Show disabled people in stories, authors urge on World Book Day

Oscar winner Rachel Shenton and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson call for diversity

Authors have been urged to ­feature characters with disabilities in their ­stories. Marking World Book Day on Thursday, the Oscar winner Rachel ­Shenton and Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, called for more diversity in children’s books.

Shenton, who won an Oscar last year for her film about a deaf child, said: “When I wrote The Silent Child, I created a film about an issue I’m incredibly passionate about, and have experience of in my own life.

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