She's the most adored children's writer alive today, so what does Jacqueline Wilson make of kids in 2012? We speak to the author about new book Four Children And It, going on holiday with Nick Sharratt and why she wouldn't ban Page 3...
“Lots of them want a best friend,” Jacqueline Wilson tells me when I ask her what the thousands of children who write to her every month have to say.
“It’s so sad - they ask me how to get one and it’s such a difficult thing to answer. The second most common thing these days is that they’re scared their Mum and Dad are going to split up. The third thing is that they're upset their pet has died – that one’s been a constant.”

If anyone is qualified to speak on behalf of British children, it’s Wilson. The 66-year-old author has being reading and replying to their letters almost none stop since 1991, when the release of The Story of Tracy Beaker (now a long running TV series) turned her into a superstar of children’s fiction.
Her ability to tap into the dreams and worries of kids on the cusp of adolescence, along with her willingness to confront topics like divorce, adoption and mental illness, have marked Wilson out among successive generations as a writer who not only entertains children but understands them.

She soon became the unofficial Great Auntie of any British child who loved to read, a unique relationship with her readers that led to the appointment as Children’s Laureate between 2005-2007.
Yet despite this - and despite having sold more than 25 million copies of her books to date - Wilson still has to face accusations from some adults that she’s too gritty.
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