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About me Hi! I’m Alison. I’m a graphic designer and owner of…

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Writing + illustration

I heart Melbourne!

Heading back to Melbourne for a special girls weekend, I asked one…

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Writing + illustration

My neighborhood peacock

This is an illustration I drew of the peacock that lives in…

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  • Birds-eye view painting of a table set for high tea with flowers, cups and cakes..
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    High tea at home

    Living with covid-restrictions has forced us to find creative ways to stay connected and celebrate special occasions in unique ways. New family traditions have…

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  • Peacock at door
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    My writing buddy

    It’s not uncommon to have a studio cat or dog but not everyone has a peacock! It was inevitable that he would stroll into…

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  • All the Ways to be Smart book cover
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    All the Ways to be Smart

    Exceptionally talented duo Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys of ‘Under the Love Umbrella’ fame, have given us another beautiful big-hearted book! This one celebrates…

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  • Mad Magpie book cover
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    Mad Magpie

    ‘For anyone who has ever been picked on – stay calm like the surface of the water, yet strong like its current. And know…

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  • Perfectly Norman book cover
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    Perfectly Norman

    One day Norman grows a pair of wings. His initial excitement turns to worry about what his family and friends will think, so he…

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  • Beach
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    Today

    Today I saw piles of coal like mountain ranges of Mordor. Towering black against a blue-sky day. I watched kids play soccer to the…

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  • Here We Are book cover
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    Here we are

    This wonderful new picture book by Oliver Jeffers is on my Christmas wishlist! Written for Oliver’s newborn son during his first two months here…

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  • Room for a Little One book cover
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    Room for a Little One

    My son received this beautiful book as a gift on his first Christmas, and we’ve read it every year since. The nativity is simply…

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  • The Smallest Gift of Christmas book cover
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    The Smallest Gift of Christmas

    It’s the first day of December and Summer here in Australia! With Christmas just around the corner, I thought I’d share one of the…

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  • The Book of Mistakes cover
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    The Book of Mistakes

    ‘A little spill could be a small mistake … or the start of a big idea’ reads the introduction on the inside cover of…

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Hi! I'm a graphic designer at Just North. I also love writing, painting and illustrating and share some of my creative musings here. I started the Little Books with Big Hearts blog to share my love of big-hearted picture books. You can search by theme below.

Just North – Graphic design + art

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Recent Posts

  • High tea at home
  • My writing buddy
  • All the Ways to be Smart
  • Mad Magpie
  • Perfectly Norman

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