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What Happened to You? lesson plans. A4 pages spread out on a wooden background. Pages are fanned out, contents is not visible. In the centre, picture book What Happened to You?. Text below reads: 'What Happened to You? lesson plans'

August 8, 2021November 26, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Official What Happened to You? lesson plan | With author James Catchpole

August 8, 2021December 1, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

Disability – tropes in children’s picture books | Some thoughts for teachers

Que te paso - Spanish edition of What Happened to You? By James Catchpole

June 16, 2021November 27, 2022 Lucy & James Catchpole

¿Qué te Pasó? Joe becomes Juan. (What Happened To You? in Spanish)

A photo of Lucy, James, Mainie & Viola outside in Jericho. Lucy's a wheelchair user, and you can't actually see that James has one leg here - but he has. Viola is a baby and asleep. All subsequent images use the same photo as background, just the text changes. Our text reads: 'Disability in a kids' book? Unsure about it? Imagine reading it to a disabled child. Would it feel right? If not, that's your answer.'

June 6, 2021December 7, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

Disability in a kids’ book? Seem a bit… problematic?

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Lucy & James Catchpole

Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks and Other Incredible Creature Features – books we rep

James, a one-legged father, walks with his young daughter. He's wearing a prosthetic leg over his clothes. with text added, like: 'A true story?' 'Inspirational!' x 4 😉 'Triumph over adversity?' 'Heroic soldier backstory?' 'Not giving up!' 'Where's the wife? Tragic double car accident?'

May 28, 2021December 7, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

The danger of a “true” story – KidLitCripCrit

May 25, 2021September 8, 2021 Lucy & James Catchpole

Disability in illustrated children’s books – James for National Book Tokens

May 21, 2021May 24, 2021 Lucy & James Catchpole

How to Be Cooler than Cool by Sean Taylor & Jean Jullien – tales from children’s publishing

Frida Kahlo: Little People Big Dreams. Disability in picture books - our top 6. Photo: Lucy, a white woman, lies in bed with her small daughter Mainie.

May 18, 2021July 30, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

KidLitCripCrit – Frida Kahlo: Little People, Big Dreams (this one is personal)

May 13, 2021May 16, 2021 Lucy & James Catchpole

Smiley Eyes, Smiley Faces: a lift-the-flap face-mask book

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