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.) Carol Goess.
  • 2011 Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book — Early Childhood.
  • 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.

Many years ago, Carol wrote screenplays and managed to secure an agent in Hollywood for a children's animation. She's still waiting for the phone call!

Carol is a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

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

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 Visit. March 2011.
  • International Singapore School Guest Author Visit. 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.

Writing Courses Attended

  • Writing Chapter Books 6–9 years. Lesley Gibbes. AWC.
  • Allen and Unwin — The Secret Life of Publishing with Sue Hines — Melbourne.
  • Fiona McIntosh — Mini Master Class — Adelaide.
  • Robert McKee Story Seminar Screenplay Writing — Sydney.

Get in Touch

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

Email Carol