Imagine 35th Anniversary Edition
By (Author) Alison Lester
A&U Children's
A&U Children
3rd June 2025
Australia
Children
Fiction
Commended for Ashton Scholastic Award for Best Designed Children's Book 1989 (Australia)
Hardback
32
Width 280mm, Height 215mm
Imagine yourself deep in the jungle, under the sea, in a land of ice and snow, on a farm, in the moonlit bush, on an African plain, in a prehistoric swamp, then turn the page and find all the animals living there.
A wonderful introduction to the natural world with intricate pictures to explore again and again, and a key to help you name all the animals.
From the bestselling Australian creator of Magic Beach and Kissed by the Moon, this Australian picture book classic is celebrating 35 years in print with over 200,000 copies sold.
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. In 2019, Alison was awarded an Australia Post Legends Award and featured on a stamp, as well as being the recipient of a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2019 Australia Day Honours List.