A New Chapter with the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA), VIC Branch

May 26, 2025.Reading time 1 minute.

Thanks Jo Pentony, President of the VIC Branch, for welcoming me so warmly, as a new Committee member for 2025/26. I’m excited to be advocating for Australian children’s literature with The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA)!

I come from a background as an Occupational Therapist, author, reader, parent (of one bookworm + one reluctant reader!) and passionate literacy advocate in disadvantaged communities.

My special interests in children’s literature are:

equal access to picture books and shared reading for all Early Years children (irrespective of their postcode)

disability representation

engaging and supporting reluctant readers

celebrating the joy of childhood in children’s literature.

I’ve been a member of the CBCA for ten years, and I’m honoured and excited in equal measure to be stepping forward in this new voluntary role with my fellow Committee members.

Welcome

March 19, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Hello and welcome to my website – the hub of my creative world. From here you can find all you need to know about my work as an AUTHOR for CHILDREN and GROWN-UPS, my children’s literacy ADVOCACY, classroom and literary AUTHOR TALKS and PRESS/READER REVIEWS. My books are available from all good bookstores and online.