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Tales From Outer Suburbia
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 9,536 Ratings and 1,614 Reviews

Book Description
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.

An exchange student who's really an alien, a secret room that becomes the perfect place for a quick escape, a typical tale of grandfatherly exaggeration that is actually even more bizarre than he says... These are th... More
Book Information
Publisherhttp: www.arthuralevinebooks.com submission.asp
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages96
ISBN-100545055873
ISBN-13978-0545055871
Publication Date02/01/2009
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About Shaun Tan (Author) : Shaun Tan grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. In school he became known as the 'good drawer' which partly compensated for always being the shortest kid in every class. He grad... more
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8/26/2010 Emily Grandin tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me

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5/14/2010 Hwei Lim said:
Shaun Tan is not only an extremely skilled artist. He is also a wonderful storyteller. The stories here are stories of normal people encountering amazing or just slightly strange things.. Some of them are simply descriptions of those odd moments, with open endings and meanings. You are left to wonde... more

tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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11/30/2009 Leith Walton said: Once again amazing!!!
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4/15/2009 Samantha Tai tagged as: I'm reading

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3/15/2009 Andy J Smith said:
To me this book is superior to the more acclaimed 'The Arrival'. A series of short illustrated stories all with a bit different of a visual style and often entirely different medium used. Similar in feel to 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick' but with more of a narrative to each individual story. Just... more

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