"Following on from my recent blog about Buk Bilong Pikinini here is the link to their web site.
http://www.bukbilongpikinini.org/ - I have also reprinted a recent interview from Meanjin Magazine between my friends Drusilla Modjeska and Anne-Sophie Hermann as they talk about about Buk bilong ...
Buk Bilong Pikinini - Papua New Guinea
Flying to Papua New Guinea - My view from the plane
At the end of May I went to Papua New Guinea for the inaugural PNG Author’s seminar, put on by a wonderful organisation called Buk Bilong Pikinini. BbP aims to foster a love of reading and learning, rai...
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators at Rottnest
A few weeks ago I was in West Australia, doing talks and workshops with the WA arm of the society of children's book writers and illustrators. My friend and editor Jane Godwin was with me and we had a great time working with WA ...
Our Island
The children of Gununa,Alison Lester and Elizabeth HoneyPenguin 2014
Our island lies beneath a big blue sky, surrounded by the turquoise sea. Turtles glide through the clear salt water. And dugongs graze on the banks of seagrass…
And so begins the text of a most stunning pict...
Author and illustrator Alison Lester loves that her job involves making story books not just for children but WITH them. Alison's work has resulted in some amazing artwork and publication of new books by the children themselves. Some artwork from Alison's student's is shown below.
Alis...
Great News, Alison's most recent title "Kissed by the Moon" has been shortlisted for book of the Year for young readers. For more information on the nominations click on the image below:
Book of the Year: Nominations for Younger Readers were as follows:
Violet Mackerel's Possible Fri...
The shortlist for this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Burial Rites (Hannah Kent, Picador)Eyrie (Tim Winton, Hamish Hamilton)Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia (David Hunt, Black Inc....
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Education Institute partnered with Speech Pathology Australia for the second year to host their Book of the Year Awards at the RCH Authors Claire Saxby (Seadog), Alison Lester (Sophie Scott Goes South), Morris Gleitzman (After) and Melanie Prewett (Two Mates) r...