Jacqueline Wilson (2012 event)

In 1902, E Nesbit published Five Children and It, which has never
been out of print. Jacqueline Wilson, the highly acclaimed author
of Tracey Beaker and countless other children’s books, revisited
the original and has created Four Children and It. Her story is
set in the modern day and follows Rosalind and Robbie, their
half-sister Maudie and step-sister Smash. This foursome’s
adventures see them discover the mythical sand-fairy in Surrey's
Oxshott Woods. In this event, recorded live at the 2012 Edinburgh
International Book Festival, the popular children’s author talks
to Jenny Avern about her take on this much-loved story.