About Carol

children's author & storyteller

Carol lives in a quiet coastal town in Victoria, Australia, although it's NOT quiet when the kookaburras and cockatoos throw a party! She likes old rocking horses, cuckoo clocks, chocolate ice-cream, and watching rocket launches. One day she hopes to see a REAL rocket BLAST OFF into space.

Can We Lick the Spoon Now? picture book propped up alongside a mixing bowl, wooden spoons, a whisk, and a red sieve on a dark surface

Awards and Recognition

  • Winner of the 2011 Speech Pathology Australia's Book of the Year Awards — Young Children for Can We Lick the Spoon Now? (3rd ed.).
  • 2011 Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book — Early Childhood for Can We Lick the Spoon Now?
  • Shortlisted for the 2011 SA Writers' Festival inaugural Children's Choice Award.
  • Premier's Reading Challenge List Selection — SA, NSW, VIC.
  • 2012 ABC TV aired on Play School. 27th September.

Several years ago, Carol dabbled in screenplays and managed to secure an agent in Hollywood for a children's animation. Unfortunately, she is still waiting for the phone call!

Member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

Member of The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).

Can We Lick the Spoon Now? as featured on ABC TV Play School

Meet the Author

Carol loves visiting kindergartens, schools and libraries. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact her via email

Here's some of her memorable places she's visited:

  • International Singapore School Guest Author. March 2011.
  • International Singapore School Guest Author. August 2018.
  • Scotch College Junior Library. Hawthorn, VIC.
  • Early Learning Centre. Brighton Grammar, VIC.
  • Moonta Area Primary School, SA.
  • Book Week — Guest Author for Vision Australia Children's Library, Kooyong. VIC.
Illustration from Can We Lick the Spoon Now? — a smiling toddler in a yellow shirt sitting behind a red colander and holding up a wooden spoon

Fun Resources

Get in Touch

Have a question or want to connect? Reach out to Carol directly.

Email Carol