Encourage a love of reading. If you have a passion for books and you want to encourage your child to follow in your footsteps then reading to them from an early age is a great way to do so. Reading to them in a relaxed setting can help them to associate reading with something nice and comforting. This can help to start a life-long love of literature. I might revisit Edie at some point in the future, who knows! I do have a book for younger readers coming out later this year, as a sequel to ‘Sleepovers’ which I wrote quite a long time ago. It’s a relatively short book but explores all aspects of friendship which I hope readers will enjoy. Q3) What made you want to write about Victorian London as the setting and tell this particular story? 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.

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. I've been a fan of Jacqueline Wilson since I was a child, and I was overjoyed to be able to obtain a signed copy during a local author talk promoting Edie Trimmer - a book that has soared to my number one favourite spot among her many titles. Children tend to be quite interested in the past and the workhouse scenes might also be helpful with aspects of the current curriculum as well. I hope I’m converting children into saying that history is fun!

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Well, I must say I was very much enthralled and compelled by this book, finding it a most gripping read, as I carried on reading determined to find out what would happen next, which is always a sign of a great book! When I first saw Jacqueline Wilson's next book that was coming out I just sort of overlooked it, after having been unimpressed with her last book, The Fairy Project. However the more I read into it, being a time travel story, I took a particular interest and decided to get it, always being up for a good time travel interest myself, and I'm really glad I did!

As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. There is another Edie Trimmer who lives in great poverty in Victorian London and modern day Edie finds herself at risk of being swapped into her life! A heart-warming time travel adventure about family and friendship from the much-loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. Primary Times talks to Dame Jacqueline Wilson, one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors, about the release of her new book, ‘ The Other Edie Trimmer’.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. Empathy. It’s so important that children learn how to be kind and to learn what life is like in another person’s shoes. I didn’t sit and plan which messages to include when writing but I hope that sprinkles of empathy and compassion are hopefully embedded in the story itself.

Contribute to children’s brain development. It has been found by American Academy of Paediatrics that there is a high positive correlation between reading and neural activation in the left-sided parietal-temporal-occipital association cortex. It has been described as a ‘hub’ region of supporting semantic language processing. Reading bedtime stories to your children could help them to develop language skills through sounds, words and pictures.You are in need of a short story that can entertain your child for 15 minutes and help them ease off to sleep. But where do you get them from? Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold. These are our favourites but, obviously everyone has their own top list of books to read with their children. These books are great for taking a few days or maybe even weeks to read through before bedtime but what about short stories for children that only take ten or fifteen minutes? Ideas come to me when doing ordinary things like walking my dog or when I’m in the supermarket. I love writing the first chapter and getting into the story. I write all the way to the end rather than stopping and starting, and then I’ve got the whole story to work with. I might plan a few scenes here and there but I basically just write and see where the story ends up!

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! 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. Jacqueline began writing at a very young age and has been honing her craft ever since. Having now penned over 100 books and sold more than forty million copies, including creating the notorious and well-loved character Tracy Beaker, she has turned her attention once more to Victorian London. This new heart-warming story which is perfect for readers aged seven and above is one of adventure, history, time-slips and more! We asked Jacqueline a few questions about ‘The Other Edie Trimmer’ and what to look out for… Join Pooh Bear and his friends in Hundred Acre Woods and read about their adventures, friendship, fun and pure children’s imagination. Inspire your child’s imagination with this classic story and introduce a whole new series of books that we know your child will love reading with you. Keen actress Edie Trimmer is bitterly disappointed when she doesn’t get a part in the drama club’s production of Oliver. What’s worse is that her best friend does which means Edie has find some new ways to spend her time.

Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings.