The Red Tree - Softcover

Tan, Shaun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0734405391 ISBN 13: 9780734405395

Publisher: Orchard Books, 2007

Synopsis

A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to quietly overwhelm her. 'Sometimes you wake up with nothing to look forward to...' As she wanders around a world that is complex, puzzling and alienating, she is overtaken by a myriad of feelings.

Just as it seems all hope is lost, the girl returns to her bedroom to find that a tiny red seedling has grown to fill the room with warm light.

Astonishing Perth artist, Shaun Tan's latest creation, The Red Tree, is a book about feelings - feelings that can not always be simply expressed in words. It is a series of imaginary landscapes conjured up by the wizardry of Shaun Tan's masterful and miraculous art. As a kind of fable, The Red Tree seeks to remind us that, though some bad feelings are inevitable, they are always tempered by hope.

About this title

Review

This scrumptiously illustrated children's picture book will brighten you up. (Venue)

Powerfully metaphoric. (Books For Keeps)

An absolutely stunning and powerful book for upper KS2. (Carol Satterthwaite (i-writing))

Book Description

Internationally acclaimed artist, Shaun Tan's work is eagerly sought by the general public and collectors alike.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0734405391
• ISBN 13: 9780734405395
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32