Audiobooks by Jacqueline Wilson

The Seaside Sleepover

"Brought to you by Penguin. Another instalment in Jacqueline Wilson's highly popular Sleepover series featuring Daisy and her friends - and Daisy's sister Lily. The summer holidays have finally arrived, and Daisy is bored. Daisy is glad she won’t have to see her worst enemy Chloe for a while but she longs for a proper holiday at the seaside, building sandcastles, eating lots of icecream and maybe even spotting a mermaid in the sea. Daisy’s sister, Lily, wants to come too but, she uses a wheelchair which can make trips to the seaside tricky. Especially with all that sand! Daisy’s summer gets a bit more exciting when she starts looking after her neighbours’ dog, Scruff. Daisy has always wanted a dog of her own to walk and cuddle! She knows Scruff would love a trip to the seaside just as much as her. Will Daisy, Lily and Scruff get their icecream-filled dream holiday and maybe even have a Seaside Sleepover? Sleepovers is one of Jacqueline Wilson's bestselling books and the series is perfect for newly confident readers who are navigating primary school friendship issues. Full of relatable details and gentle confidence-building messages, these books are a great place to start your Jacqueline Wilson journey. © Jacqueline Wilson 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Amy Leigh Hickman (Narrator)

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Star of the Show

"Brought to you by Puffin. ‘I’m going to a place called Grand Theatre and I’m going to be a dancer in a pantomime!’ Tess loves to dance, even when everything seems grim. After mum dies and pa leaves, she and her brothers and sisters are all alone, with hardly any food or money. With empty stomachs and scrambling for pennies, they’ve got to fend for themselves. When Tess’s big brother and sister go out to look for work, she has to stay in class at The Ragged School and take care of their baby sister Ada. But Tess is determined that even though she is poor, she will still get to go to the ball…or at least to dance in the Cinderella pantomime at the Grand Theatre… A captivating Victorian adventure about family troubles and big dreams from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. ©2024 Jacqueline Wilson (P)2024 Penguin Audio"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Saffron Coomber (Narrator)

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The Girl Who Wasn't There

"Brought to you by Puffin. 'And we're going to live here, happily ever after, just like a fairy tale.' When Dad tells Luna and her little sister Aurora that they're moving to live in a real tower, it's almost like they've stepped inside a fairytale. But everything is not as magical as it first seems. The tower needs patching up, Dad still doesn't have a job and they're not even allowed in the room up at the very top. When it's time to start at their new school, Luna quickly finds a friend, but six-year-old Aurora absolutely hates the children in her class. She prefers to spend her time with her imaginary friend Tansy. Aurora's make-belief life causes problems for them all - and it seems like Aurora really believes Tansy exists... Is there really a curse on the tower - and will Luna be able to break it? A spine-tingling tale from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. ©2024 Jacqueline Wilson (P)2024 Penguin Audio"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Dakota Blue Richards (Narrator)

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The Best Sleepover in the World

"Brought to you by Penguin. A long-awaited sequel to the hugely popular book Sleepovers! Daisy's worst ever enemy Chloe is desperate to win back her friends so she announces she's going to have THE BEST SLEEPOVER IN THE WORLD. There's going to be a swim in a luxury pool, a special makeover for every guest, and a real live meeting with a social media superstar. All Chloe's old friends are invited, even Daisy's best friend Emily. But Daisy is left out. Daisy's sister Lily is non-verbal but she's learned Makaton at her new special school. She signs to Daisy that she wants a sleepover. Will family and friends somehow make Lily's party THE BEST SLEEPOVER IN THE WORLD? A moving look at friendship, sleepovers and siblings from the much loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. ©2023 Jacqueline Wilson (P)2023 Penguin Audio"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Claudia Jessie (Narrator)

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The Other Edie Trimmer

"Brought to you by Penguin. 'I seemed to be seeing double. I saw two Edies instead of one - but they weren't the same.' Edie is fascinated by Victorian times, and she's just desperate to be cast in the lead role of her drama club production of Oliver. When she's given a real Victorian notebook she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in a workhouse. But when she starts writing, something strange happens. Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the same, but everything around her is completely different to what she knows. Soon, she realises she's living the life of another Edie Trimmer - and is in danger of being sent to a real workhouse! Will she forget everything she knows about her other life - and will she ever be able to make it back to her family? A heart-warming time slip adventure about family and friendship from the much-loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. ©2023 Jacqueline Wilson (P)2023 Penguin Audio"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Jenny Walser (Narrator)

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Project Fairy: Discover a brand new magical adventure from Jacqueline Wilson

"Brought to you by Puffin. Mab's mum is obsessed with fairies - she even named Mab after the Fairy Queen! Their flat is full of fairy ornaments, tiny fairy furniture and they've even got fairy lights in the toilet. Mab doesn't quite get it, but she knows that fairies make her mum happy, especially after Dad left. When Mab comes into school with a new fairy dress on her birthday, her teacher gives her a book all about Victorian fairies. She reads it with her mum and her little brother Robin, and she's surprised to see the drawings inside are nothing like the sweet fairies she imagined. But the biggest surprise of all is a tiny thing that tumbles out of the pages of the book... A magical, captivating story about fairies, families and friendship from the brilliant, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson. © Jacqueline Wilson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Dinita Gohil (Narrator)

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Baby Love

"Brought to you by Puffin. A heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960. When Laura meets a French exchange student, Leon, she is flattered by his interest in her. She's never had any sort of boyfriend before. One night, Leon walks Laura home - and her life will never be the same again. Things start to change for Laura - first her moods, and then her body. Laura isn't prepared for what she learns next - and doesn't even know how it could have happened. When her family learns her secret, they are horrified. Sent away to save them from shame, Laura meets girls just like herself, whose families have given up on them - and they become a family for each other at the most difficult time in all their lives. An emotional and moving tale for fans of Dear Nobody and Juno. © Jacqueline Wilson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Tamla Kari (Narrator)

