Awesome animals and communal art for kids 5 to 12 years
Join beloved author Alison Lester and illustrator Coral Tulloch as they share stories of the time they spent in Antarctica, in this memorable spring school holiday event.
Explore the amazing animals, surreal scenarios and dazzling colours the frozen continent has to offer before diving into communal art activities.
Create your salty sea dog name, write postcards about your adventures and make your own awesome Antarctic animals.
Coral and Alison will also be signing Into the Ice and One Small Island, available in store and online.
Dates
7 and 8 October 2026
Times
10am to 11.30am, 1pm to 2.30pm
Cost
Child $25
Friends child $20
Accompanying adults free
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Bookings essential
Meet our guests
Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch share a friendship and a passion for all things Antarctic. They travelled south together and have worked on books including One Small Island, the story of the remote and precious Macquarie Island, and Into the Ice, which celebrates the wonder of Antarctica with paintings, writing and personal reflections from across the ages. The much-loved children’s book creators have published more than 100 books between them.
Banner image: Alison Lester at the National Museum of Australia (detail). National Museum of Australia