New Releases by Alison Lester

A life-affirming collaboration between children of Yalingbu Yirramboi – The Royal Children's Hospital School and award-winning creators, Alison Lester and Jane Godwin. If you could travel wherever you choose, to worlds imagined and new, where are the places that you'd like to go and what in the world would you do? Take a journey through words and drawings in this magical adventure as the children of The Royal Children's Hospital wonder where everyone at the hospital might go – the doctors, the nurses, the teachers, and even themselves. With a lyrical text and additional artwork from much-loved creators Jane Godwin and Alison Lester (The Silver Sea, Sing Me the Summer), this unforgettable collaboration explores the magic of imagination and celebrates the joy of coming home. All royalties from the sale of this book go to Yalingbu Yirramboi – The Royal Children's Hospital School.

A beautiful hardcover edition to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Alison Lester's much-loved classic picture book. Imagine offers a fascinating look into the natural world, and has delighted children and parents over many years.

Inspired by Alison Lester's much-loved classic, this is the book of the film by Paper Planes creator Robert Connolly, featuring the work of eleven world-class animators plus live action stills, with illustrations and verses from the original book. Ten children find themselves on a Magic Beach of their imagination. They explore caves, build giant sandcastles, poke around rock pools and converse with sea animals. They dive with horses in the waves and play with magical underwater creatures. Sandcastles are built and destroyed in terrible wars. Pirates smuggle treasure into caves. And Dreamtime serpents fly through the sky and shed their scales. The dreams of these children are limitless and the magic of the beach will be in their hearts forever. Alison Lester's Magic Beach has been in print for over 35 years and is now brought to life by eleven world-class animators: Emma Kelly, Susan Danta, Lee Whitmore, Anthony Lucas, Kathy Sarpi, Eddie White, Simon Rippingale, Pierce Davison, Marieka Walsh, Susie Shapones and Jake Duczynski. Featuring an incredible range of artwork in tribute to an enduring Australian classic, Stories from Magic Beach is a perfect keepsake.

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?

Alison Lester's Magic Beach is an Australian classic. With 150 piece jigsaw.

One clucky hen sitting on her eggs. Two new chicks on tiny little legs. Read along and count ... everything!

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! Read along and do all the actions.

Green as a bean, or a grasshopper, or bug. Red as a rocket, or an apple in my pocket. Read along and name all the colours.

A little girl whose family runs a travelling show falls in love with some wild ponies...but what will she do when she realises they long to be set free? Matilda loves staying at Grandma Lucky's, riding Luna in the front paddock and playing with the painted ponies in their carved wooden wagon. The gold palomino, the chestnut, the bay, the pinto, the brown and the dappley grey. One day, Lucky tells Matilda about when she was a little girl and the real ponies were her friends... A big, beautiful story about friendship and freedom, from Australia's favourite picture book creator, Alison Lester.

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From Australia's favourite picture-book creator, Alison Lester, comes this energetic story about a little dog who causes a big commotion. Now in a gorgeous board book edition. 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!

It’s beach time for a playful pony and her friends in this lighthearted celebration of friendship and loyalty from the author of Noni the Pony, which The New York Times called “an unabashedly sweet and simple tale about a happy pony…related in laid-back couplets that work perfectly for young children.” Noni the Pony and her friends are off to the beach! Their playful day is going swimmingly—until Dave Dog follows a whale a bit too far out to sea. Luckily, Noni is there to rescue the poor pup and bring him back to safety…and back to the fun!

In this delightful collection of four rhyming stories, Alison Lester shares the joy of all the things little children can do in a day. Includes the previously published board books Bibs and Boots, Bumping and Bouncing, Crashing and Splashing, Happy and Sad.

What sounds do Australian animals make? I see a grey koala with gum leaves in her paw. What do you say, grey koala? Snore, snore, snore! Snore is part of a delightful series by bestselling author-illustrator Alison Lester. Babies will respond to the rhyming text and the simple, colourful images, while toddlers will love joining in to make their own animal sounds. These bright, engaging board books are perfect for little hands — collect the whole set!

