I never read this book when I was younger so it was a refreshing and nice and easy book to listen to while I got on with things. While taking readers on a journey through her childhood, Jacqueline Wilson has produced another hit among children. Many youngsters will relate to the story of Floss, who loves both her parents dearly and desperately wants them to get back together.

Each chapter ends with a passage from one of the author's books, which has been directly influenced by her own childhood.

I Have only read one of her other books, but I think I can still say that this book is very true to her fictional style.

I loved this book it shows all about Jacqueline's life and I absolutely loved it I will sometimes read Jacqueline's books for hours on end because I just can't put it down! I would rate it 10/10 if you liked auto-biographies and info, but for me I would rate it a positive 5/10. 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! All in all I really understand why Jacqueline Wilson is the most borrowed author in the libraries of Britain. JW used to be my first fave authour but now I am still a fan, but I think Terry Pratchett, Enid Blyton, Karen Mc Combie etc.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. I felt sorry for her when her Dad, Harry got into these terrible rants, and when Biddy, her Mom was forever telling her to pull her stomach in.