New Releases by Shaun Tan

Featuring stunning new covers, Shaun Tan''s exquisite illustrated short story collections, Tales from Outer Suburbia and Tales from the Inner City, beautifully packaged in a slipcase edition. Perfect for Shaun Tan fans of all ages.

From the creator of THE ARRIVAL, a collection of essays illuminating his thoughts and advice for writers and artists, young and old. 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 filmmaker, CREATURE explores the central obsession of this visionary artist, from casual doodles to studied oil-paintings. Beyond sketches for acclaimed works such as THE ARRIVAL, THE LOST THING, and TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA, 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. Artists, writers, students, dreamers, and anyone interested in the deeper undercurrents of creativity, myth, and visual metaphor will find inspiration in these pages.

A beautifully surreal and gently humorous picture book about cultural differences, empathy and the power of perspective, from internationally acclaimed author-illustrator Shaun Tan. Eric is a foreign exchange student who comes to live with a typical suburban family. Although everyone is delighted with the arrangement, cultural misunderstandings ensue, beginning with Eric''s insistence on sleeping in a pantry cupboard rather than a specially prepared guest room. The family takes Eric on a number of excursions, but they''re never sure if he''s having a good time, as he just doesn''t say very much. He''s mostly interested in small things he discovers on the ground. When Eric leaves the family suddenly, they''re unsure if they''ve done something wrong. But Eric leaves them a surprise gift that they''ll never forget.

"A beautifully poignant gift book exploring the relationship between man and man''s best friend, from the masterful Shaun Tan. "One day I threw my stick at you. You brought it back. Then we were walking side by side as if it had always been this way." World-renowned artist and storyteller Shaun Tan reflects on the nature of humans and animals in this exquisitely illustrated fable about owner and Dog. A perfect little gift book from an extraordinary talent."--Publisher.

Breathtakingly illustrated and hauntingly written, Tales from Outer Suburbia is by turns hilarious and poignant, perceptive and goofy. Through a series of captivating and sophisticated illustrated stories, Tan explores the precious strangeness of our existence. He gives us a portrait of modern suburban existence filtered through a wickedly Monty Pythonesque lens. Whether it’s discovering that the world really does stop at the end of the city’s map book, or a family’s lesson in tolerance through an alien cultural exchange student, Tan’s deft, sweet social satire brings us face-to-face with the humor and absurdity of modern life.

Cicada works in an office, dutifully working day after day for unappreciative bosses and being bullied by his co-workers. But one day, cicada goes to the roof of the building, and something truly extraordinary happens...A story for anyone who has ever felt unappreciated, overlooked or overworked, from Australia''s most acclaimed picture book creator.

Describes the relationship between two young boys, whose friendship is tested by difficult stituations. Rules are broken, with surprising consequences, but eventually friendship is restored. A sophisticated picture book.

The highly acclaimed, multi award-winning Tales from Outer Suburbiabeautifully presented as a book and jigsaw puzzle boxset.

"An intimate look at the human depth of history. Action sequences play out with choreographic elegance...buys into a political scenario with verisimilitude as tensile as current events."- A. A. Attanasio, Nebula and World Fantasy Award nominee and author of the Arthor seriesThe world changes, Asia grows, American might declines, and four great families jostle for influence. Meet the cosmopolitan McAffreys, transplanted from New York to the gilded cage of Singapore; the Chans of Malaysia, haughty, aristocratic, squabbling over their empire whilst the country around them burns; the Cheungs of Hong Kong, brilliant, cultivated, and driven by shadowy purpose; and the Baos of China, an illustrious family brought low.In a story that spans the globe, that steps deftly between East and West, from the skyscrapers of Hong Kong to the cobbled streets of London, from the forbidding halls of Zhongnanhai to the gothic quads of Yale, the scions of these clans find their way in the world as tensions rise between China and America. As the two superpowers lurch towards war, the fates of these characters become increasingly intertwined in the contest, in a deadly struggle for power, and a Davos plot to remake world order.This is a history of the future. It''s a story about the world today and the world tomorrow and how it is indelibly shaped by the past.

Poster designed by Shaun Tan promoting Children''s Book Week, 2016. Illustration by Tan of animals and objects reading books against an orange landscape. Banner with Children''s Book Week! at foot of poster.

