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Tag: Disability

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

Don’t catalogue people! KidLitCripCrit

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

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

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

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

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)

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?

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

KidLitCripCrit – I Am Not a Label

April 12, 2021July 28, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

How to talk to your child about disability?

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