For over three decades, the classic Magic Beach has been one of Australian's favourite children's books. Magic Beach was entirely created by Alison Lester, who not only wrote the story, but also illustrated every scene. Alison teaches us the step by step of her illustrating process, so that you too can create your own Magic Beach inspired scenes. 🏖 Magic Beach is playing at the Playhouse until January 21st. Grab your tickets: https://soh.online/magic-beach_FB 🎫 | Sydney Opera House
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For over three decades, the classic Magic Beach has been one of Australian's favourite children's books. Magic Beach was entirely created by Alison Lester, who not only wrote the story, but also illustrated every scene. Alison teaches us the step by step of her illustrating process, so that you too can create your own Magic Beach inspired scenes. 🏖 Magic Beach is playing at the Playhouse until January 21st. Grab your tickets: https://soh.online/magic-beach_FB 🎫 | Sydney Opera House
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Join Alison Lester, author of the classic children’s book Magic Beach and director Robert Connolly (Paper Planes, The Dry) for a special meet & greet preview screening of the new movie Magic Beach. You’ll have the chance to say hello with your family and hear them introduce the film. Tickets on sale here. | Madman Films
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Join Alison Lester, author of the classic children’s book Magic Beach and director Robert Connolly (Paper Planes, The Dry) for a special meet & greet preview screening of the new movie Magic Beach. You’ll have the chance to say hello with your family and hear them introduce the film. Tickets on sale here. | Madman Films
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Take a trip with the ones you love ⛱️ Based on Alison Lester’s beloved classic, Magic Beach, from Robert Connolly, the acclaimed director of Paper Planes, is coming to Reading Cinemas January 16. | Reading Cinemas Newmarket
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Take a trip with the ones you love ⛱️ Based on Alison Lester’s beloved classic, Magic Beach, from Robert Connolly, the acclaimed director of Paper Planes, is coming to Reading Cinemas January 16. | Reading Cinemas Newmarket
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This school holidays take a trip to Magic Beach! 🏝️ Featuring Alison Lester’s timeless characters, Magic Beach is a movie that inspires the whole family to find wonder in the world around them. See it at Village from January 16. | Village Cinemas
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This school holidays take a trip to Magic Beach! 🏝️ Featuring Alison Lester’s timeless characters, Magic Beach is a movie that inspires the whole family to find wonder in the world around them. See it at Village from January 16. | Village Cinemas
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At our beach, at our Magic Beach... anything can happen. 🍉 This school holidays take a trip into a world of wonder with Alison Lester’s beloved classic on the big screen for the very first time! In cinemas January 16. | Madman Films
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At our beach, at our Magic Beach... anything can happen. 🍉 This school holidays take a trip into a world of wonder with Alison Lester’s beloved classic on the big screen for the very first time! In cinemas January 16. | Madman Films
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At our beach, at our Magic Beach... anything can happen. 🍉 Take a trip into a world of wonder with Alison Lester’s beloved classic, new to watch at home! | Madman Films
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At our beach, at our Magic Beach... anything can happen. 🍉 Take a trip into a world of wonder with Alison Lester’s beloved classic, new to watch at home! | Madman Films
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Take a trip to Magic Beach, In Cinemas Now! 🌊 Featuring Alison Lester’s timeless characters, Magic Beach is a film that will inspire the whole family to find wonder in the world around them. | Madman Films
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Take a trip to Magic Beach, In Cinemas Now! 🌊 Featuring Alison Lester’s timeless characters, Magic Beach is a film that will inspire the whole family to find wonder in the world around them. | Madman Films
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Come on an adventure these School Holidays, 12 & 13 April, as Alison Lester’s classic picture book "Magic Beach" comes to life on stage at Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in a wonderful world of text, song, light, puppetry, shadow and movement. Guaranteed to delight and captivate ages 3 – 12 and their families, book your tickets now at thejoan.com.au/events/magic-beach/ #thejoan #theatre #childrenstheatre #pagetostage #childrensbooks #childrenspicturebooks #schoolholidays #familyfun #what
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Alison Lester’s beloved children’s book MAGIC BEACH is brought to life with extraordinary animated stories that take you to a dreamy seaside world where anything is possible. Magic Beach - Starts Thursday at Metro Cinemas | Metro Cinemas Lake Haven