What sounds do night animals make? I see a snowy owl against the inky blue. What do you say, snowy owl? Hoot, hoot, hoot! Hoot is part of a delightful series by bestselling author-illustrator Alison Lester. Babies will respond to the rhyming text and the simple, colourful images, while toddlers will love joining in to make their own animal sounds. These bright, engaging board books are perfect for little hands — collect the whole set!

What sound do marine animals make? I see a pretty penguin sliding like a flash. What do you say, pretty penguin? Splash, splash, splash! Splash is part of a delightful series by bestselling author-illustrator Alison Lester. Babies will respond to the rhyming text and the simple, colourful images, while toddlers will love joining in to make their own animal sounds. These bright, engaging board books are perfect for little hands — collect the whole set!

Nine year-old Sophie Scott embarks on a mission to Antarctica aboard an icebreaker and documents her adventure in a diary of its natural wonders.

Bonnie and Sam are best friends who love horses. They befriend the ponies and horses in their Austrialian townexcept for one, Drover, who used to be wild. All she dreams about is getting back to the mountains to be free. One evening, when a wild, mountain horse—who could be Drover's twin—comes face to face with the cantankerous, corralled Drover, both horses get their chance at a new life. Illustrated with lively watercolor throughout, this endearing tale is a sure hit.

In the second volume of this charming series, friends Bonnie and Sam are determined to win the local talent contest. And they know that learning to do trick riding on horseback will secure victory. When the girls pick a real-live horse to practice on, all bets are off. The excitement will keep young readers turning pages, as Bonnie and Sam discover that some things are even better than winning.

Nina and her father live in a beautiful riding school famous for their Lippizaners--precious, rare performing horses. Nina loves the horses that her father looks after, but she also loves Zelda, one of the old carriage horses who she sneaks out to see. It's a perfect world for a little girl, although she has to compete with her father's work for his attention. But a war is coming, one that will threaten their lives and the very existence of the school. When the city is under attack, Nina and Father are in charge of fleeing with the horses to a safe place across the border, but can they pass enemy soldiers, bombed out bridges and the fearsome cold of the Alps to get there? And can Nina save her beloved Zelda, too?

In Present for Success, Alison Lester gives the readers the fundamentals of presenting effectively, from preparation, to on-stage conduct, to techniques and tools to make your presentation unique, engaging, and a memorable success.

During summer vacation in rural Australia, best friends Bonnie and Sam are taking care of two horses and helping with sheep shearing when they stumble upon a crime at Skull Rock.

On the way to assist their riding teacher at the Royal Show, Bonnie and Sam find a starving pony that they feel they must try to rescue.

ALISON LESTER: AUSTRALIA'S CHILDREN'S LAUREATE 2012-13 Who would you be? On a Stormy Night at Sea, in the Wild West, under the Big Top, in the Frozen North, in a Transylvanian Castle, beyond the Milky Way, in a Steaming Jungle Choose a character, turn the page and find out what happens! An exciting book of wild adventures from Alison Lester, beloved by Australian families for over twenty-five years. 'In Lester's world, it seems that both the real and the imagined have a magic all their own - the magic of life enjoyed to the fullest.' The Horn Book

In Currawong Creek, Australia, best friends Bonnie and Sam, who share a mutual love of horses, enhance their trick-riding skills when a traveling circus comes to town.

One day Wild and Woolly dug such a big hole in their sandpit, that when they fell into it, they came out at the North Pole. Immediately they set out on the journey home... visiting the houses of the most interesting characters along the way.

Friendship, horses and adventure in an Australian country town - book three in this irresistible series of chapter books for young readers who love horses, created by two of Australia's bestselling storytellers and illustrators. Bonnie and Sam are best fr.

Bonnie and Sam are best friends. No one loves horses the way they do. When Bonnie whispers to them, they understand, and Sam always knows if they need a drink, or a hug, or a race around the paddock. The girls ride together whenever they can - despite not having any of their own, they have a special relationship with all the horses and ponies in town. They have the best adventures, like that time the wild shadow brumby slipped into town and changes places with San's dad's police horse...

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