A unique and alluring art book showcasing Shaun Tan''s extraordinary sculptures based on the timeless and compelling fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.

Pictura is a stunning range of black-and-white artworks to collect and colour, for ages 9 to 90. This title features the stunning artwork of the renowned illustrator Shaun Tan.

An artist takes us through his day, from his own particular perspective. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka.

Other Worlds, the fourth volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read anthology series for tween boys, features ten thrilling new tales of science fiction and fantasy from some of the biggest names in children’s literature. Prepare yourself for ten trips into the unknown, as ten of your favorite writers—Rick Riordan, who has written an all-new and exclusive Percy Jackson tale, Tom Angleberger of Origami Yoda fame, Newbery medalist Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D. J. MacHale, Eric Nylund, Kenneth Oppel, Neal Shusterman, Shaun Tan, and none other than the late Ray Bradbury—spin tales of fantasy and science fiction the likes of which you have never imagined. Compiled by National Ambassador for Children’s Literature (and Secret Ambassador for the Intergalactic Alliance) Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Other Worlds is sure to boldly take you where no reader has gone before.

Composite materials are often subjected to a range of conditions that cause material degradation, eventually leading to macroscopic damage and possible premature failure. Self-healing materials are a new class of material developed to address this problem. These materials have the ability to repair themselves when they are damaged, allowing load-bearing capabilities or barrier properties lost to damage to be recovered. Three methods of implementing self-healing were addressed in this study: composite laminates containing hollow glass fibres, self-healing with a latent hardener phase dissolved in a polymer matrix, and the addition of microencapsulated resins into a thermoset material. Hollow glass fibres were used as a method of keeping two components of epoxy resin and hardener separate in a composite laminate. Indentation damage applied to the laminate caused the resin and hardener to mix, react, and cure. The damage was qualitatively examined using micro-CT scanning, confocal microscopy and penetrant dye, but there was no conclusive evidence of resin filling into cracks and repairing damage. Mechanical testing produced mixed results, suggesting that the addition of hollow fibres had a negative impact on the mechanical properties of the composite. Sisal fibres were loaded with boron trifluoride (BF3), a highly reactive curing agent, in order to model the migration of BF3 into epoxy resin. There were several difficulties in ensuring fibre coating for short fibres. Individual long fibres were able to be successfully coated, which allowed the movement of BF3 into epoxy to be measured via energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Some notable observations were made regarding the uptake of BF3 into sisal fibres; however, ultimately the use of BF3 did not necessitate the requirement for modelling and so research was discontinued. Microcapsules containing epoxy resin and mercaptan hardener were embedded into epoxy and subjected to two different forms of fracture testing: double torsion and tapered double cantilevered beam (TDCB). The former used specimens that were easy to create and test; however manufacturing flaws caused crack deviations away from the intended crack plane and thus poor self-healing performances were achieved. TDCB specimens were slightly more complicated to prepare; however the results were positive, with self-healing efficiencies of up to 95% achieved. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed good adhesion between crack surfaces. Microcapsules containing self-healing agents were also incorporated into composite laminates. Damage behaviour was characterised using a damage mechanics theory. As the initial approach did not allow a direct comparison between the damaged and healed states of the material, a new methodology was developed to take into account the energy levels of the material in order to quantify self-healing performance. At the particular damage level of 3.0% strain, a microcapsule concentration of 10% allowed a self-healing efficiency of 23% to be achieved. This method of modelling the self-healing composite has future potential and warrants further investigations.

This is a companion volume to The Arrival, comprising 50 pages of preliminary sketches, research materials and commentary by the author on the evolution of this project.

Behind every enduring innovation lies a vast cemetery of achievement: the world of failed inventions.Award-winning author and illustrator Shaun Tan explores this forgotten world in The Oopsatoreum, a fictional tale of a strikingly original but spectacularly unsuccessful inventor.

Selections from the sketchbooks of Shaun Tan, acclaimed creator of The Lost Thing, The Arrival and Tales from Outer Suburbia. Included are preliminary drawings for book, film and theatre projects, portrait and landscape studies, along with pages from travelling notebooks. All offer a special insight into the daydreams of a celebrated author and illustrator.

Three stories explore how we lose and find what matters most to us, as a girl finds a bright spot in a dark world, a boy leads a strange, lost being home, and a group of peaceful creatures loses its home to cruel invaders.