pickI am getting obsessed with Shaun Tan's books. This was a great picture book. Basically its rules what not to do during the summer and it shows two boys getting in a lot of trouble. The artwork is just simply stunning and it is what keeps me coming back to read more from this author.
so-soMy sister (31), her son (2) and my other nephew (newly 10) listened to me read this one to them in the car. None of them were into it and I must admit neither was I. I wanted to be as I had heard the author was good. I purchased it from a small town library sale on a shopping day yesterday for $1. A little too arty farty for us. Picture taken in my mother‘s rock garden.
pickArtist Shaun Tan has a wonderful way of instilling the absurd and the surreal into situations that look like our lives with beautiful, wit, and wonder. This children's book takes on the "what I did on my summer vacation" essay with a list of rules. A delightful book for kids and adults.
pickI loved this whimsical book and its artwork! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The style of this book will feel quite familiar to those acquainted with Tans work. It gets quite dark in this story and I am never entirely sure if children would take to this imagery. But as an admirer of illustration I love this and keep flicking idly through and taking in new aspects. The giant red eyed red rabbit feels like something lifted from Atwoods Oryx and Crake
I am slowly running out of Shaun Tan's to review !
pickHoly shit this book is beautiful. The art takes my breath away and the story is so not what you would expect from a children's book- mostly because there is no story, per se. The book is just what it says: rules. But the pictures take it to a whole different level. Surreal and astonishing.
Rules of Summer | 
