Shaun Tan

In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. He's embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life—he's leaving home to build a better future for his family. Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant's experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main character's isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy.

A unique and alluring art book showcasing Shaun Tan's extraordinary sculptures based on the timeless and compelling fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. 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. Nameless princes, wicked stepsisters, greedy kings, honourable peasants and ruthless witches, tales of love, betrayal, adventure and magical transformation: all inspiration for this stunning gallery of sculptural works. Introduced by Grimm Tales author Philip Pullman and leading fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes, The Singing Bones breathes new life into some of the world's most beloved fairy tales.

Tales from the Inner City is a collection of incredibly original stories, rich with feeling, strangely moving, almost numinous. And when the reader comes to the artwork, it's like walking into an amazing room, and then throwing open a curtain to see a brilliant scene that makes you understand and appreciate everything you've encountered in a deeper way.

Combining humour and surreal fantasy, Shaun Tan pictures a summer in the lives of two boys. Each spread tells of an event and the lesson learned. By turns, these events become darker and more sinister as the boys push their games further and further.

A girl finds a bright spot in a dark world. A boy leads a strange, lost creature home. And a group of peaceful creatures cedes their home to hostile invaders. Shaun Tan, with his understates voice and brilliant draftsmanship, has proved that he has a unique imaginative window to our souls, and an unparalleled ability to share that opening with pictures and narratives that are as unexpected as they are deeply true. Originally published in Australia, these three beloved and acclaimed tales were never widely available in the U.S. Now for the first time, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, and the John Marsden classic The Rabbits are presented in their entirety with additional new artwork and authors' notes. Together they tell a tale that will leave no reader unmoved, about how we love and find what matters most to us.

¡Tac, tac, tac! Cigarra lleva diecisiete años grabando datos en un edificio alto. Sin cometer errores. Sin descanso. En una oficina rodeada de humanos. Maltratada por sus compañeros. ¡Tac, tac, tac! Cigarra se va a jubilar. Nadie se despide. Nadie le agradece. Entonces Cigarra sube hasta la azotea… y, allí, algo fuera de lo común sucede. Tras El árbol rojo, Emigrantes y Cuentos de la periferia el australiano Shaun Tan regresa con una poderosa reflexión sobre el mundo empresarial, el ciclo de la vida, la resistencia y la posibilidad de transformación. Un texto simple y rítmico acompañado de evocadoras imágenes al óleo que evocan un ambiente laboral gris que nos empuja a la reflexión. Shaun Tan es capaz abordar temas sociales, políticos o históricos complejos a través de historias aparentemente sencillas que, sin embargo, esconden múltiples posibilidades de interpretación.

Najnowsza książka Shauna Tana to historia cykady, pracownika biurowego, którego nikt nie ceni. Cykada pracuje w biurowcu, dzień w dzień sumiennie wykonując nudne i powtarzalne czynności. Cykada pracuje w wysoki budynek. Wprowadza dane. Siedemnaście roków. Bez chorobowe. Bez pomyłka. Tok, tok, tok! Nie ma jednak co liczyć na wdzięczność szefostwa, a współpracownicy go prześladują. Aż pewnego dnia cykada udaje się na dach wysokiego budynku, gdzie wydarzy się coś niezwykłego...

You thought you knew suburbia. Then you meet an exchange student from another world, discover a secret room that lets you escape to a place of perfect beauty, find a neighborhood where brightly painted missiles decorate every yard, and wait for a blind reindeer who demands a very special offering... These are the odd, magical details of everyday suburban life that might forever go unnoticed, were they not finally brought to light by Shaun Tan, author and illustrator of award-winning New York Times bestseller The Arrival.

A kid finds a lost 'thing' on the beach where he's scavenging for his bottle-top collection. The thing is a large, freakish creature but no-one else really notices it—it's simply not a part of their familiar day-to-day reality. So the kid takes it upon himself to try to find where the lost thing belongs... The Lost Thing is a gently humorous story that will be read and enjoyed by a wide range of ages. While the narrative is full of typical thoughts of an observant and caring young person, the illustrations provide a surreal and thought-provoking backdrop for this 'lost dog story' with a definite twist. The Lost Thing is the first book that Shaun Tan both wrote and illustrated.

From the visionary Shaun Tan, an inspirational story for older picture book readers and beyond Cicada tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does. But in the end, just when you think he's given up, he makes a transformation into something ineffably beautiful. A metaphor for growing up? A bit of inspiration for the unappreciated striver in all of us? Yes, yes, and more.