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Twin Tales #1,2
Twin Tales
Two delightful children’s stories from one of Britain’s most popular authors, Jacqueline Wilson. Twin Connie’s not happy. Her parents are having a baby. Well, not one, but two babies! 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. So when Nurse Meade puts some blue beads in her hair, Connie’s delighted. And when she clacks them together, things start to happen … Soon, everyone can see things from Connie’s point of view. Connie and the Water Connie is scared of water. She can’t swim and she hates going to the pool. Everyone says she should go because she’ll love it, and even Charles and Claire, the twins, like the water. Typical. Then Nurse Meade gives Connie some more blue beads. And when they clack together, suddenly Connie can swim like a mermaid … Jacqueline Wilson proves once again why she is considered by many to be the most popular children’s author writing today in the UK. These stories are a great introduction to her writing for kids not quite ready for Tracy Beaker or Double Act.
228 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2001
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About the author
Jacqueline Wilson
391 books5,722 followersJacqueline 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.
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.
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November 10, 2020
What happens when Connie gets twin siblings?
Jacqueline Wilson has this amazing feeling for kids.
She delves right down into their souls to find out what troubles them. Particularly what makes them cry inside themselves.
And so it is with Connie, who is terribly sad after the birth of twin siblings.
Luckily for Connie some magic beads do the trick.
Jacqueline Wilson has this amazing feeling for kids.
She delves right down into their souls to find out what troubles them. Particularly what makes them cry inside themselves.
And so it is with Connie, who is terribly sad after the birth of twin siblings.
Luckily for Connie some magic beads do the trick.
September 1, 2023
ever since i was little, it’s always been my mission to read everything published by jacqueline wilson. throughout my childhood i worked my way through practically all of her books, except these earlier ones which I’ve not had access too, until now! the borrow box has so many of her earlier works, and i expect i’ll end up reading them all eventually.
this was a sweet little story collection about a girl called connie who feels pushed out by her twin baby siblings and then later develops a fear of swimming. but, with the help of some magic blue beads, she manages to overcome her fears and feel like herself again. i really liked the way JW portrays children’s fears and is able to accurately replicate how adults interact with them too. 3 stars.
this was a sweet little story collection about a girl called connie who feels pushed out by her twin baby siblings and then later develops a fear of swimming. but, with the help of some magic blue beads, she manages to overcome her fears and feel like herself again. i really liked the way JW portrays children’s fears and is able to accurately replicate how adults interact with them too. 3 stars.
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March 12, 2022
So, this is a bind up of two short stories from Jacqueline Wilson about Connie whose life is turned upside down when her parents announce that they’re having twins. The first story deals with Connie adjusting to life with the babies and the second story deals with Connie overcoming her fear of swimming.
These are definitely some of Wilson’s earlier work and you can see the groundwork being laid for some of her later stories that deal with similar issues to the ones being discussed here. That doesn’t mean that they are not relevant to kids today at all but you can definitely see that these are early drafts.
I read these two stories to a young child that I know so I’m totally claiming this book for my reading challenge so don’t even come for me.
These are definitely some of Wilson’s earlier work and you can see the groundwork being laid for some of her later stories that deal with similar issues to the ones being discussed here. That doesn’t mean that they are not relevant to kids today at all but you can definitely see that these are early drafts.
I read these two stories to a young child that I know so I’m totally claiming this book for my reading challenge so don’t even come for me.
April 14, 2013
i rally like this book it is funny :)
October 20, 2013
It was a nice book, especially one I can understand much more, I had a baby brother, but it felt a bit childish.
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