Alison Lester

Her picture books mix imaginary worlds with everyday life, encouraging children to believe in themselves and celebrate the differences that make themselves special.

Exhibitions at 1993, guest speaker at IBBY conference, Manila 1996, received Writers Project Grant from the Australia Council to research the Spanish Riding school in Vienna 1999, writer in residence at Tanglin Trust School, Singapore 2001, guest speaker at Story Lines Festival, Auckland 2002, visiting author at the Bologna Book Fair, Italy, sponsored by the Australia Council 2004, guest speaker, [Simmons College], Boston, United States 2004, visiting author to Seoul, [Korea] for Children's Book Week 2004, visiting author, schools in [Tokyo] 2005, traveled to Antarctica as an Australian Antarctic Arts Fellow for the Kids Antarctic Art project.

in Japan as part of the Asialink literature touring program with the Aichi expo 2005, photographer on tourist ship to Ross Sea region of Antarctica 2006, Are We There Yet?

2008, Kids Antarctic Art exhibited at Melbournestyle, South Melbourne, featuring selected works as larger canvasses.

[4] The titles are: When Frank Was Four, Tessa Snaps Snakes, Rosie Sips Spiders, Clive Eats Aligators, Ernie Dances To The Didgeridoo and Celeste Sails to Spain.

Some of her other well known books include; Imagine, The Journey Home, Kissed by the Moon[5] and Noni the Pony.