Cookie
(6 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Corgi Children's
Beauty, the heroine of this modern fairy tale, is virtually friendless and re-christened 'Ugly' by her school tormentors. She's also contending with an explosively angry father who delights in belittling her and her mother.
Her refuge is a children's TV show featuring a pet rabbit, but when she is given a real rabbit for her birthday, her father is enraged. He 'helps' it escape, tragedy occurs and Beauty's mother decides - ENOUGH!
They flee, arriving in Rabbit Cove where slowly they rebuild their lives. Mum discovers a hidden talent for baking (hence Cookie!) and Beauty finally discovers herself.
Wilson's fluent style makes this an almost effortless read, but dark themes of domestic abuse and self-esteem are sensitively tackled in this redemptive tale of biscuits and rabbits.
What you thought...
Average rating:
-
jesika, 05 July 2021
-
I love it 🥰 how Jacquline Wilson helps us understand the needs of others it’s brilliant! The ending made me feel warm because beauty was finally happy 😃! (I don’t think that’s a spoiler
Martha, 13 May 2020
-
Looking forward to read it ☺
Tadiwa, 24 May 2017
-
The book is really good and for Beauty the girl she thinks that her life is misrerable i think everyone who reads the book might think that as well.
Emily, 10 December 2016
-
ok, a bit harsh and a bit of a weird story but a good tale if u understanding
fizzy popping penguin, 20 June 2016
-
Cookie is one of those books that you can't put down until you know the end!! I felt so sorry for poor Beauty [Cookie] she got teased terribly by horrid girls, and her evil Dad was mean as a hungry bull. I loved this book.
Cherryblossom13, 23 July 2015
I recmend this book for elder readers TEN AND OVER it si best for children that age but its so good !!!!! --------------------------