Three and a half decades after it first hit bookshelves, this illustrated favourite has reached the screen in a fittingly imaginative way.

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A still from Magic Beach's film adaptation. Picture supplied Author/illustrator Alison Lester, inset with the cover image of her classic children's book, Magic Beach. The book has been turned into a ...

The upcoming Netflix series “The Four Seasons” has added Julia Lester to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively. Lester will appear in a recurring role alongside series stars Tina Fey ...

Magic Beach is based on the popular 1990 children’s book of the same name by Australian writer Alison Lester. This film adaptation is perfect for its ­summer school holidays under-10 target audience.

The second-last page in Alison Lester's classic children's book, Magic Beach, gets me right in the heart. It shows a beach shack where four kids are tucked into bed together, enjoying the happy ...

“That helped immensely with my ever rising medical bills, as you can imagine,” Alison said. Alison will go to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston in February for another check-up on her ...

Upper Lawn / Alison and Peter Smithson. Image © seier+seier via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 Videos Drawing by Alison and Peter Smithson. Image Courtesy of Stewart Hicks ...

‘IMAGINE LIVE’ based on Alison Lester’s book. Photo: Peter Foster. One of the most spectacular moments in a carer’s journey is when you see your child fall head over heels into the joy that ...

Inside Edition's Alison Hall never expected that a story she worked on would change her life. Last year, actress Olivia Munn revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer. To learn more about the ...

Golden Globe Awards 2025: India's All We Imagine As Light is nominated in two categories – Best Director and Best Non-English Feature. Payal Kapadia scored a historic nomination in the Golden ...