Rules of Summer
By Shaun Tan
2013
First Published
4.13
Average Rating
48
Number of Pages
Combining humour and surreal fantasy, Shaun Tan pictures a summer in the lives of two boys. Each spread tells of an event and the lesson learned. By turns, these events become darker and more sinister as the boys push their games further and further.
Avg Rating
4.13
Number of Ratings
4,150
5 STARS
44%
4 STARS
33%
3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
2%
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Author
Shaun Tan
Author · 16 books
Shaun Tan (born 1974) is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books. After freelancing for some years from a studio at Mt. Lawley, Tan relocated to Melbourne, Victoria in 2007. Tan was the Illustrator in Residence at the University of Melbourne's Department of Language Literacy and Arts Education for two weeks through an annual Fellowship offered by the May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust. 2009 World Fantasy Award for Best Artist. 2011 he won his first Oscar in the Category Best Short Animated Film for his work The Lost Thing
