When I first saw Shaun Tan’s work, including this book as well as his wonderful essay Picture Books: Who are they for?, some small wheels started turning in my head. “The Story of the Giants” (from The Arrival by Shaun Tan) Illustrations of the ticket helper’s story from The Arrival by Shaun Tan “Dinner” (from The Arrival by Shaun Tan) “The Suitcase” (from The Arrival by Shaun Tan)Īlong the way he meets other immigrants, who share their own stories while helping him navigate, find work and understand the new customs. It’s an immigrant’s tale, following a man as he leaves his family in the dangers of his home country and travels to a new, peculiar world, where everything is foreign, from the indecipherable language to the strange foods that he doesn’t even know how to eat. “The Harbor” (from The Arrival by Shaun Tan) The soft, meticulous pencil drawings of this wordless graphic novel give a cinematic effect, like a silent movie – often I just open to a random page, and am instantly submerged in the story. Sometimes if I’m lucky enough to land by the bookshelf, I might remember to curl up with my favorite book, “ The Arrival” by Shaun Tan. Half the time I’m scouring news sites, trying to get a better grasp on our new reality, and the other half of the time I feel like covering my ears and huddling in the corner by myself. I don’t know how you guys have been in the last couple weeks, but I’ve been feeling confused and a bit lost.
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