Dimensions
236 x 310 x 4mm
Shortlisted by the CBCA for Picture Book of the Year Award 2001, Shaun Tan's stunning book 'The Lost Thing' is now available in paperback!
Gary Larson meets Jeffrey Smart in Shaun Tan's unique artwork in this funny, multi-layered picture book. A kid finds a lost "thing" on the beach where he's scavenging for his bottle top collection. The thing is a large, freakish creature but no one except the kid really notices it - it's simply not part of their familiar day-to-day reality.
The main humour and intrigue of this remarkable book lies in the contrast between the casual "what I did on my holidays" narrative and the bizarre, surreal and funny scenes. Each picture repays re-reading over and over again.
