Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath in 1945, but spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames. She always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first ‘novel’ when she was nine, filling in countless Woolworths’ exercise books as she grew up. 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!) before turning to writing novels full-time. One of Jacqueline’s most successful and enduring creations has been the famous Tracy Beaker, who first appeared in 1991 in The Story of Tracy Beaker. This was also the first of her books to be illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Since then Jacqueline has been on countless awards shortlists and has gone on to win many awards. The Illustrated Mum won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, the 1999 Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and was also shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Children’s Book Award. Double Act won the prestigious Smarties Medal and the Children’s Book Award as well as being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People’s Choice Award. Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 million! In 2002 Jacqueline was awarded the OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she was the Children’s Laureate. In 2008 she became Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
Series
Books
Daydreams and Diaries
2014
Twin Tales
2001
Nobody's Perfect
1983
Magic Beans
A Handful of Fairytales from the Storybag
2011
Lola Rose
2003
Jacqueline Wilson's Funny Girls
Previously published as The Jacqueline Wilson Collection
1997
Project Fairy
2022
Love Frankie
2020
The Jacqueline Wilson Christmas Cracker
2014
Jacqueline Wilson Quiz Book
2005
Falling Apart
1989
Best Friends
2003
The Illustrated Mum
1999
Four Children and It
2012
Jacqueline Wilson Annual 2011
2010
The Other Edie Trimmer
2023
Candyfloss
2006
Jacky Daydream
2007
The Jacqueline Wilson Treasury
2014
The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch
1996
Candyfloss Dreams
2013
Mark Spark in the Dark
1992
The Dream Palace
1991
Green Glass Beads
A Collection of Poems for Girls
2011
We Are the Beaker Girls
2019
Totally Jacqueline Wilson
2007
The Tracy Beaker Trilogy
2008
Hetty Feather
2009
The Power of the Shade
1987
My Brother Bernadette
2001
Take a Good Look
1990
Rent a Bridesmaid
2016
Sapphire Battersea
2011
The Monster Story-Teller
1997
Starring Tracy Beaker
2006
This Girl
1988
Star of the Show
The new historical adventure from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson
2024
Twin Trouble
1998
Midnight
2003
The Lottie Project
1997
Buried Alive!
1999
Clover Moon
2016
Lizzie Zipmouth
2000
Connie and the Water Babies
1996
Bad Girls
1996
The Butterfly Club
2015
My Mum Tracy Beaker
2018
The Bed and Breakfast Star
1994
Lily Alone
2011
Dancing the Charleston
2019
Bad Girls
2006
Think Again
2024
The Longest Whale Song
2007
Jacqueline Wilson's Double Decker
1998
Wave Me Goodbye
2017
Girls Under Pressure
1998
My Sister Jodie
2008
Hetty Feather's Christmas
2017
A New Adventure
2022
Rose Rivers
2018
Mr Cool
1996
Double Act
1995
How to Survive Summer Camp
1985
Cliffhanger
1995
The Werepuppy on Holiday
1995
Monster Eyeballs
2012
Waiting for the Sky to Fall
1987
Vicky Angel
2000
The Primrose Railway Children
2021
Dustbin Baby
2001
Glubbslyme
1988
Cookie
2008
Sleepovers
2001
Baby Love
2022
The Seaside Sleepover
2025
Girls in Love
1997
Amber
1986
Lola Rose & the Diamond Girls
2007
The World of Jacqueline Wilson
2005
Girls in Tears
2002
Jacqueline Wilson Diary 2004
1999
Hetty Feather Pack, 4 books, RRP £27.96 (Diamond; Emerald Star; Hetty Feather; Sapphire Battersea).
2025
Jacqueline Wilson's Biscuit Barrel
2001
Big Day Out
2012
Love Lessons
2005
Clean Break
2005
Secrets
2002
Jacqueline Wilson Pet Journal
2012
My Secret Diary
2009
The Runaway Girls
2021
Little Stars
2015
Kiss
2006
Diamond
2013
The Werepuppy
1992
The Best Sleepover in the World
2023
The Worst Thing About My Sister
2012
Tracy Beaker's Thumping Heart
2009
The Suitcase Kid
1992
Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends
2010
Jacqueline Wilson's Superstars
2000
The Worry Website
2002
The Diamond Girls
2004
Emerald Star
2012
Paws and Whiskers
2014
Video Rose
1992
Video Rose and Mark Spark
2005
The Other Side
1984
The Girls Collection
2003
Star Trek
The Original Series - Complete Series [Blu-ray]
2025
Butterfly Beach
2017
Katy
2015
Jacqueline Wilson's Happy Holidays
2015
The Dare Game
2000
The Mum-Minder
1994
Tracy Beaker & The Dare Game
2003
Little Darlings
2010
Deep Blue
1993
GREAT BOOKS TO READ ALOUD
2006
Opal Plumstead
2014
The Cat Mummy
2001
Queenie
2013
Let's Pretend
1976
The Story of Tracy Beaker
1991
The World of Hetty Feather Annual 2015
2014
Girls Out Late
1999
