Q2) Who are your favourite characters in the book and which character do you think will be a firm reader favourite? Help lower stress levels. Reading to your children can help them to let their mind wander to new places and away from anything that might be on their mind. It has also been found to help reduce heart rate when reading. Also, if children are cuddling up to their parents whilst reading, this helps to reduce cortisol levels which helps people relax. 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.

Now this is a hotly debated subject and one that will go on for the rest of time. For now though, we have compiled a list of our top 5 favourite children’s stories that are perfect for bedtime reading for your children. We feel that our list has a good mix of classic and modern stories that you and your children will love. 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.Q3) What made you want to write about Victorian London as the setting and tell this particular story? 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… A heart-warming time travel adventure about family and friendship from the much-loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.

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. When she's given a real Victorian notebook she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in a workhouse. 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. So there we are, some great reasons to why we should be reading to children before bed. But, what should you read? 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?

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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!