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Lucy Catchpole with Mama Car in a bookshop. Lucy's in Caper Oxford next to a display of my picture book Mama Car, sitting in my wheelchair, smiling at the camera. I’m wearing my green linen skirt, burnt orange cardigan, embroidered scarf & black beret. Mama Car cover art: a white background, a wheelchair-using mother on the front with a child on her lap, who looks slightly like me - illustrated by Karen George. Text over the top reads "My book in a bookshop!" on paper. It's a bright, cosy bookshop.

October 16, 2024December 2, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

My book in a bookshop! | Mama Car at Caper Oxford

Book announcement! Lucy and James - a white disabled couple - sit in their kitchen holding a large postcard with the title ‘Owning It: Tales From Our Disabled Childhoods’. Text reads ‘Announcement!’ on cream torn paper. It’s a cosy room with teacups and crockery on shelves. James is wearing a linen shirt and the new brown waistcoat, Lucy is wearing a dark brown cardigan and matching beret - we’re both smiling. We’re holding books by some of the contributors.

October 9, 2024August 9, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Announcing Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words

My big poetry post

September 25, 2024August 7, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Poems for kids | My children’s 6 favourite poetry books

Mama Car colouring sheets - 2 colouring sheets from the picture book Mama Car on a wooden surface, next to a copy of the book. Sheet 1: Mama Car - a colouring sheet. The child sits on her mother's lap, in her manual wheelchair. Both look happy. Sheet 2: Colouring sheet. Expedition list - from Mama Car. Text reads 'expedition list' at the top, and 'banana! grapes! flowery bowl. bun! milk cup' next to each illustrated item.

September 12, 2024November 8, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Mama Car | Free colouring pages | Wheelchair, mother and child

Mama Car lesson plans: A4 pages spread out on a wooden background. On the left: titled 'Learning Resources Key Stage 1, 2 and above' with 5 pages behind it. On the right, titled 'Learning Resources EYFS-Year1 (ages 3-6), with 9 pages behind. Pages are fanned out, contents is not visible. In the centre, picture book Mama Car. Text below reads: 'Mama Car lesson plans'

August 25, 2024November 26, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Free Mama Car lesson plans | Wheelchairs, disability & joy

Lucy Catchpole with Mama Car, read by her daughters. Text reads: Mama Car is out now! By me - Lucy Catchpole

August 1, 2024December 12, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

Mama Car | The comfort and joy of a mother’s wheelchair | My picture book out today!

Text reads 'Winners at the IBC awards!' Lucy and James - a white disabled couple with their daughters - hold a copy of You're So Amazing and the IBC trophy. The trophy is transparent, making it almost invisible. Lucy is laughing.

July 23, 2024January 22, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

We Won! | You’re So Amazing and the Inclusive Books for Children Award

Photo of the Observer magazine - headline is 'Yes, we're parents' - a very large photo of Lucy and James in their garden takes up almost all of both pages, with a column of print on the right.

March 12, 2023September 25, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

‘I didn’t expect motherhood to legitimise me’ | Us! In the Observer magazine

Lucy and James and their daughters hold copies of 'You're SO Amazing!' They do not look very inspiring.

March 7, 2023September 20, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

You’re SO Amazing! (Not I’m So Amazing!) The books arrived…

February 11, 2023July 18, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

We’re in The Sunday Times! | We’ve Got This: Essays by Disabled Parents

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