated like an outcast outside the family, and although she is a truly lovable woman underneath, even her elder daughter starts to resent her. There is an oft-tendency for dramas like this to fall into over-sentimentality, but the script here avoids that. I would really appropriate it, [ Star wants to be normal. The comic every day lives and mis-adventures of a group of friends most of whom belong to their local unit of the Territorial Army in the North of England.

The Illustrated Mum As a teenager she started work for a magazine publishing company and then went on to work as a journalist on Jackie magazine (which she was told was named after her!) Outer space, in the aftermath of a rocket explosion. Now I'm older, I'm struck by the similarities between Star and Dolphin's experiences and my own. by Yearling. Summary: Ten-year-old Dolphin is determined to stay with her family, no matter what, but when her sister goes to live with her newly-discovered father, sending their mother further into manic-depression, Dolphin's life takes a turn for the better. What's done is done. And in the drama there were plenty of memorable scenes, especially the ending, where I admit as a 17 year old I cried my eyes out, and the character of Mrs Luft is just as despicable as she is in the book.The performances were exemplary from the entire cast.
The story started off brutally honest, real, uncomfortable, and a bit sad. After Star leaves, Marigold has a mental breakdown and paints herself white using toxic paint. However I don't know if younger children would fully understand that the mother has manic depression. That Jacqueline Wilson is such an underrated children's book author, continues to surprise me. On bad days they are full of witches and wizards and demons and evil fates befalling her enemies. The Illustrated Mum is one of her best books and will involve its reader every step of the way. I loved the illustrations throughout the book. Of course, she can't cope. All the supporting turns were great, particularly Henry Cox as Oliver "Owly" Morris and Lisa George as Miss Hill.Some of the points I have made in this review may be a little inaccurate. Although ugly with a red face and short grey hair, she is very sympathetic and kind. In conclusion, a must-watch! For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. .