Publisher's synopsis
Join Grace and her family on their adventurous and sometimes funny expedition. A warm, heartfelt story based on an actual journey undertaken by the much-loved, award-winning author and illustrator, Alison Lester.
Awards
- Shortlisted in 2004 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Awards (Prize for Writing for Young Adults)
- Winner in 2005 CBC Book of the Year (Picture Book)
- Shortlisted in 2006 Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY) – QLD Awards (Early readers)
- Winner in 2006 Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA) (Picture Book)
- Shortlisted in 2007 Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA) (Picture Book)
- Shortlisted in 2008 Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA) (Picture Book)
- Honour Book in 2009 Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA) (Picture Book)
- Shortlisted in 2008 KROC Award (Picture Book)
- Winner in 2009 KROC Award (Picture Book)
- Winner in 2006 Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) (Picture Book)
- Winner in 2009 Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) (Picture Book)
Alison Lester is one of Australia’s most popular and bestselling creators of children’s books. She has won many awards, including the 2005 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Award for Are We There Yet? and the 2012 CBCA Eve Pownall Book of the Year Award for One Small Island. Her most recent picture books include Running With the Horses, a story based on the evacuation of the world-famous Lipizzaner horses from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna during the second world war; One Small Island, about the life and times of a World Heritage Listed island; Sophie Scott Goes South about a little girl’s voyage to Antarctica; and Kissed by the Moon, a lyrical lullaby for small babies celebrating a child’s wonder at the natural world.
Alison lives on a farm in the Victorian countryside. She spends part of each year travelling to schools around Australia, helping students and teachers develop their own stories.
Alison was one of the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureates 2012–2013.