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The Primrose Railway Children

"Brought to you by Penguin. From multi-million bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson and inspired by E. Nesbit's timeless classic, The Primrose Railway Children is a gorgeous, heartwarming story of family secrets and new adventures. Sit back and enjoy the journey! Phoebe Robinson loves making up stories - just like her wonderful, imaginative Dad. When he mysteriously disappears, Phoebe, Perry, Becks and their mum must leave everything behind and move to a small cottage in the middle of nowhere. Struggling to feel at home and missing her Dad terribly, Phoebe's only distraction is her guinea pig Daisy. Until the family discover the thrilling steam trains at the railway station and suddenly, every day is filled with adventure. But Phoebe still can't help wondering, what is Mum hiding and more worryingly is Dad okay? 'An unbelievable talent' - David Walliams © Jacqueline Wilson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Georgina Campbell (Narrator)

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The Runaway Girls

"Brought to you by Penguin. The must-have new Victorian novel from bestselling, much-loved children's author, Jacqueline Wilson. Victorian London, 1851. Queen Victoria is on the throne and the Great Exhibition is about to open! Lucy Locket lives with her father, the New Mother and the New Baby. They sent away her beloved Nurse and replaced her with a horrid governess. Lucy desperately wants someone to be kind to her, and to have some fun - there's very little of that in her house. Kitty Fisher is a street performer who earns tin for her supper by tumbling. She has always lived on the street and on her wits, with only the kind Gaffer to help her. But now Gaffer is gone, and Kitty is all alone. When Lucy runs away from home, Kitty shows Lucy how to survive - where to find the best picnic leftovers in the park, and which trees makes the best beds. Lucy learns quickly and shows Kitty her own skills - befriending families to get free meals and singing beautiful melodies for the crowds. But the streets of Victorian London are dangerous and soon the girls find themselves under threat from thieves - and even worse, the Workhouse! 'The narrator really brings the characters alive, you have an image in your head if you've already read the story but the characters are so much more alive in your mind with the audiobook. Highly recommended.' - NetGalley reviewer © Jacqueline Wilson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Mandeep Dhillon (Narrator)

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Love Frankie

"Brought to you by Penguin. GROWING UP. FALLING IN LOVE. COMING OUT. Frankie is nearly fourteen and teenage life certainly comes with its ups and downs. Her mum is seriously ill with MS and Frankie can feel herself growing up quickly, no thanks to Sally and her gang of bullies at school. When Sally turns out to be not-so-mean after all, they strike up a friendship and are suddenly spending all of their time together. But Frankie starts to wonder whether these feelings she has for Sally are stronger than her other friendships. Might she really be in love? Frankie doesn't want Sally to just be her friend. She wants her to be her girlfriend. But does Sally feel the same? The must-have new novel about falling in love for the first time from bestselling, much-loved children's author, Jacqueline Wilson, coming Spring 2020. © Jacqueline Wilson 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Jessie Cave (Narrator)

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Flights of Fancy

"The exceptional talents behind some of the nation’s best-loved books – from The Gruffalo to The BFG, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to the Charlie and Lola series – the Children’s Laureates are the perfect ambassadors for children’s literature. It’s been twenty wonderful years of the Laureateship and now all ten former honourees have banded together to celebrate the only way they know how: through stories, poems and pictures . Among others, Quentin Blake tells the stories behind his pictures of weird and wonderful beasts, Michael Morpurgo draws on childhood memories for a moving wartime tale and Michael Rosen plays with language and shapes in his witty, read-aloud poems. Each contribution is designed to inspire children to create their own work and is accompanied by a note from the authors – rare insights from the finest talent in the world of children’s books. Above all else, Flights of Fancy celebrates the Laureateship’s most important achievement: encouraging children to let their imagination soar. 2017. 2018 Chris Riddell 2017, 2018 Quentin Blake 2018 Anne Fine 2018 Michael Morpurgo 2018 Jacqueline Wilson 2018 Michael Rosen 2010 Anthony Browne 2013, 2018 Julia Donaldson 2018 Malorie Blackman 1999, 2018 Lauren Child"

Anne Fine, Anthony Browne, Chris Riddell, Jacqueline Wilson, Julia Donaldson, Lauren Child, Malorie Blackman, Michael J. Rosen, Quentin Blake, Sir Michael Morpurgo (Author), Multiple Narrators (Narrator)

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We Are The Beaker Girls

"Brought to you by Penguin. Jacqueline Wilson’s FUNNIEST, FIERCEST and most BELOVED new heroine JESS BEAKER returns for another AMAZING ADVENTURE. Jess and Tracy Beaker have found happiness in The Dumping Ground. Not that Dumping Ground- the children’s home that Tracy grew up in- but a seaside antique shop full of treasures, along with Flo, the owner, and Alfie, their dog. Jess is looking for a fantastic new boyfriend for her mum (mostly because Tracy’s awful ex Sean is back on the scene). But Jess has bigger problems of her own. She’s being picked on by a local kid who’s got it in for her. But when Jess uncovers the truth about her new enemy, it means big changes for the Beaker Girls… *The SEQUEL to the award-winning MY MUM TRACY BEAKER* Praise for Tracy Beaker: ‘Wilson can still step effortlessly into the mind of a nine year old, and her chatty prose will sweep you along’ – The Daily Telegraph ‘This warm-hearted story about the importance of family and friends is classic Jacqueline Wilson’ – First News ‘[A] cosy woolly jumper of a book about wish fulfilment and its alternatives’ – The Observer"

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Sheridan Smith (Narrator)

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