Twin Trouble

Twin Tales #1

by Jacqueline Wilson

Eight-year-old Connie's not happy. Her parents are having twins! Why do they need more children? They've got her! Soon the house is filled with dirty nappies and screaming babies and Connie's expected to help. And no one pays any attention to her. It's not fair. But then Nurse Meade arrives, and magical things start to happen.

Genres: Audiobook, Fiction, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jacqueline Wilson narrates the story of eight year old Connie who struggles to adjust to her parents having twins. Connie feels like she is being sidelined. Her parents move her into the junk room to make space for the new babies and relatives even shove past her just to get a view of the twins. With the help of some magic beads, Connie and her parents both see the error of their ways.
The author makes good use of humour and imaginative scenarios to keep children engaged throughout. This also ensures that they understand the moral of the story; how to share, which is an essential life skill. Connie wants all of her parents’ attention but she learns how to share her parents’ time with her siblings. In turn her parents recognise the need to compromise and divide their time between Connie and the twins, showing that both adults and children must share. Relating to a life situation which many children will be only too familiar with, aids children’s ability to follow the plot. ‘Twin Trouble’ is a very reassuring tale for children as Connie feels loved in the end.

[Sarah Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 *

I grew up loving Jacqueline Wilson Books and so thought why not go back and re-read my favourites but also read some that I’ve never read.

I can’t wait to see if they bring me the same amount of comfort and joy that I remember when I first read them 20 years ago

Twin trouble was a new one for me

[Wonderwomen]

it was a nice story