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The Illustrated Mum
The Illustrated Mum is a children's novel by English author Jacqueline Wilson, first published by Transworld in 1999 with drawings by Nick Sharratt. Set in London, the first person narrative by a young girl, Dolphin, features her manic depressive mother Marigold, nicknamed "the illustrated mum" because of her many tattoos. The title is a reference to "The Illustrated Man", a 1951 book of short stories by Ray Bradbury, also named for tattoos.
Wilson and "The Illustrated Mum" won
- 1978: "Thoughts of a Late-Night Knitter". London: Arrow Books
- 1978: "All of Pam's Poetry"; illustrated by Roy Garnham Elmore. London: Hutchinson (including the contents of her first three books)
- 1985: "Dear Mum: Poems for Mums and their Babies". London: Severn House Publishers
- 1992: "Pam Ayres: the Works". London: BBC Books, Sep 1992
- 1998: "With These Hands: a collection"