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Shaun Tan
The visionary Shaun Tan returns to show us the soul-opening work he’s been doing for the past five years.
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A unique 128-page, textless graphic novel, in black, white and sepia, drawing inspiration from tales of migrants in past and recent times.
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This calendar is called Paintings and Drawings, we have created this using Shaun Tan's surreal illustrations. Be introduced to something special monthly!
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Eric is eternally curious and effortlessly charming - a house guest whose approach to the world will capture your heart. This is a mini gift edition of one of the…
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The story of a cicada who works in an office, and all the people who don’t appreciate him. The new picture book from multi-award-winner Shaun Tan, author of The Arrival…
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Never break the rules. Especially if you don’t understand them.
Fifteen intriguing illustrated stories about the mysteries that lurk below the surface of suburban life from the wonderful Shaun Tan.
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A collection of Shaun Tan’s artwork from the past 25 years.
A boy finds a lost ‘thing’ on the beach where he’s scavenging for his bottle top collection. The thing is a large, freakish creature that no one really notices. A…
In this beautifully presented volume, the essence of seventy-five fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm is wonderfully evoked by Shaun Tan’s extraordinary sculptures.
John Marsden
A rich and haunting allegory for all ages, all cultures.
In this wordless graphic novel, Tan captures the struggles and joy of the immigrant experience through clear, mesmerizing images which tell the story of a man who leaves his homeland…
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Internationally acclaimed artist, Shaun Tan’s work is eagerly sought by the general public and collectors alike.
A beautifully poetic and gorgeously illustrated reflection on the relationship between dogs and humans. Dog is a stand-alone picture book of one of the most-loved stories from the bestselling and…
A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her threatening to quietly overwhelm her. As she wanders around a world that is complex and alienating, she is overtaken…
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Originally published in Australia, these three beloved and acclaimed tales are now available in the U.S. For the first time The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, and the John Marsden…
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Featuring stunning new covers, Shaun Tan's exquisite illustrated short story collections, Tales from Outer Suburbia and Tales from the Inner City, beautifully packaged in a slipcase edition. Perfect for Shaun…
A stunning limited edition gift box featuring a special hardback of Tales from the Inner City and a limited edition print signed by Shaun Tan.
The bird king, the anthropologists, the thing in the bathroom, the paraffin-oil koala, the secret birthday partywhat do they all have in common? Nothing! Except for the fact that they…
WINNER OF THE CBCA PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019
Cicada work in tall building.
Data entry clerk. Seventeen year.
No sick day. No mistake.
Tok Tok Tok!
Cicada…
Some years ago we had a foreign exchange student come to stay, but he didn’t want to use our guest room. He preferred to sleep in our pantry… He told…
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Thought-provoking text, illustrated by internationally-acclaimed artist Shaun Tan. The rabbits came many grandparents ago. They built houses, made roads, had children. They cut down trees. A whole continent of rabbits…
Gary Crew
A moving and inspiring story about how we remember the past from two of Australia’s most acclaimed picture book creators, Gary Crew and Shaun Tan.
Young Tristan, a curious boy who rescues all sorts of objects from the rubbish dump, finds an old Viewmaster in its elaborate box, complete with a set of disks. He…
Two boys explain the mysterious rules they learned over the summer, like never eat the last olive at a party and never ruin a perfect plan in this title by…
Award-winning artist Shaun Tan brings his story-making to life in this beautiful sketchbook, now with brand new content.
A treasure trove of sketchbook pages, jottings, doodles and drawings from life…
This special set includes a copy of Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan, and a jigsaw puzzle featuring a full-colour print from the book of ‘The Tuesday Afternoon Reading…
The original version of ‘Eric’ was published in Tales from Outer Suburbia (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009). –Colophon.
This limited gift box edition includes an exclusive signed and numbered print. A stunningly presented collection of twenty-five illustrated short stories exploring the relationship between humans and animals, from award-winning…
From the brilliant mind of Shaun Tan, Grimms’ fairy tales as they’ve never been seen before!
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Visionary New York Times -bestselling author Tan delivers a collection of incredibly original stories, rich with feeling, strangely moving, almost numinous, accompanied by brilliant artwork. Full color.
Traditional Chinese edition of Tales from the Inner City
The much anticipated new book from Australia’s most acclaimed picture-book creator.
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This set includes two limited editions of works from Shaun Tan - the internationally acclaimed graphic novel The Arrival, and a new companion volume of commentary and developmental drawings, Sketches…
A stunning new picture book from Academy Award winner and winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 2020, Shaun Tan - his most important book since The Arrival.
The visionary New York Times -bestselling creator of Tales from Outer Suburbia tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does. But in…
Shaun Tan follows The Arrival with a collection of off-the-wall tales combined with his genius illustrations in a unique hybrid format that will build on our current success.
Do you remember the water buffalo at the end of our street, or the deep-sea diver we found near the underpass? Do you know why dogs bark in the middle…
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Shaun Tan’s The Arrival, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…
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CBCA Picture Book of the Year: Honour Book 2001. 2001 Spectrum Silver Award for book illustration in the US. 2001 Honourable Mention, Bologna Ragazzi Award, Bologna International Book Fair. An…
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When Gavin is given a metal detector for Christmas, he thinks he’s going to turn up tonnes of treasure. How wrong can he be? Until he discovers the playground, that…
Shaun Tan fans get to see his extraordinary talent applied to sculpture in this award-winning, lavishly presented collection of art based on fairy tales told by the Brothers Grimm.
Kelly Link
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE * "The Brothers Grimm meet Black Mirror meets Alice in Wonderland. . . . In seven remixed fairy tales, Link delivers wit…
