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Tales From Outer Suburbia Book and Jigsaw Puzzle
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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,...
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See moreThe highly acclaimed, multi award-winning Tales from Outer Suburbia beautifully presented as a book and jigsaw puzzle boxset.
Description
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, the unexpected edge of the world, and secret rooms filled with darkness and delight.
This very special book and jigsaw puzzle set includes the internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning Tales From Outer Suburbia and a jigsaw of 'The Tuesday Afternoon Reading Group'. The 700 mm x 500 mm jigsaw comprises 750 pieces.
Tan's work overflows with human warmth and childlike wonder. But it also makes a perfect adult bedtime story, a little something to shake loose your imagination from the moors of reality right before your own dreams kick in. - The New York Times
Product Details
INFORMATION
Barcode: 9781760294410
Publisher: A&U Children's
Piece Count: 750 Pieces
Color pattern: Multicolor
Difficulty level: Hard, Medium
Puzzle theme: Books
Recommended age group: Adults, 12 years or older
Toy game material: Cardboard
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 September 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: A&U Children
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 185.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 1062g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Shaun Tan grew up in Perth, Western Australia and currently works as an artist, writer and film-maker in Melbourne. He began creating images for science fiction stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through dream-like imagery.
The Rabbits, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, Tales from Outer Suburbia, The Arrival, Rules of Summer and The Singing Bones, have been enjoyed by readers of all ages, locally and internationally. Shaun has also worked as a theatre designer, a concept artist for Pixar and Blue Sky Studios, and won an Academy Award for the short film adaptation of The Lost Thing. In 2011 he received the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden, in recognition of his services to literature for young people.
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