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Lucy - a white woman with long brown hair - sits in her wheelchair, with both daughters perched on and around her. They're smiling at the camera.
May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

Mother’s Day – disability, joy and wheelchairs

‘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

Can we talk about Tiny Tim? The caption reads: "Can we talk about Tiny Tim? A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens." Underneath, a 1924 black and white illustration by Harold Copping of Tiny Tim, a young boy from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He is leaning on a crutch, with a serious expression on his face. Over the top, a torn fragment of a page with a quote from the novella: "he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas-day who made lame beggars walk and blind men see."
December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

On Tiny Tim, disability and A Christmas Carol

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

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

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

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

A screenshot of an Amazon review is over the top. It reads: "Didn't explain anything / I used this thinking it would help explain disabilities to my child and it didn't". Photo behind: James Catchpole, a white man with brown hair and one leg, is sitting down holding his book What Happened to You? and smiling.
September 20, 2021September 23, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

A genuinely pleasing 1 star review | James Catchpole

A photo by Richard Cave for the Oxford Mail of James playing amputee football - he's just kicked the ball directly at the camera and looks very intense. James is a one-legged white man, then in his 30s. He's using black crutches. Our text reads: '"What happened to you?" disability & sport' on a cream paper background. 
September 5, 2021September 14, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

Do Paralympics viewers have a right to know What Happened To Them?

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