ALISON LESTER: AUSTRALIA'S CHILDREN'S LAUREATE 2012-13..'The dog is barking. The pans are crashing. The monsters are growling. The water is splashing. The hammer is banging. The telephone is ringing. The trucks are revving. The birds are singing.'..From imagining monsters with big sister, to playing at the park with Dad and pretending to talk on the phone, Alison Lester's board books are about everything a little person does in a day.