24 Copies of the Arrival Please, and Thank You

Posted by Surrural Librarian on Dec 06 2007 | Novels

Everyone once in a great while I am so moved by a book that I simply want the world to stop and join one big book group. 03_arrival_p8.jpg

You all need to stop what you’re doing right now and get yourself a copy (or 24) of Shaun Tan’s elegant, moving, frightening, beautiful The Arrival.

This is a wordless book, and I’m pretty much at a loss for words myself. It’s just, great.

Clearly, I’m not the only one who thinks so.

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2007
A Book List Editors’ Choice
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2007
A 2007 Parents’ Choice Gold Award
A New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing

More images can be seen here at this extract.

We have an immigration unit in our 5/6th grades, and I can not wait to read this with them. I love this book and will be getting copies for the whole classroom.

no comments for now

Trackback URI | Comments RSS

Leave a Reply