Continuing the theme of disability in children’s books from my blog a couple of days ago, I thought I’d chase it up with an article on another work of fiction which recently caught my eye. ‘The Taylor TurboChaser’ is a great read from comedian and actor, David Baddiel. Like David Walliams’, ‘BAD DAD’, Baddiel places… Read more »
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Disability in children’s books revisited Part I – are disabled characters finally entering mainstream children’s literature?
In 2012, I wrote a blog discussing the absence of disability in contemporary children’s fiction. At the time, I observed that disability had been all but forgotten by most mainstream authors. Whilst inclusivity in children’s literature is widely regarded as important, especially in representing minority groups, disability seemed to have fallen by the wayside. Happily,… Read more »