Alison Lester

Alison Lester has written and illustrated numerous children's books. She has won many awards in her native Australia, including the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book Award, and in 2011 she was named the Australian Children's Laureate. Over her career she has produced such picture book classics as the Clive Eats Alligators series, the Noni the Pony series, Magic Beach, Imagine, and My Farm, and has written novels including The Quicksand Pony and the Bonnie and Sam series. Visit her at AlisonLester.com.