{"product_id":"creature-shaun-tan-9781646142002","title":"Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections","description":"\u003cb\u003eBEST OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e - SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays illuminating his thoughts and advice for writers and artists, young and old.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shaun Tan is one of the world's most highly acclaimed narrative artists--his stories and images are loved by countless young and not-so-young readers around the world. Drawing upon 25 years as a picture book and comics creator, painter, and film-maker, \u003ci\u003eCreature\u003c\/i\u003e explores the central obsession of this visionary artist, from casual doodles to studied oil-paintings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beyond sketches for acclaimed works such as \u003ci\u003eThe Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales From Outer Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume collects together for the first time unseen and stand-alone illustrations, each resonant with unwritten tales of their own. Detailed commentary by the artist offers an entertaining insight into the endless allure of imaginary, non-human beings and what they might tell us about our so-called \"normal\" human selves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Artists, writers, students, dreamers, and anyone interested in the deeper undercurrents of creativity, myth, and visual metaphor will find inspiration in these pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Weird and wonderful. Tan often explores the junction between adult experience and childhood memory.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A strange beast: dark, whimsical and deeply moving.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Like Miyazaki, Tan engages audiences across a wide range of age and sophistication.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"Tan acts as artist, curator, interpretive essayist, and catalog editor for a gallery of over two hundred pieces of his own works that highlight a dominant theme of animate beings--some real, most invented, but all fellow travelers through our world and through our psyches.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBCCB \u003c\/i\u003e(starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"This gorgeously designed coffee-table survey of his picture book, comics, exhibition and sketchbook work exposes readers to a 26-year panoply of off-kilter conceptions, in all their disquieting delight. Wondrous.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shaun Tan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646142004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646142002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Levine Querido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 10.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 - Book Of Special Distinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2022 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 103","brand":"Shaun Tan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059133968639,"sku":"9781646142002","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c198b2f-0f1f-4760-afff-6ca9cc576b09.jpg?v=1685056413","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creature-shaun-tan-9781646142002","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}