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: Short story
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 […]
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. […]
To teach or not to teach?
To teach or not to teach? Karen closed the classroom door, sighing with fatigue and relief. ‘I will never come back here,’ she promised herself. Long-service leave and an overseas trip lay ahead. Paris, Rome and Barcelona revived her spirits before she headed to Kenya to build wells. The physical labour was exhausting so when […]