The Dream Bird

Description

Once upon a time in a faraway land there lived the rarest of rare birds. The Dream Bird. George is a day child. He rollicks and romps in the light. But at night, George just can't seem to get to sleep. That is, until Gran tells him a bedtime story about a magical bird who sings children to sleep. Will the Dream Bird's magic work on George? A stunning bedtime book that will enchant readers young and old.

Aleesah Darlison is an award-winning Australian children's author who writes picture books, chapter books and novels. Her much-loved stories promote courage, understanding, anti-bullying, self-belief, friendship, teamwork and environmental themes. Since commencing her writing journey six years ago, she has written over 35 books and has won numerous awards for her writing including an Australian Society of Authors (ASA) mentorship and the Environment Award for Children's Literature (Non-Fiction) for her picture book, Our Class Tiger. In 2012, she was shortlisted for the same award for her picture book, Warambi. Travelling throughout Australia and overseas, Aleesah delivers talks and workshops to children and adults at preschools, schools, libraries, bookstores, literary festivals and writers' centres. When Aleesah isn't creating entertaining and enchanting stories, she's usually looking after her four very energetic and imaginative children. Aleesah's books include Spider Iggy, Zoo Ball, Little Meerkat, Puggle's Problem, Warambi (2012 CBCA Notable Book Eve Pownall Award, 2012 Wilderness Society Award for Children's Literature Shortlist), Little Good Wolf, Our Class Tiger (2015 Wilderness Society Award for Children's Literature Shortlist), Ash Rover, the Totally Twins Series and the Unicorn Riders Series.