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The Red Tree

By Shaun Tan
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The Red Tree by Shaun Tan is a poignant and visual journey through a young girl's emotional landscape. Experimenting with surreal and evocative illustrations, the book explores themes of uncertainty, loneliness, and hope, capturing how light can emerge from even the darkest moments. This beautifully crafted story is a testament to the power of imagination and the possibility of finding a way forward when everything seems lost.
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This book may appeal to you if you appreciate beautifully illustrated stories that explore themes of hope and imagination. With its captivating artwork and poignant narrative, it offers a comforting message about finding light in dark times, making it an inspiring read for both children and adults.

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The Red Tree

A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her threatening to quietly overwhelm her. As she wanders around a world that is complex and alienating, she is overtaken by a myriad of feelings. Just as it seems all hope is lost, she finds a red seedling has filled the room with light. NSW Premier's Award 2002. Ages 4+.

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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 just as bad feelings are inevitable, they are always tempered by hope.

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The Red Tree by Shaun Tan is praised for its stunning, evocative artwork and its ability to convey complex emotions through both text and illustration. It's often described as a poignant exploration of feelings like loneliness and confusion, which resonate with readers both young and old. Reviewers highlight its universal themes and the subtle hope it offers, making it a thought-provoking book for children and adults alike.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734401724

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2001

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 242.0mm

Height: 316.0mm

Weight: 450g

Pages: 48

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Shaun Tan

About the Author

Shaun Tan has an outstanding reputation for his illustrative work. He won the Spectrum Gold Award for Book Illustration 2000 and also the Crichton Award (The Viewer) in 1995. The Rabbits, written by John Marsden, was named CBCA Book of the Year and received the Aurealis Governor's Award in 1999; and Memorial, written by Gary Crew, was a CBCA Honour Book and also won an APA Design Award in 2000. He wrote and illustrated The Lost Thing, published in 2000. He has been a leading science-fiction illustrator in Australia for several years; with recognition including the illustrators of the Future Award 1991 and the Australian National Science Fiction Best Artist Award 1995, 1996. The Red Tree is his fifth picture book.

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