Short story for children by Carole Lander published by Storm Cloud Publishing. Bella burst into her grandparents’ house, throwing her backpack on the hall floor and jumping into Poppa’s arms. ‘Whoa, girl. You’re getting too big for this!’ he groaned, falling into an armchair. Bella giggled and turned to hug her Nonna. Every school holidays […]
Category: Children’s fiction
One More Wish
Short Story published in Storm Cloud Publishing’s Christmas Anthology 4 ‘Isabelle, please keep still,’ Nanny pleaded, folding the child’s long straight brown hair over the hot curling tongs. While Nanny reheated the tongs in the fireplace, Isabelle squirmed on her stool, itching to break free. Finally, her hair was curled and she ran downstairs to […]
Revving Up
THIS SHORT STORY IS NOW AVAILABLE IN STORM CLOUD PUBLISHING’S ANTHOLOGY 4 AUTHOR CAROLE LANDER ‘Mum, can I take Grandad’s book to school? We’ve got to show the class something that’s special to us,’ I asked. I was new at the school and I wanted to look important so I could make some friends. Grandad’s […]
‘Old Ted’ in The Toy Chest Anthology
My story ‘Old Ted’ is published in a new (2017) Prints Charming Anthology called The Toy Chest. My grandson Jude (who lives in Cambridge, UK) is the main character and hero of this story. He used to be obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine and this gave me the idea for the story. ‘Old Ted’ Old Ted […]
Book review on Buzz Words
Published Thursday, 20 July 2017 – Buzz Words In my World: ‘Wheels of Fire’ and ‘The Basketball Tree’ In my World: ‘Wheels of Fire’ and ‘The Basketball Tree’ by Carole Lander, (Checkword Publications 2016) Reviewed by Lucinda Gifford All children whether they live with a disability or not encounter disabled people through school, family and friends. The […]
Anh Doh paints Kurt Fearnley
Kurt Fearnley levers his body out of his wheelchair and hoists himself into a yellow armchair in Anh Doh’s studio. He tucks his lifeless legs under him and grins widely at Anh who is about to paint his portrait for the ABC series ‘Anh’s Brush with Fame’. Kurt was born with a congenital disorder called […]
Aiming for Perfectionism as a Writer
This blog is also posted on the Creative Kids Tales website. I recently attended a workshop called ‘The Art of Imperfection’ at The School of Life in Melbourne. The aim of this session was to help perfectionists find ways of seeing that imperfection is often okay! As an editor, I have to be a perfectionist. […]
Developing empathy for difference
The Australian School Library Association has published an article of mine. See how teachers can use my books to the advantage of their students and to comply with the Australian Curriculum. ASLA article_March 2017_empathy
At school with a disability
Last week I wrote about ways in which the national (Australian) curriculum supports students who live with a disability. This is through the General Capabilities. I mentioned the Personal and Social Capability, but there’s another – Ethical Understanding. In an ideal world we would not need to directed towards ethical behaviour but unfortunately that is not […]
Illustrating disability in kids stories
I write stories for children that put disability front and centre. Why? Because when I published a nonfiction book on dwarfism I realised that there are so few kids books where the main character lives with a disability. So I decided to fill the gap. My first book for children is called IN MY WORLD. […]