Alison Lester
Author and illustrator Alison Lester is an icon of children’s publishing. Her picture book classics include the Clive Eats Alligators series, the Noni the Pony series, Magic Beach, Imagine and My Farm. Novels include The Quicksand Pony and the Bonnie and Sam series. In 2011, she was named the Australian Children’s Laureate.
Wednesday April 23
11.30am
60 mins
Sorrento Portsea RSL
A Child’s Life
Moderator:
Laura Macdonald
Speakers:
Alison Lester,
Jane Godwin,
Anna Walker
Thursday April 24
9.00am
60 mins
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
All Fired Up
How books change children’s lives
This session is supported by the Mornington Peninsula Foundation
Moderator:
Francesca Carter
Speakers:
Alison Lester,
Jane Godwin
Thursday April 24
12.00pm
60 mins
Ellen Grant Hall
65 Years Since Green Eggs and Ham
and other children’s classics we love
This session is supported by the Mornington Peninsula Foundation
Moderator:
Nicole Hayes
Speakers:
Jess Sanders,
Alison Lester