Tales From the Inner City

Tales From the Inner CityTales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan
Published by Arthur A. Levine Books on September 25th 2018
ISBN: 1338298402
Pages: 221
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four-stars

In these twenty-five fantastical tales, Tan explores the relationships between animals and humans. Some of the chapters are whimsical, such as the crocodiles who live on the eighty-seventh floor, some are insightful (bears) and some of the chapters will pull on your heartstrings (dogs). Either way, the readers will be flipping the pages to get to Tan’s artwork.  Each double-page painting is created in Tan’s signature style of bold graphics and dramatic colors. After experiencing the stories and art in this book, readers will think about their relationships with animals more deeply and never look at them the same way again.

For Grades 7and up

Elizabeth Andersen, Librarian, Westbrook High School

four-stars