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y separately published work icon Magic Beach single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Magic Beach
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'Visit a perfect beach where you can swim, surf, splash through the waves, build sandcastles, beachcomb, explore rock-pools, muck about in boats, fish from the jetty, and build a bonfire under the stars. Visit Magic Beach, where adventure begins. . . ' (Publication summary)

Adaptations

Magic Beach Finegan Kruckemeyer , 2020 single work drama children's
form y separately published work icon Magic Beach Robert Connolly , Susan Danta , Pierce Davison , Guy Howett , Jake Duczynski , Emma Kelly , Anthony Lucas , Simon Rippingale , Kathy Scarpi , Kate Harris , Marieka Walsh , Eddie White , Lee Whitmore , ( dir. Robert Connolly ) Australia : Arenamedia Pty Ltd , 2024 28391717 2024 single work film/TV

'Ten animators bring Alison Lester’s beloved children’s book to the screen, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation that is destined to become a family favourite.

'As children hear the enchanting words of Lester’s illustrated classic Magic Beach, they slip into spellbinding worlds of dream and whimsy. Now translated into animated form – covering traditional 2D, claymation, stop-motion and more – it can captivate a whole new generation of youngsters while evoking wonder in the already-familiar. From a host of undersea adventures, tall tales of salty smugglers and escalating sandcastle wars, to sibling-stealing seaweed monsters, psychedelic coral forests and a dog’s dream of shoals of ‘sausage fish’, everyone will find their own fantastical adventure within.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 1990 .
      Extent: [32]p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 1863732624, 0044422989, 0044422652 (pbk.)
    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 1992 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0044422652
      Series: y separately published work icon A Little Ark Book Allen and Unwin (publisher), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 1988- 11639330 1988 series - publisher
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Viking ,
      1992 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0670844225
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1993 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0140545034
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2004 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 1st September 2004
      ISBN: 1741144884
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Play School Story Time : Volume 6 Maya Newell , Sara Acton , Lydia Williams , Lian Tanner , Jasmine Seymour , Alison Lester , Tullamarine : Bolinda Audio Books , 2021 29086986 2021 selected work picture book

    'Snuggle up on the Play School Story Time Couch to listen to an amazing host of celebrities reading a beautiful selection of stories for young children.'  (Publication summary)

    Tullamarine : Bolinda Audio Books , 2021
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2025 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: 35th anniversary edition
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date 7 January 2025

      ISBN: 9781864486896
Alternative title: 魔法海灘
Transliterated title: Mo fa hai tan
Language: Chinese

Other Formats

  • Braille.
  • Board book

Works about this Work

Magic Words Merit First Laureates Deborah Bogle , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10-11 December 2011; (p. 42)
Make-Believe Days of Broulee Magic Ronni Phillips , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 30 September 2007; (p. 25)
Kids Don't Need More Old Hat Robin Morrow , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 July 1991; (p. 4)

— Review of Hector and Maggie Janet McLean , 1990 single work picture book ; Magic Beach Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book ; Strange Objects Gary Crew , 1990 single work novel ; The Farseekers Isobelle Carmody , 1990 single work novel ; Captain Deadlight's Treasure S. A. Wakefield , 1990 single work children's fiction ; Jeremy's Tail : A Story Duncan Ball , 1990 single work picture book ; Hero Allan Baillie , 1990 single work novel ; First at Last : And Other Stories Julia McClelland , 1990 selected work children's fiction ; Greetings from Sandy Beach Bob Graham , 1990 single work picture book ; Speaking to Miranda Caroline Macdonald , 1990 single work novel ; Boris and Borsch Robin Klein , 1990 single work picture book
[Review] Magic Beach Millicent Jones , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 3 1991; (p. 17)

— Review of Magic Beach Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book
From the Word Go : Picture Books Meg Sorensen , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 128 1991; (p. 45-46)

— Review of Magic Beach Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book ; Ernestine's upset Jane Wallace-Mitchell , 1990 single work picture book ; Tessa Snaps Snakes Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book
[Review] Magic Beach Millicent Jones , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 3 1991; (p. 17)

— Review of Magic Beach Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book
Kids Don't Need More Old Hat Robin Morrow , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 July 1991; (p. 4)

— Review of Hector and Maggie Janet McLean , 1990 single work picture book ; Magic Beach Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book ; Strange Objects Gary Crew , 1990 single work novel ; The Farseekers Isobelle Carmody , 1990 single work novel ; Captain Deadlight's Treasure S. A. Wakefield , 1990 single work children's fiction ; Jeremy's Tail : A Story Duncan Ball , 1990 single work picture book ; Hero Allan Baillie , 1990 single work novel ; First at Last : And Other Stories Julia McClelland , 1990 selected work children's fiction ; Greetings from Sandy Beach Bob Graham , 1990 single work picture book ; Speaking to Miranda Caroline Macdonald , 1990 single work novel ; Boris and Borsch Robin Klein , 1990 single work picture book
The Best for the Children Leonie Tyle , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 March 1991; (p. 5)

— Review of Speaking to Miranda Caroline Macdonald , 1990 single work novel ; The Family Book of Mary Claire Eleanor Spence , 1990 single work novel ; The Devil's Own Deborah Lisson , 1990 single work novel ; The Farseekers Isobelle Carmody , 1990 single work novel ; Brother Night Victor Kelleher , 1990 single work novel ; Hector and Maggie Janet McLean , 1990 single work picture book ; Strange Objects Gary Crew , 1990 single work novel ; First at Last : And Other Stories Julia McClelland , 1990 selected work children's fiction ; My Cat Maisie Pamela Allen , 1990 single work picture book ; Captain Deadlight's Treasure S. A. Wakefield , 1990 single work children's fiction ; Finders Keepers Emily Rodda , 1990 single work children's fiction ; Magic Beach Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book ; Counting on Frank Rod Clement , 1990 single work picture book ; Greetings from Sandy Beach Bob Graham , 1990 single work picture book ; Boris and Borsch Robin Klein , 1990 single work picture book
Cats and Shipwrecks Sally McInerney , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 May 1991; (p. 46)

— Review of Speaking to Miranda Caroline Macdonald , 1990 single work novel ; Greetings from Sandy Beach Bob Graham , 1990 single work picture book ; Brother Night Victor Kelleher , 1990 single work novel ; Magic Beach Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book ; The Farseekers Isobelle Carmody , 1990 single work novel ; First at Last : And Other Stories Julia McClelland , 1990 selected work children's fiction ; My Cat Maisie Pamela Allen , 1990 single work picture book ; Finders Keepers Emily Rodda , 1990 single work children's fiction ; Captain Deadlight's Treasure S. A. Wakefield , 1990 single work children's fiction ; Hector and Maggie Janet McLean , 1990 single work picture book ; Boris and Borsch Robin Klein , 1990 single work picture book ; The Family Book of Mary Claire Eleanor Spence , 1990 single work novel ; Strange Objects Gary Crew , 1990 single work novel
Catching the Crest of the Holiday Wave Robin Morrow , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26 January 1991; (p. 7)

— Review of Amy's Monster Jenny Wagner , 1990 single work picture book ; Magic Beach Alison Lester , 1990 single work picture book ; Greetings from Sandy Beach Bob Graham , 1990 single work picture book ; Russell and the Star Shell H. M. Saxby , 1990 single work picture book ; Beryl and Bertha at the Beach Pippa MacPherson , 1990 single work picture book
Make-Believe Days of Broulee Magic Ronni Phillips , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 30 September 2007; (p. 25)
Magic Words Merit First Laureates Deborah Bogle , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10-11 December 2011; (p. 42)
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