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Alison Lester Alison Lester i(A6260 works by) (a.k.a. Alison Jean Hume Lester)
Born: Established: 1952 Foster, Foster - Welshpool area, South Gippsland, Gippsland, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon A Tiny Light Alison Lester , Alison Lester (illustrator), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2022 24825123 2022 single work picture book children's

'The perfect bedtime story from Australia's most loved-picture book creator

'When you go to bed tonight,
be sure to leave a tiny light
so Twinkles in the Milky Way
can find you when they come to play ...

'This gentle story offers both wonder and comfort, and feels like a reassuring hug at bedtime.

'Children everywhere will love the magic of the Twinkles!' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Wilku Kiyi Barrinanyi Rabbit Run like a Rabbit Alison Lester , Alison Lester (illustrator), Daphne Mawson (translator), Katie Baker (translator), Alan Baker (translator), Broadway : Indigenous Literacy Foundation , 2022 24714942 2022 single work picture book children's

'"Can you run like a rabbit? Can you jump like a frog? Or laze like a lizard stretched out on a log? Yes, you can! Text in Garawa." -- Publisher.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Ngaripirtangaya Milikapita School , Alison Lester , Nina Black , Broadway : Indigenous Literacy Foundation , 2021 24009492 2021 selected work children's fiction poetry children's
1 y separately published work icon Noni the Pony Counts to a Million Alison Lester , Alison Lester (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 22584311 2021 single work picture book children's

'Noni the Pony has a lot of fun counting everything she sees on a happy summer's day! You may have met Noni already in Noni the Pony, Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach and Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey.

'Noni the Pony stands under one tree, and watches her two friends dance by the sea. She gives three speckled hens a ride up the hill… Come on another adventure with Noni in this delightful rhyming story.

'Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and adults around the world. Magic Beach, Imagine, My Farm and Noni the Pony are Australian classics.' (Publication summary)

1 The Very Noisy Grandmother Alison Lester , 2020 single work biography
— Appears in: Grandmothers : Essays by 21st-century Grandmothers 2020;
2 y separately published work icon Sing Me the Summer Jane Godwin , Alison Lester (illustrator), South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2020 19843943 2020 single work picture book children's

'Splash into summer with this glorious love letter to the seasons.

'Combining Jane Godwin's sparkling text and Alison Lester's whimsical watercolours, Sing Me the Summer celebrates those precious everyday moments that stay with us forever.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Painted Ponies Alison Lester , Alison Lester (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 17061418 2019 single work picture book children's

'Matilda loves staying at her grandma's, riding the pony in the front paddock and playing with the painted ponies kept in a wooden box carved like a wagon. The gold palomino, the chestnut, the bay, the pinto, the brown and the dapply grey. One day, Lucky tells Matilda about when she was a little girl and the real ponies were her friends.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Under the Sea, Under the Sky i "we have spent so much time in the ocean this summer", Alison Lester , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: This is Home : Essential Australian Poems for Children 2019; (p. 71)
1 y separately published work icon Tricky's Bad Day Alison Lester , Alison Lester (illustrator), South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2018 15016408 2018 single work picture book children's

'Poor Tricky! Nothing is going right for him. Milk spills, pyjama buttons won’t work, his little sister wrecks their game, and when he tries to help out, everything gets worse.

'Tricky’s having a very bad day!

'Then Dad has an idea. Outside it’s wild, but there’s a lot to explore…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Monster Party Jane Godwin , Alison Lester , Broome : Magabala Books , 2018 14710814 2018 single work picture book children's

'Monster Party is an explosion of fun and pure joy. Children will love the hilarious, naughty desert monsters who come out of the ground to have a party on Dora Lake. Eating chips and monster cake, they go ‘galumphing’ all over the place with a drum and a bass! Of all shapes and sizes, these monsters create havoc for the children at Rawa Community School who live on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert – ‘dancing and stomping’, ‘crashing and crunching’, ‘prowling and growling’, ‘happy and smiling’! Jeepers creepers! The monster cut-out illustrations created by the students are delightful. Monster Party will capture the hearts of the very young and the young at heart.'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey Alison Lester , Alison Lester (illustrator), Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 2018 14230138 2018 single work picture book children's

'Noni the Pony heads out for the day, to roam the green hills behind Waratah Bay. As she and her friends wander down a green trail, they meet someone small with a very long tail. Can they help the lost baby wallaby find the way home?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon The Silver Sea Alison Lester , Jane Godwin (illustrator), South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2018 13460554 2018 single work picture book children's

'Let’s go down to The Silver Sea, 
Come on, I’ll hold your hand… 

'Take a journey beneath the waves in this magical adventure created by young people at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne with much-loved Australian authors Alison Lester and Jane Godwin. Their unforgettable collaboration explores the hidden treasures of our seas and celebrates the joy of exploration – and of returning home.'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Yaaltjirri Ngarala Warburton Playgroup , Alison Lester , Alison Lester (illustrator), Warburton Playgroup (illustrator), Broadway : Indigenous Literacy Foundation , 2017 13459806 2017 single work picture book children's Indigenous story
1 y separately published work icon Tjukurrpa Yanamultjarra Alison Lester , Warburton Playgroup , Alison Lester (illustrator), Warburton Playgroup (illustrator), Broadway : Indigenous Literacy Foundation , 2017 13459515 2017 single work picture book children's
2 y separately published work icon The Very Noisy Baby Alison Lester , Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2017 11545285 2017 single work picture book children's

'Here is the story of a very noisy baby. She could bellow like a buffalo. And roar like a lion. And howl like a wolf for a very long time. The baby loves to make all kinds of sounds. She's really very loud.But when some animals in the town go missing, can the very noisy baby help? Find out in this wonderfully boisterous story, full of action, fun (and noise!) from Australia's most-loved picture book creator.' (Publication Summary)

1 y separately published work icon Hello Little Babies Alison Lester , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2016 9704275 2016 single work picture book children's

'From the bestselling author of Kissed By The Moon, Noni The Pony and Are We There Yet? comes a book to be cherished by children and parents everywhere. The perfect book for new bubs and new parents, Alison Lester's Hello Little Babies rejoices in all those wonderful moments in the first year of a baby's life.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Kunbarlanja Kunbolk Gunbalanya School , Alison Lester , New South Wales : Indigenous Literacy Foundation , 2016 10632582 2016 single work picture book children's

'A colourfully illustrated story of the seasons, animals and landscape in Gunbalanya, and the activities and places that make it special to the kids who live there.' (Publication summary)

1 Flying Home Alison Lester , 2015 single work prose
— Appears in: The Hush Treasure Book 2015; (p. 10-11)
1 4 y separately published work icon No Way Yirrikipayi! Milikapita School , Alison Lester , New South Wales : Indigenous Literacy Foundation , 2015 8888112 2015 single work picture book children's Indigenous story

No Way Yirrikipayi! is about a hungry crocodile who chases dugongs, turtles and stingrays for his next meal.

1 y separately published work icon My Dog Bigsy Alison Lester , Alison Lester (illustrator), Melbourne : Penguin , 2015 8597719 2015 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units)

'Meet my dog Bigsy. He's only small, but everyone knows he's the boss.

'Each morning he visits the animals on the farm.

'Squawk, neigh, quack, moo, baa, oink, cluck, purr, ruff ruff ruff!

'What a lot of noise! And all because of Bigsy!

'From Australia's favourite picture-book creator, comes this energetic story about a little dog who causes a big commotion. ' (Publication summary)

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