Rules of summer / Shaun Tan.
Publication details: Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2013.Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780734410672 (hardback) :
- A823.3 23
- Winner 2014 CBCA Best Picture Book Award.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Junior collection | TAN | Available | 054827 |
RULES OF SUMMER, is a deceptively simple story about two boys, one older and one younger, and the kind of ‘rules’ that might govern any relationship between close friends or siblings. Rules that are often so strange or arbitrary, they seem impossible to understand from the outside. Yet through each exquisite illustration of this nearly wordless narrative, we can enjoy wandering around an emotional landscape that is oddly familiar to us all. Shaun Tan draws upon his own personal experiences with a surreal snapshot of fishing adventures with his older brother, leaving a sock on the clothes line, and buildings inspired by Brunswick and greater Melbourne. As you venture deep into the story, these poetic images become darker, more mysterious and unsettling, drawing towards a redemptive ending that affirms the depth of true friendship, a bond that is equally wonderful and inexplicable.
For children.
Winner 2014 CBCA Best Picture Book Award.