Awards

• Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Picture Book) 2014
• Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Picture Book) 2014
• Short-listed for Locus Awards (Art Book) 2014

Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Arrival Never be late for a parade. Never forget the password. Never ruin a perfect plan. It's all about the rules. But what if the rules feel completely arbitrary? What if your older brother is the only one who gets to make them up all summer long? And what if he's the only one who can save you when the darkness of winter comes rushing in? As usual, master artist and storyteller Shaun Tan shows us the strange truth of ordinary things -- rules, relationships, despair, and hope -- as only he can.

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Reviews

Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewIn a book that reads like an homage to The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, Lindgren award-winner Tan ( The Arrival ) offers a sequence of paintings that represent a boy's cumulative summer knowledge, framed as rules and populated by Tan's now-familiar menagerie of one-eyed robots, malevolent rabbits, and windup dinosaurs. The rules appear on the left, while lavish, brilliant paintings of the accompanying disasters light up the opposite pages. An older boy yanks his younger brother away from a platter at a soiree full of glaring raptors ( Never eat the last olive at a party ); frowns when bats, lizards, and sea anemones move into the living room ( Never leave the back door open overnight ); and, after a fistfight, bundles the younger boy into a locomotive and sends him off through Siberian wastes ( Never lose a fight ). At last, the older brother relents and rescues the younger boy ( Always know the way home ); they arrive in a lush, Wayne Thiebaud-style paradise of gigantic fruits and puddings through which they parade with drum and horn. As always, the swirl of emotion that Tan's artwork kicks up lingers long after the book is closed.

Praise for THE ARRIVAL A NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book Filled with both subtlety and grandeur, the book is a unique work that not only fulfills but also expands the potential of its form. -- BOOKLIST, starred review An unashamed paean to the immigrant's spirit, tenacity and guts, perfectly crafted for maximum effect. -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review Few will remain unaffected by this timeless stunner. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review Praise for TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA A NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book The thoughtful and engaged reader will take from these stories an experience as deep and profound as with anything he has ever read. -- BOOKLIST, starred review Graphic-novel and text enthusiasts alike will be drawn to this breathtaking combination of words and images. -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review Tan's work overflows with human warmth and childlike wonder. -- NEW YORK TIMES TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA is not quite like anything else, and that's perhaps the best thing of all about it, opening up reading as a sort of strong, wild and individual activity. -- CHICAGO TRIBUNE Praise for LOST & FOUND: THREE BY SHAUN TAN These stories representing the visionary work of a master storyteller, illustrator, and designer who cares deeply about his message deserve a place in almost every collection. BOOKLIST, starred review Shaun Tan rocks my retinas... The book is gorgeously designed, the stories are evocative and mysterious, and every page of Tan's paintings -- I can't bring myself to call them mere illustrations -- commands long moments of study. -- CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER Praise for THE BIRD KING: AN ARTIST'S NOTEBOOK The sharing of unfinished work is a generous gesture, and the collection is a treasure trove for any young artist who wants to know more about how ideas are captured on paper. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review

Author Information

Shaun Tan is the New York Times bestselling author of The Arrival, Tales from Outer Suburbia, Tales from the Inner City, Rules of Summer, and The Singing Bones. He received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2011 and won an Academy Award for the adaptation of his picture book The Lost Thing (from Lost & Found: Three by Shaun Tan). Shaun lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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