Welcome to my website. I hope you enjoy learning a little about me and the books I have written.
I think I am very lucky – what could be a better job than writing books for children. I love writing all children’s books but picture books are my favourite.
As well as writing, I love making school and library visits and doing bookshop signings and attending festivals. You can read about how to book me by going to the Book Me/Contact page here on my website.
I also give presentations to adults, often Probus and Legacy groups especially about how I came to write both ‘Queenie: One Elephant’s Story’, ‘The Dog on the Tuckerbox’ and ‘Flame Stands Waiting’ and the stories behind the books.
Hey Baby! A love letter to baby
On Saturday May 11 from 1.30 – 3.00 I’ll be signing copies of Hey Baby!
for Mother’s Day at Big W Doncaster Shoppingtown
Coming in 2013
Queenie: One Elephant’s Story will be published by Candlewick Press, USA (June)
A nostalgic Christmas story
An historical picture book about a colourful character from Australia’s past.
Hoping to meet you somewhere soon.
Corinne
'Flame Stands Waiting'
Released on March 1, 2010
A story for every child who has ever dared to dream…
Flame is a beautiful, golden carousel horse with a sad heart. Unlike the other horses, who are designed to move up and down, Flame was built to stand still. The children choose to ride on the turning, dancing horses and Flame is left waiting.
Until, one day, a little girl who has always dreamed of riding the beautiful horses comes to the carousel…
Illustrated by Sebastian Ciaffaglione, Published by Black Dog Books.
'The Dog on the Tuckerbox'
The Dog on the Tuckerbox was shortlisted in the Younger Readers Category of the Australian Book Industry Awards as well as the Australian Publishers Association Awards and displayed by them at the Bologna Book Fair in Italy in 2010.
This book was also named a Notable Book in both the Picture Book and Eve Pownall Information Book categories of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards for 2009.
Illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe, Published by Black Dog Books
'Queenie: One Elephant’s Story'
‘Queenie: One Elephant’s Story’ was shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards in the category of Eve Pownall Information Books and during Children’s Book Week 2007 was named an Honour Book in that category. Queenie was also named a Notable Book in that category as well as in the category of Picture Books.
Illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe, Published by Black Dog Books
Queenie Launch
Click here to read about the launch →
The paperback edition of ‘Queenie: One Elephant’s Story’ will be out in January and was launched at the Melbourne Zoo by The Hon. Ryan Smith, Minister for the Environment.