Tales from Outer Suburbia

Description

From the much-acclaimed creator of The Arrival, The Red Tree and The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan presents fifteen intriguing illustrated stories about the mysteries that lurk below the surface of suburban life. For older children. 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 of the night? Shaun Tan reveals the quiet mysteries of everyday life: homemade pets, dangerous weddings, stranded sea mammals, tiny exchange students and secret rooms filled with darkness and delight.

Awards

Winner of Australian Independent Booksellers Indie Awards: Children's Book 2008 and Aurealis Award for Excellence in Fiction: Best Illustrated Book or Graphic Novel 2008. Shortlisted for NSW Premier's Literary Award Patricia Wrightson Prize 2009 and Children's Book Council of Australia Awards: Book of the Year - Older Readers 2009 and Nielsen BookData/ABA Book of the Year Award - Booksellers' Choice 2009 and ABIA Australian Illustrated Book of the Year 2009.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781741149173
• Publisher : Allen & Unwin
• Imprint : Allen & Unwin
• Publication date : June 2008
• Dimensions : 242mm X 192mm X 14mm
• Produced in : Australia
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• BIC subject : Short stories
• Pages : 96
• Dewey classification : A823
• Illustrator : Shaun Tan
• Bind : Hardback
• Author : Shaun Tan