num_pages: 224
description: Dolphin adores her mother: she's got wonderful clothes, bright hair and vivid tattoos all over her body. She definitely lives a colourful life. Dolphin's older sister, Star, also loves her but is beginning to wonder if staying with a mum whose temper can be as flashy as her body-art is the best thing for the girls...
language: English
title: The Illustrated Mum
titlecomplete: The Illustrated Mum
genres: Family, Fiction, Contemporary, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Mental Health, Middle Grade, Novels
ratings_count: 15678
places: England
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
publisher: Corgi