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Alison Lester's book Magic Beach was all about kids' imagination. A new film keeps the focus
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Today we have Michelle Pudney from Balaklava High School reading ‘Magic Beach’ by Alison Lester. | Balaklava Community Library
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Take a trip with the ones you love. 🐚🌊 Alison Lester’s beloved children’s book is headed to the big screen! See #MagicBeach at HOYTS from Thursday: https://tinyurl.com/HOYTSMBCSAU | HOYTS Australia
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After captivating children and families for 30 years, Alison Lester’s beloved book Magic Beach has been brought to life by director Robert Connolly and some of Australia’s leading animators. New to watch at home with the family. | Madman Films
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Get the kids' imagination swimming at Magic Beach 🐟 In this stunning adaptation of the popular book by Alison Lester, the stage transforms right before your eyes with incredible sets, props, and clever illusions. This will have the kids wide-eyed and in love with the world of make believe. Magic Beach | May 10-12 Book now >>> http://www.thearthousewyong.com.au/whats-on/magic-beach | The Art House
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After captivating children and families for 30 years, Alison Lester’s beloved book MAGIC BEACH has been brought to life on screen by director Robert Connolly (Paper Planes) and some of Australia’s leading animators. Take a trip with the ones you love through a unique mix of live action, entwined with extraordinary animated adventures that bring you to a dreamy seaside world where anything is possible. Featuring timeless characters, MAGIC BEACH is a captivating blend of reality and fantasy that i
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Beloved children's book 'Magic Beach' gets big screen adaptation
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The beloved Australian children's book 'Magic Beach' by Alison Lester has been adapted for the big screen! The highly-anticipated film by Australian director Robert Connolly opens in cinemas this week. 📺💻 News Breakfast — Stream on ABC iview: https://ab.co/StreamABCiview | News Breakfast
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NOW SHOWING! After captivating children and families for 30 years, Alison Lester’s beloved book MAGIC BEACH has been brought to life on screen. Take a trip through a unique mix of live action, entwined with extraordinary animated adventures that bring you to a dreamy seaside world where anything is possible. mylimelight.com.au/MagicBeach | Limelight Cinemas Ipswich
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It's not hard to see why this beach was the inspiration for beloved children's author Alison Lester when she wrote Magic Beach 🪄. Walkerville South's protected half-moon beach is great for swimming 🏖, bookended by rock pools and interesting rock formations. Remnants of the historic lime kilns can be seen from the beach. 📍 Walkerville South. 🚙 2:20 hours southeast of Melbourne. 👉 Find out more: www.visitgippsland.com.au/destinations/south-gippsland/walkerville?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=
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Do you have a magical beach of your own? Australian children's book author and illustrator Alison Lester describes the real life places and moments behind two of her most iconic picture books, Kissed by the Moon and Magic Beach. Both are featured in Guardian Australia's 50 best Australian picture books poll, alongside two more of her books, Are We There Yet and Imagine. | Guardian Australia
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Term 4 2026 Magic Beach by Alison Lester and Pamela Allens illustrated books at NSW State library
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Racing the Tide by Alison Lester · Audiobook preview
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Guardian Australia on Instagram: "For Allison Lester, writing one of her favourite picture books was all about what was the most valuable thing you could give your child? Australian children's book author and illustrator Lester describes the real life places and moments behind two of her most iconic picture books, Kissed by the Moon and Magic Beach. Both are featured in Guardian Australia's 50 best Australian picture books poll, alongside two more of her books, Are We There Yet and Imagine."
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Guardian Australia | And the winner is … 📚 📚 📚 Magic Beach by Alison Lester has won Guardian Australia’s poll to find Australia’s best children’s picture... | Instagram
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The Little Song Garden | 🌊 Singable Story of the Month 🌊 This month, I’m celebrating an Aussie classic — Magic Beach by Alison Lester @alisonlesterbooks , now in... | Instagram
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