Book description
Enjoy four very special days out this World Book Day, in this
collection of fun short stories from Jacqueline Wilson. From a trip to
the country to a seaside outing and a funfair adventure, Big Day Out is
a wonderful treat for dedicated fans of Jacqueline Wilson, and for
readers who are discovering her for the very first time.
JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular
author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7. THE ILLUSTRATED
MUM was chosen as the British Children's Book of the Year in 1999 and
was winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2000. Jacqueline
has won the prestigious Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award
for DOUBLE ACT, which was also highly commended for the Carnegie
Medal. In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in
schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. In 2009 she was
Britain's most-borrowed author from libraries.
'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES
'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance'
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional
issues' BOOKSELLER
