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 […]
Tag: Children’s fiction
‘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 […]
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 […]
Back to school with a disability
Over the years since the development of a national Australian curriculum began, it has become increasingly easier for teachers to feel supported when they have children in their class who live with a disability. This should be reassuring to parents of those children. The ACARA website has pages of information on how to ensure that […]
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. […]
Developing empathy for difference
‘Mummy, why is that man so short?’ ‘Because he didn’t eat his vegetables when he was a kid.’ The short man who overheard this conversation was Jonathan Tripp. He was born with a condition of dwarfism. While he could see the funny side of the mother’s reaction, it was just another incident in which an […]
DIY Publishing
My book Little People Big Lives was published in 2013. I self-published it because the big publishers wouldn’t take it on. The topic is too unusual and not good for sales! The book profiles people who are short-statured (little people) and provides information about dwarfism. While I was going through the process of publishing the […]