Mama Car

A joyful celebration of the wheelchair and how its user becomes a permanent lap to snuggle on!

　　The Mama Car has big wheels
　　and a soft cushion. It can take
　　you outside and anywhere
　　and right back home again.

　　The Mama Car has so many things, but the best thing is, it has Mummy.

　　This way, Mama Car!

　　The Mama Car can take children on adventures, big and small. Even just going to the kitchen for snacks becomes an expedition.

　　And when a child falls and hurts herself, the Mama Car is always there, and so is Mummy.

Review

　　With a pitch-perfect young narrator and engagingly bright, warm pictures, this celebratory story provides much-needed representation for disabled parents. ― The Guardian

　　Authentic, important and spot-on with the messaging. But let's forget messages - it is also just a delightful picture book with a beautifully timeless appeal. Whatever your age, this book will envelop you in a warm, safe, cosy hug. ― BookTrust

　　Mama Car is a simple but effective celebration of the wheelchair which feels inclusive and gentle for very young readers, with simple illustrations by Karen George that are evocative of traditional picture books from years gone by. ― Press Association

　　Mama Car exudes warmth and love and cosiness, which the child feels for the wheelchair, and, of course, for their mummy who uses it. ― Juno Magazine

Lucy Catchpole is the author of Mama Car and co-author of You're So Amazing! She's a full-time wheelchair user and has written about disability for the Guardian and the BBC, and more often on her Instagram @thecatchpoles, where she and James also post about children's books and family life with their two daughters.

Karen George has spent A LOT of time drawing and painting. When she was small that's what she liked doing best.When she was a little older, Karen gained a first class honours degree in Fine Art followed by an MA from The Royal College of Art. Karen painted film sets for a while until, in 2009, she won Waterstone's 'Picture This' competition to illustrate Freddie and the Fairy for Julia Donaldson. This means Karen still joyfully spends lots of time drawing and painting . . . and now she writes too! Karen lives in Bristol with her family and Dr Calamari the cat.