The Primrose Railway Children

The Primrose Railway Children

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  • Create Date：2021-09-12 00:50:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Jacqueline Wilson
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Summary

'An unbelievable talent' - David Walliams

From multi-million bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson and inspired by E。 Nesbit's timeless classic， The Primrose Railway Children is a gorgeous， heartwarming story of family secrets and new adventures。

Sit back and enjoy the journey！

Phoebe Robinson loves making up stories - just like her wonderful， imaginative Dad。

When he mysteriously disappears， Phoebe， Perry， Becks and their mum must leave everything behind and move to a small cottage in the middle of nowhere。

Struggling to feel at home and missing her Dad terribly， Phoebe's only distraction is her guinea pig Daisy。 Until the family discover the thrilling steam trains at the railway station and suddenly， every day is filled with adventure。

But Phoebe still can't help wondering， what is Mum hiding and more worryingly is Dad okay？

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Reviews

Soph ，

As a child I grew up with an extensive collection of Jacqueline Wilson books and lived my life vicariously through her work。 Still at the ripe age of 24 I will jump at the chance to read her new books and I feel utterly privileged to have been lucky enough to read her last two releases pre-publication thanks to NetGalley， Penguin Random House UK Childrens， and Jacqueline Wilson herself。 This story was utterly beautiful from start to finish。 Phoebe was just an absolute ray of sunshine and I could As a child I grew up with an extensive collection of Jacqueline Wilson books and lived my life vicariously through her work。 Still at the ripe age of 24 I will jump at the chance to read her new books and I feel utterly privileged to have been lucky enough to read her last two releases pre-publication thanks to NetGalley， Penguin Random House UK Childrens， and Jacqueline Wilson herself。 This story was utterly beautiful from start to finish。 Phoebe was just an absolute ray of sunshine and I couldn't imagine any of the other children being better narrators of the book。 Could Phoebe be my new favourite Jacqueline Wilson character？ Yes。 As for Beck and Perry， they were equally adorable in their own way。 Also a big FAT yes to Jacqueline having the woman of the household as the main wage earner， we absolutely LOVE to see that。 Jacqueline has always had this gift that has allowed her to write about such important and sensitive topics in a way that not only educates her targeted young audience， but allows them to ride the wave along with the characters and hopefully help them to understand their feelings just that little bit better。 This book was no different。 Jacqueline addressed autism amongst one of the main characters in a simple yet educational way， breaking down the different elements of what it means being on the autistic spectrum。 Mental health was also touched upon， telling the reader how mental health is nothing to be ashamed of， which is something a young audience such as hers really needs to hear， especially in todays society。 The only thing that didn't sit right with me was the hinting of the 'romance' blossoming between Becks and Jake。 14 and 18？ No。 But after finding out this was retelling of The Railway Children I will need to educate myself on the original so I can finalise my opinion on that！ 。。。more

Joan Whittaker ，

As a child， I grew up not only devouring Jacqueline Wilson books， but also watching 2 different adaptations of “The Railway Children”， （and eventually reading the book）， and also frequently visiting The Bluebell Railway in Sussex， with my dad who is a railway enthusiast。 So， I came to this modern retelling of the E。 Nesbit classic with a wealth of knowledge and experience of the author and subject matter。 There has been a surge in retellings of the classics recently and to do so well is a hard t As a child， I grew up not only devouring Jacqueline Wilson books， but also watching 2 different adaptations of “The Railway Children”， （and eventually reading the book）， and also frequently visiting The Bluebell Railway in Sussex， with my dad who is a railway enthusiast。 So， I came to this modern retelling of the E。 Nesbit classic with a wealth of knowledge and experience of the author and subject matter。 There has been a surge in retellings of the classics recently and to do so well is a hard task。 However， Jacqueline Wilson， a master storyteller， manages to pay homage to the original with skill， whilst also writing a modern book， relevant to modern audiences。 The railway is still at the heart of the novel， as is a change in family circumstances， and a hair-raising moment in a railway tunnel also still features （and those familiar with the original source will spot many more comparisons）。 However， Phoebe and her family live very purposefully in our century， and when mum informs them that their dad will not be around for a while， Phoebe， Becks and Perry （who is autistic） are taken away to stay in a dilapidated cottage rental in the remote countryside。 Through the nearby steam railway， the family find new friends， adventures and Phoebe finally works out the truth about what has happened to her beloved father。 A heart-warming read， written with all of Jacqueline Wilson’s typical sensitivity when dealing with difficult subject matter， whilst maintaining some spirit of the original。 I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book。 。。。more

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