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Alison Lester

Author of Imagine

88+ Works 3,587 Members 61 Reviews

About the Author

Alison Lester was born on November 17, 1952, in Foster, Victoria, Australia. She received a higher diploma in teaching at The Melbourne Teacher's College, where she trained as a secondary arts and crafts teacher. Before she began writing and illustrating her own books, she worked as an art teacher show more and an illustrator. She is the author and illustrator over 25 picture books. Her first novel, The Quicksand Pony, won an Australian Young Readers Book Award and a Children's Book Council of America (CBCA) Book of the Year Award. Her picture books Clive Eats Alligators and the Journey Home each won a CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. She was Australia's Inaugural Children's Laureate from 2011-2012. In 2016, she was awarded the Children's Language and Literature Award from the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards and inducted into the Speech Pathology Australia's Book of the Year Hall of Fame. She was awarded the 2016 Dromkeen Medal for her body of work and its contribution to the development of children's literature in Australia. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Alison Lester

Imagine (1989) 420 copies
Magic Beach (1990) 307 copies
My Farm (1992) 179 copies
Noni the pony (2010) 140 copies
The Quicksand Pony (1997) 136 copies
Sophie Scott Goes South (2012) 133 copies
The Snow Pony (2001) 108 copies
The Journey Home (1990) 101 copies
Kissed by the Moon (2013) 100 copies
Alison Lester's ABC (1650) 66 copies
Running with the Horses (2009) 66 copies
Rosie Sips Spiders (1989) 64 copies
When Frank Was Four (1994) 61 copies
Isabella's Bed (1600) 53 copies
Celeste Sails to Spain (1997) 49 copies
Tessa Snaps Snakes (1990) 44 copies
Ruby (1988) 33 copies
My Dog Bigsy (2015) 28 copies
Alice and Aldo (1996) 26 copies
The Very Noisy Baby (2017) 23 copies
Bibs and Boots (1989) 21 copies
Green as a Bean (2013) 21 copies
Moo (2007) 19 copies
Hello little babies (2016) 19 copies
Horse Crazy! (Bonnie & Sam) (2009) 16 copies
Tricky's Bad Day (2018) 16 copies
Purr (2007) 15 copies
Happy and Sad (1989) 15 copies
The shadow brumby (2007) 12 copies
Snore (2013) 11 copies
Cheo Come Caimanes (1995) 11 copies
Hoot (2013) 10 copies
Who's that knocking? (2009) 9 copies
No Way Yirrikipayi! (2015) 9 copies
Growl Like a Tiger (2012) 8 copies
Painted Ponies (2019) 7 copies
Splash (2013) 7 copies
Monster Party (2018) 3 copies
Abendstern (2003) 2 copies
Drijfzand (2000) 1 copy
Bonnie & Sam 1 - 4 (2008) 1 copy

Associated Works

Horse Tales (1976) — Contributor — 74 copies
Thing (1982) — Illustrator, some editions — 33 copies
The ABC Book of Nursery Rhymes (2000) — Illustrator — 26 copies

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Although Lippizaner stallions really were rescued from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna during WWII, this specific tale of nine-year-old Nina and her father Viktor is fictional. Nina's decision to bring an old cab horse called Zelda along with the four stallions when they flee the city and head for the border turns out to be one that saves their lives, and all five horses and two people make it to safety (although one wonders about the friend who guided them to the pass, and then turned back). Mixed media illustrations, including photographs, are truly special.… (more)
 
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Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | 1 other review | Feb 14, 2023 |
Counting comes across as easy and fun in this well-rhymed read with a pony to enjoy.

This is one of several books in the Noni the Pony series...and this is the first of these books I've taken a peek at, but I'll be taking the chance to look at more. Noni the Pony prances through the outdoors, visiting friends and discovering all sorts of things while counting along the way. The illustrations let each scene come across with an enjoyable energy. The various animals, creatures and things (everything from ladybugs to spots on other ponies) hit each scene naturally, making the visual 'counting' present without over-emphasizing. The playful side stays front and center, this way.

The text is written in rhyme and flows extremely well without even a smidgen of hesitation or mini-stumble. It's short...only a phrase or so...and makes a nice read-aloud for even impatient listeners. It's a lovely way to get young readers counting and even goes beyond the usual 1-2-3 to demonstrate how vast hundreds, thousands and millions can seem in comparison.
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ISBNs
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