Growing up disabled can be an isolating experience. As much as you might be surrounded by loving and well-meaning friends and family, chances are no one close to you is going through this alongside you . . . until now!
From navigating sports at school, to facing the confusion of getting given free stuff all the time, to juggling hospital trips alongside your social life, this anthology of firsthand experiences of childhood disability will be a welcome companion for disabled children. For non-disabled children it provides a welcome own-voice perspective and will help build empathy and understanding. A very powerful, much-needed book.
Edited by James Catchpole, Lucy Catchpole and Jen Campbell. With contributions from Ali Abbas, Polly Atkin, Imani Barbarin, Jen Campbell, James Catchpole, Christa Couture, Carly Findlay, M. Leona Godin, Eugene Grant, Jan Grue, Matilda Feyisayo Ibini, Ilya Kaminsky, Sora J. Kasuga, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, Elle McNicoll, Daniel Sluman, Nina Tame, Rebekah Taussig, Steven Verdile, Alex Wegman, Ashley Harris Whaley and Kendra Winchester. Illustrated by Sophie Kamlish.
| ISBN: | 9780571380022 |
| Publication date: | 24th April 2025 |
| Author: | James Catchpole, Lucy Catchpole, Jen Campbell, Sophie Kamlish |
| Illustrator: | Sophie Kamlish |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Genres: |
PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND) Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Illness and specific physical health conditions Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions |