Meet Carol A. Nelson

Carol A. Nelson is an award-winning children's television producer, songwriter, author, dance and exercise instructor, and speech-language pathologist with 40 years of experience helping children develop communication and learning skills. She has worked exclusively with children diagnosed with Autism, Down Syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, in addition to typically developing children. They, along with her own childhood, have inspired her to write books intended to teach and delight.

She created and hosted Access Kids Power, a Brooklyn public access television program that won a 2002 National Hometown Video Festival Award for Children's Programming.

Featured in the BCAT Program Guide and recognized in the New York Daily News, Carol has spent decades combining original music, books, movement, and playful interaction to help children learn while building confidence and independence.

Her musical learning book Red and Red has been used in schools and early childhood classrooms, helping children discover that learning can be joyful, interactive, and fun.