Magic Beach

A beautiful edition of everyone's all-time favourite Australian beach book, by much-loved author Alison Lester.


Voted Australia's Best Children's Picture Book of all time! (The Guardian poll, 2026)


Imagine a beach where you can swim, surf, splash through the waves, make sandcastles, hunt for treasure, explore rock-pools, muck about in boats, fish from the jetty, and build a bonfire under the stars. Come to Magic Beach, where adventure begins... 


An Australian classic with over half a million copies sold, Magic Beach epitomises everything we love about childhood summers spent at the beach with family and friends, when everything seems possible and the promise of a book before bedtime is the perfect end to a perfect day. 


Magic Beach is a long-standing favourite with Australian children and families for its: 

- unforgettable rhyming text 

- uniquely Australian setting 

- iconic summer beach vibes 

- timeless, classic illustrations.