Are We There Yet?
By Alison Lester

Are We There Yet?

By (author) Alison Lester

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The year I turned eight, Mum and Dad took us on a trip around Australia. Luke, Billy and I missed school for the whole winter term. 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.

ISBN: 9780670880676
Classification: Picture books , General fiction (Children's/YA)
Format: Hardback (250mm x mm x mm)
Pages: 32
Publish Date: 1-Aug-2005
Country of Publication: Australia

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4 star rating by Boomert - Are We There Yet? by Alison Lester 18 Jan 2010
Are We There Yet? (Alison Lester, Viking, $24.95 hb, ISBN 0670880671, October) ****

Eight-year-old Grace tells of the special year that she and brothers Luke and Billy 'missed school for the whole winter term' to travel around Australia with mum and dad. Mimicking a family photo diary, short blocks of text are set between coloured illustrations, maps, diagrams and found objects. The front endpaper is a large clear map detailing the journey for reference. An easy familiarity is established with all five travellers. Mum loves reading and is scared of heights, animal-loving Grace has hat issues, Billy stoically endures the indignities of being the youngest, Luke is the quintessential laid-back and funny big brother while dad likes to be up and doing. As ever Lester's watercolour and ink drawings record the minutiae of family life with skill, humour and vigour. For example, at one page opening there is a night-time scene of the trusty campervan parked in an uncle's Sydney backyard with leads trailing and kids climbing trees, a zoo elephant eyeing Grace's new hat (one of several mini stories), a small map and much more. A feast of visuals that readers can return to time and again. Likely to be stocked by every tourist information shop in the country.

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