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N is for Noni
A Noni the Pony Story
Series: Noni the Pony
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Would you like to meet Noni? She's the friendliest pony. She lives on a farm overlooking the sea and has a lot of fun with the alphabet as she plays with her best friends, Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. Alison Lester's books are favourites with...
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Would you like to meet Noni? She's the friendliest pony. She lives on a farm overlooking the sea and has a lot of fun with the alphabet as she plays with her best friends, Dave Dog and Coco the Cat.
Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and adults all around the world, with over 3 million copies sold in Australia, where she was the first Australian Children's Laureate. Her books Magic Beach, Imagine, My Farm, Are We There Yet?, and Kissed by the Moon are Australian classics.
This book is the perfect:
- First baby gift
- Australian classic with Aussie animals and a farm setting
- Rhyming text for the very young
- Read aloud to babies and toddlers
- Gentle and reassuring bedtime story
- First alphabet book for Alison Lester fans
Series: Noni the Pony
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Noni the Pony
Would you like to meet Noni? She's the friendliest pony. She lives on a farm overlooking the sea and loves to play with her best friends, Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. Noni the Pony is a delightful tale of friendship and fun, perfect for young readers.Board book$1799Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid October -
Noni the Pony Counts to a Million
Noni the Pony stands under one tree, and watches her two friends dance by the sea. She gives three speckled hens a ride up the hill... Come on another adventure with Noni in this delightful rhyming story. Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and adults around the world. Magic Beach, Imagine, My Farm and Noni the Pony are Australian...Board book$1799Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid October -
Noni the Pony Counts to a Million
Noni the Pony stands under one tree, and watches her two friends dance by the sea. She gives three speckled hens a ride up the hill... Come on another adventure with Noni in this delightful rhyming story. Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and adults around the world. Magic Beach, Imagine, My Farm, and Noni the Pony are Australian...Hardback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach
Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach by Alison Lester is a delightful adventure featuring Noni, the friendly and funny pony. She loves going down to the beach when it's sunny. Accompanied by her two very best friends, Dave Dog and Coco the Cat, and joined by the cows from next door, Noni knows it's going to be a wonderful...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Noni the Pony goes to the Beach
HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2015 Noni the Pony is friendly and funny. She loves going down to the beach when it's sunny. With her two very best friends, Dave Dog and Coco the Cat, and the cows from next door, it's going to be a wonderful day. Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and...Board book$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Noni the Pony Mini Book Set
Noni the pony is friendly and funny. Her shimmering tail is the colour of honey. She lives on a farm at Waratah Bay, and likes eating apples and carrots and hay. Would you like to meet Noni? She loves to entertain the cows and play with the hens and the ducks, and her best friends are Dave Dog and Coco...Book$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey
SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2019 Noni the Pony heads out for the day, to roam the green hills behind Waratah Bay. As she and her friends wander down a green trail, they meet someone small with a very long tail. Can they help the lost baby wallaby find the way home? Alison Lester's books are favourites...Hardback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey
SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2019 Noni the Pony heads out for the day, to roam the green hills behind Waratah Bay. As she and her friends wander down a green trail, they meet someone small with a very long tail. Can they help the lost baby wallaby find the way home? Alison Lester's books are favourites...Board book$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Noni the Pony 15th Anniversary Edition
Would you like to meet Noni? She's the friendliest pony. She lives on a farm overlooking the sea and loves to play with her best friends Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. And now she is fifteen years old! Celebrate Noni's anniversary with this beautiful hardback edition. Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and adults all around the world,...Hardback$2499Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
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N is for Noni
Would you like to meet Noni? She's the friendliest pony. She lives on a farm overlooking the sea and has a lot of fun with the alphabet as she plays with her best friends, Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and adults all around the world, with over 3 million copies sold in...Hardback$2799Unit price /UnavailableOut 3 Nov 2026Pre-order -
Noni the Pony
Would you like to meet Noni? She's the nicest pony. She loves to entertain the cows and hens and ducks on the farm by the sea. And play hide and seek with her best friends Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. Noni the Pony is a delightful tale about the adventures of a charming pony and her beloved animal friends....HardbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781761182983
Publisher: A&U Children's
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 November 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: A&U Children
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 245.0mm
Height: 185.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 24
About the Author
Alison Lester grew up on a farm by the sea, and first rode a horse as a baby in her father's arms. Her picture books mix imaginary worlds with everyday life, encouraging children to believe in themselves and celebrate the differences that make them special. Alison is involved in many community art projects and spends part of every year travelling to remote First Nations communities, using her books to help children and adults write and draw about their own lives. In 2012, Alison became Australia's first Children's Book Laureate, a position she shared with Boori Monty Pryor. In 2016, she was awarded the Dromkeen Medal for her outstanding achievement in the creation of Australian children's and young adult literature, and in 2018, she became the first children's book creator to win the Melbourne Prize for Literature, for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature and cultural and intellectual life. In 2019, Alison was awarded an Australia Post Legends Award and featured on a stamp, as well as being the recipient of a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours List. In 2026, her book Magic Beach was voted Australia's Best Children's Picture Book of all time in a Guardian Australia poll.
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'Biddy, I'm sorry, we're going to have to leave her.' 'What?' Biddy struggled out of the quicksand. 'You can't leave her! The tide's coming in. She'll drown!'But the pony is trapped and Biddy is forced to go on without her. Next day the only signs of Bella are hoofprints in the sand with small footprints and the paw marks of...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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LONG-LISTED: 2020 ABIA's, Children's Picture Book of the YearLONG-LISTED: 2020 Indie Book Awards, Indie Book of the Year Children's categorySHORT-LISTED: 2020 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards, Five to Eight Years categoryMatilda loves staying at Grandma Lucky's, riding Luna in the front paddock and playing with the painted ponies in their carved wooden wagon.The gold palomino, the chestnut,...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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