Nick Sharratt Peter badge. Nick Sharratt's work has been exhibited in Britain, Italy, Japan and U.S. Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt (born August 9, 1962) is a British illustrator and author of children's books, and was chosen to be the Official Illustrator for World Book Day 2006. Sharratt has illustrated around 250 books, including over 50 books by award-winning author Jacqueline Wilson, among them "The Lottie Project", "Little Darlings" and "The Story of Tracy Beaker" which was the most borrowed library book in the UK for the first decade of this century. The books on which they have collaborated have sold more than
The Story of Tracy Beaker who attempted to foster her after discovering they were expecting a child of their own, knowing Tracy's background with younger children (especially an incident involving Tracy shutting a baby in a cupboard). From an adult's point of view, Tracy has "behavioural problems" and she is always telling tales. Tracy's stories seem to provide a high level of comfort and security for her. For example, a recurring story that Tracy likes to tell is that her mother is a glamorous Hollywood movie star, and that she is coming to collect her someday. Tracy says that her mother is so busy being