The Illustrated Mum

Star and Marigold have a mentally distressed mum . They work together to push through the challenges but then Star's dad comes and she goes away with him . Dolphin is left alone to handle her mum , however she is later forced to call for help . She finds a way to manage until her mum gets better until the two sisters reunite . This was my favourite part as everything was put in place and the bond of Dolphin and Star strengthened . It was a fiction book with a ( sort of ) happy ending and my favourite character was Owly / Oliver as he helped Dolphin out of pure kindness with nothing in return , despite his own challenges . I also liked Star as she was more like a mother to Dolphin - and Marigold - but found her a bit moody . I would recommend this book to girls 9+ . Jacqueline Wilson is a great author !

Anonymous 19.12.2024

I really like Jacqueline Wilson and really liked this book. It was really grown up and I thought Star was a really good character.

Anonymous 03.09.2024

I feel really sorry for Dol and Star.

Anonymous 14.08.2024

good

Anonymous 23.07.2024

Teaches us about people's experiences.

Anonymous 23.12.2023

I liked it was about a single mother with her two daughters, doing everything together and start taking care of her mother

Anonymous 07.12.2023

It was a good book.

Anonymous 24.09.2023

Fantastic read

Anonymous 14.09.2023

This book was about a mum with lots of tattoos and then Star's dad comes back and Star goes away with him, then Dolphin finds her dad but doesn't go away with him because she wants to stay.

Anonymous 02.09.2023

Very interesting book because there is a mum who is different from others and she really cares about her two daughters.

Anonymous 10.08.2023

I think it was a very grown up and scary situation that Dolphin found herself in especially with Marigold coming back very late at night

Anonymous 06.08.2023

Pretty good!

Anonymous 06.08.2023

My favourite character was Star (Dolphin's sister)

Anonymous 03.08.2023

I like Star because she looks after Marigold when she is unwell. I don’t like Star because she left Marigold and Dolphin.

Anonymous 02.08.2023

I would without hesitation at all recommend this book to others. It literally is one pf the best books ever because you can have a mixture of feelings while reasoned this fascinating, fabulous and fantastic book

Anonymous 31.07.2023

I started this book a while back but got so caught up in other books i forgot all about it. But then i started the summer reading challenge and knew this book was one i had to read and complete over the course of the six weeks holidays. I was unsure about it but turns out i love it. 4/5 stars.

Anonymous 30.07.2023

The reason why I have put 4 stars is because the mum swore once . overall the book was great. I would recommend this as 7+. Its also a really great book to me because it resembles real life .reality. Mum and dads breaking up sisters that sometimes fight sisters who most of the time love each other. I know I love my sister.

Anonymous 28.07.2023

I found this book very realistic as people can relate to the story of Marigold and her two daughters, Star and Dolphin. I would recommend it to girls aged 9+ and if they like long non fiction books.

Anonymous 24.07.2023

Interesting but not exactly my style

Anonymous 24.07.2023

I loved this book so much because it highlighted the struggles that single mums have to support the family; what bipolar disorder really is. It helped me to understand and learn so much about it. I would recommend it to 11-14 year olds as I think they would really benefit from it. I just wish that they had added about Star facing sexism since it would have really helped some people.

Anonymous 13.07.2023