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Book Signing and Studio Day

To Celebrate CBCA 2016 book week, we are holding 2 special events at the Alison Lester Gallery in Fish Creek. There will be a special book signing on Sunday August 21 from 1-4pm, where you can purchase copies of all your favourite Alison Lester books, including the shortlisted 'my dog bigsy', and...

CBCA Shortlist

We are very excited to announce that My Dog Bigsy has been shortlisted for Book of the Year for Early Childhood! all the shortlisted books are of exceptional quality including; Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas, Perfect, Ollie and the Wind, Mr. Huff and Tony Wilson's great book, The Cow Tripped over the...

Easter and School Holidays at the Alison Lester Gallery

School breaks up today and it looks like a busy 2 weeks ahead, kicking off with Easter. There are lots of things going on in South Gippsland including the Inverloch Primary School Fete on Easter Saturday, Foster Primary School Fete on Easter Sunday and the Tour de Tarwin all weekend. Don't forget...

Easter and School Holidays at the Alison Lester Gallery

Astrid Lingdren Memorial Award 2016

Congratulations to Alison for being nominated for the 2016 Astrid Lingdren Memorial Award. This award is the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature. The award was founded by the Swedish government in 2002, and is administered by the Swedish Arts Council, and will be annou...

2015 CBC Book Awards

Congratulations to all the shortlisted, honour books and winners at this years CBC Awards. we are very excited that Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach was awarded Honour book award!

New York Times reviews Noni the Pony goes to the beach!

Check out this cool review of Noni in the New York Times! The New York Times features NONI THE PONY GOES TO THE BEACH by Alison Lester in a picture book beach round-up! http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/29/books/review/29childrens.html “A reliable vein of children’s humor ...

Bunyips and Dragons @ NGV

Make sure you don't miss the new exhibition of original children's picture book illustrations which starts this weekend at the NGV - Ian Potter centre. www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/bunyips-and-dragons/

The Anniversary Exhibition 2015

We are excited to announce a very special celebration to take place in Fish Creek, South Gippsland, Victoria. 2015 is the 30th Anniversary of Alison's first book that she both wrote and illustrated - Clive Eats Alligators. It is also the 25th Anniversary of the Australian Classic - Magic Beach, a...

My recent visit Fitzroy Crossing

I was in Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia for the last 10 days of July, working at the Fitzroy Valley District High School with my old friend Chris Aitken. Chris and his music students had written ten lovely songs and we turned five of them into books, with beautiful ...

Kissed by the Moon nominated for Environment Award

KISSED BY THE MOON ON THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY SHORTLIST Australia’s only environmental themed award for children’s literature has announced the shortlist for the 2014 award. The Wilderness Society presents the Environment Award for Children’s Literature; this year awarding prizes in two categorie...

Australian Literary Educators Association - Conference in Darwin

Last week I attended the ALEA ( Australian Literary Educators Association ) conference in Darwin where I gave a talk about making books in remote indigenous communities and shared a session with Jackie French about being the Australian Children’s Laureate. View from my room at the Darwin ALEA Con...

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