Tag : KidLit

At school with a disability

By Carole Lander February 16, 2017 0

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 […]

Children's fiction Disability Disability in KidLit Diversity Dwarfism Illustrating books Published articles Self-publishing Short-statured non-fiction book Wheelchair User

DIY Publishing

By Carole Lander April 9, 2016 0

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 […]