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Shaun Tan


"THEY say that every picture tells a story and for Shaun Tan, it's true. On Monday, the Melbourne illustrator won the gong for the best-designed children's illustrated book at the Australian Publishers' Association design awards. Then last night at the NSW Premier's literary awards, things got even better. His acclaimed book, The Arrival, won the $15,000 Community Relations Commission award and was also named overall book of the year."

- Jason Steger, 30th May 2007, The Age.... Go to this link for the full article.

The picture above is from "The Red Tree". Click on it for Tan's book list.

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