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A photo of our family, celebrating "You're So Amazing!" receiving a Schneider Family Book Award Honor from the ALA. Text reads: “Our book about disability and NOT being amazing is a Schneider Family Book Award Honor book! We’re in our garden, trees and greenery behind. James and Lucy - a white disabled couple - and their two young daughters wear clothes that vaguely suggest a pirate theme, with hats and bandanas. We’re all sitting, with Lucy in her wheelchair - holding a book our picture book "You're SO Amazing!". Viola - age 6 - has an open-mouthed expression of great joy / surprise - who can tell? Book cover: “You're So Amazing” - the US hardback, a children's picture book with a cream background. On the illustrated cover are three children between 4 and 6yo - an East Asian boy, a white one-legged boy with yellow crutches, and a Black girl. They have a football and look happy.
January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 Lucy & James Catchpole

An ALA honor for our book about disability and NOT being amazing

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

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

Can Bears Ski? Disability in picture books - our top 6. Reviews by actual disabled people James and Lucy Catchpole
May 7, 2021December 7, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

KidLitCripCrit – Can Bears Ski?

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

What Happened to You? By James Catchpole
August 12, 2020July 31, 2024 Lucy & James Catchpole

What Happened to You? | By me – James Catchpole | Cover reveal

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