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Signed bookplates for Disability Pride Month - illustrated stickers for Mama Car and What Happened to You - signed by Lucy and James Catchpole
July 1, 2025October 29, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Signed bookplates to send – for Disability Pride Month | Closed till 2026

‘Happy International Wheelchair Day everyone. (Whether you buy my book or not ;-) )
March 1, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

International Wheelchair Day | Disability, joy and defiance

Text reads: 'Our big list of children's books by disabled authors / Chosen by disabled reviewers'. Image behind: a collage of jpgs of most of the books in this list.
November 28, 2024February 11, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Children’s books by disabled authors | A big list for Disability History Month

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

Tyger by SF Said
October 6, 2022July 31, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

Tyger by SF Said – an agent’s perspective

Lucy and James Catchpole - text over photo reads: 'Disability - tips for illustrators, by actual disabled publishing people'.
February 16, 2022January 9, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Disability | Tips for illustrators | By real life disabled publishing people

September 30, 2021February 10, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Return of the Pests! Tales From Children’s Publishing…

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

Don’t catalogue people! KidLitCripCrit

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?

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

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