Books that changed me: Alison Lester

Updated December 9 2015 - 10:13am, first published November 27 2015 - 10:47am
Ruby Lorenzo, Marguarita Palipuaminni, Barbara Darcy, and Michaeline from Milikapiti School reading with author Alison Lester with the book that they all contributed to. Photo: Steven Siewert
Ruby Lorenzo, Marguarita Palipuaminni, Barbara Darcy, and Michaeline from Milikapiti School reading with author Alison Lester with the book that they all contributed to. Photo: Steven Siewert

One of Australia's most loved children's authors, Alison Lester, lives on a farm in Victoria. Her new picture book for younger readers, My Dog Bigsy (Viking), is about a dog who causes a commotion among farm animals. Lester has sold more than a million copies of her award-winning books, is an ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and helps school students write and illustrate their own books.