My books are written about insects and creatures that you find in your backyard or on your balcony.  These books are set in suburban Australia.  Caterpillars, ants, bees, blue-tongue lizards and even slugs and aphids are characters in the books. 

Building an extensive vocabulary in young children is so important.  The number of words that a child knows (not reading, but using and knowing the meanings of) is a key predictor of literacy success. Along with strong phonological awareness, these are the two main keys to unlocking strong reading, writing and spelling skills.

The Carlos and Friends book series has been specifically written for parents and teachers to help preschool children get ready to read in a fun, relaxed way.

Carlos the Caterpillar (Book 1 in the Series)

Carlos is a green caterpillar who loves to eat!  He goes out every day to eat lovely green leaves.  One day, after meeting Andrea the Ant, he bites off a bit more than he can chew! 

Andrea the Ant (Book 2)

Andrea is an ant who loves to find aphids on plants so she can feast on their honeydew.  She meets Benita the Bee who wants to find honey goo too!  Benita flies off to find flowers.  Meanwhile Andrea has not quite found the honeydew of her dreams. 

Benita the Bee (Book 3)

Benita has turned into a silly bee.  She doesn’t like honey or pollen anymore.  Instead she likes to use flowers as musical instruments.  Izzy the Lizard has to show Benita how she can be a real bee and enjoy music too.

Izzy the Lizard (Book 4)

Izzy the Lizard has lots of fun in her gorgeous garden.  Gertie the Garden Gnome is her friend and looks after Izzy.  Watch out when Puss E Cat goes funny!

Sammy the Slug (Book 5)

Sammy is a sleepy slug in a bunch of spinach in the fruit shop.  Join him on his travels to Pat’s house when she buys the spinach!  Oh no!  Is Sammy going to end up in a stew?

The set of 5 books are available as English only and bilingual (English/Mandarin) versions. They are also available as eBooks