Author | Jacqueline Wilson |
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Illustrator | Nick Sharratt |
Cover artist | Nick Sharratt |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 2009 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Pages | 309 pp (first edition, hardback) |
ISBN | 978-0-385-61444-3 (first edition, hardback) |
Followed by | Sapphire Battersea |
Hetty Feather is a book by English author Jacqueline Wilson. It is about a young red-haired girl who was left by her mother at the Foundling Hospital as a baby and follows her story as she lives in a foster home before returning to the Foundling Hospital as a curious and bad-tempered five-year-old. There are more books to the "series" of Hetty Feather, which are recommended for ages 9–11 according to the author.[1] CBBC created a TV series based on the book, with Isabel Clifton portraying Hetty. The programme was first aired in 2015. In the United States BYUtv has the US broadcast rights and began airing it in March 2018.
The book is followed by Sapphire Battersea. The series comprises (in order of publication) Hetty Feather, Sapphire Battersea, Emerald Star, Diamond, and Little Stars.