Available Formats
Alison Lester's ABC
By (Author) Alison Lester
A&U Children's
A&U Children
1st June 2006
1st March 2007
Australia
Children
Non Fiction
421.1
Paperback
32
Width 280mm, Height 215mm
158g
Have fun with letters, discover new words, join in the adventures of Alice and Aldo, and find all kinds of surprising and familiar things in Alison Lester's glorious alphabet book.
'...a gorgeous new edition of a classic Australian children's book...affectionate, fun and full of detail.'Take 5
Alison Lester grew up on a farm by the sea, and first rode a horse as a baby in her father's arms. Her picture books mix imaginary worlds with everyday life, encouraging children to believe in themselves and celebrate the differences that make them special. Alison is involved in many community art projects and spends part of every year travelling to remote Indigenous communities, using her books to help children and adults write and draw about their own lives.
In 2012, Alison became Australia's first Children's Book Laureate, a position she shared with Boori Monty Pryor. In 2016, she was awarded the Dromkeen Medal for her outstanding achievement in the creation of Australian children's and young adult literature, and in 2018 she became the first children's book writer to win the Melbourne Prize for Literature, for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature and cultural and intellectual life.