"Shaun Tan is basically the Salvador Dali of children's literature. His picture books (The Lost Thing, The Red Tree,and The Arrival, to name a few) are so visually daring you can't look away—truly masterpieces of art and storytelling.
Rules of Summer is his newest work. It's the story of being a younger brother: how it feels to be constantly left out and left behind as your older brother somersaults from adventure to adventure, and what it means to look up to someone you love. It's a story of existence, a story of escape, a story of a summer spent in each other's company.
It's definitely a story worth reading."
Publisher Arthur A. Levine Books
Publication Date 2014-04-29
Section Children's Picture Books / All Staff Suggestions / Suggestions for Kids / Archived Staff Suggestions / Lauren R.
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780545639125
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Arrival.
Never be late for a parade.
Never forget the password.
Never ruin a perfect plan.
It's all about the rules. But what if the rules feel completely arbitrary? What if your older brother is the only one who gets to make them up all summer long? And what if he's the only one who can save you when the darkness of winter comes rushing in?
As usual, master artist and storyteller Shaun Tan shows us the strange truth of ordinary things -- rules, relationships, despair, and hope -- as only he can.
