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Category: Disability

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 11, 2021May 12, 2021 Lucy & James Catchpole

Librarian Fight Club – are human characters always better than animal characters?

May 10, 2021January 27, 2022 Lucy & James Catchpole

Disabled motherhood – a category error? The infantilisation of disabled parents

Text reads: What should you do if your child yells at a disabled person? (You probably already know the answer...)  Lucy & James are outside - Lucy's sitting in her wheelchair and James has a prosthetic leg strapped on over his clothes. We look suspiciously young - the photo is a couple of years old. You can just about see that Lucy is pregnant. A 3 year old Mainie stands between us looking sun-kissed and happy. We're white with brown hair, Mainie's looks blonde. Images 2 to 9 have this same photo as background. And text is on a background of cream torn paper on all images.
May 5, 2021August 17, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

What should you do if your child yells at a disabled person?

Text reads: This Beach Is Loud! / Disability in picture books- our top 6 - by disabled reviewers. Photo: Viola (1) and Mainie (5) sit in their swimming costumes with buckets. (Spades are awol.) Mainie is holding This Beach Is Loud. Viola is shouting. Mainie looks… patient.
May 2, 2021February 10, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

KidLitCripCrit – This Beach Is Loud! | Autistic representation

I Am Not a Label - disability in picture books
April 25, 2021July 30, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

KidLitCripCrit – I Am Not a Label

NO representation is better than bad representation - Lucy Catchpole. Photo: Lucy Catchpole, a mirror selfie. She's a white woman sitting in her wheelchair.
April 18, 2021September 20, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

No representation is better than bad representation | Lucy Catchpole on disability

April 10, 2021April 27, 2021 Lucy & James Catchpole

Where is all the dad guilt?

Text: El Deafo / Looking at the best disability representation in children's books / Reviews by James & Lucy Catchpole
April 8, 2021July 31, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

El Deafo | KidLitCripCrit: the best of disability representation in kidlit

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