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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Tales from Outer Suburbia
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'do you remember the water buffalo at the end of our street?

or the deep-sea diver we found near the underpass?

do you know why dogs bark in the middle of the night?

Shaun Tan, creator of The Arrival, The Lost Thing and The Red Tree, reveals the quiet mysteries of everyday life: homemade pets, dangerous weddings, stranded sea mammals, tiny exchange students and secret rooms filled with darkness and delight.'

Source: Back cover.

Exhibitions

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Adaptations

Tales from Outer Suburbia 2013 single work drama children's

'Tales from Outer Suburbia is a curiously fun celebration of the magic that happens in the most familiar places.

Be taken on a journey of discovery through your own backyard where you might just see a peanut-sized, pantry-dwelling creature, a massive wise buffalo on a vacant block or a row-boat floating magically through the streets.

With a lively and imaginative mix of real-time animation, projection, miniature marionettes, gigantic rod puppets and playful performers this world premiere season will capture hearts, minds and imaginations across generations.

Presented in partnership with Mandurah Performing Arts Centre.'

Source: Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.

form y separately published work icon Tales from Outer Suburbia Sam Carroll , Lally Katz , ( dir. Noel Cleary ) Australia : Highly Spirited Flying Bark Productions , 2024 27313720 2024 series - publisher film/TV

Notes

  • Dedication: To Paul (who always enjoys a good expedition) Perth, W.A.
  • Selected as one of the New York Times's Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2009.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has some Japanese-related content, and has been translated into Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Water Buffalo, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 6)
Note: illus.
Eric, Shaun Tan , single work short story young adult
'Eric is eternally curious and effortlessly charming - a house guest whose approach to the world will capture your heart.' (From the publisher's website.)
(p. 8-19)
Note: illus.
Broken Toys, Shaun Tan , single work short story
A Japanese man in an old-fashioned deep-sea diving suit mysteriously appears, still dripping, in a suburban street.
(p. 20-27)
Note: illus.
Distant Rain, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 28-35)
Undertow, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 36-39)
Note: illus.
Grandpa's Story, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 40-55)
Note: illus.
No Other Country, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 56-63)
Note: illus.
Stick Figures, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 64-69)
Note: illus.
The Nameless Holiday, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 70-73)
Note: illus.
The Amnesia Machine, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 74-75)
Note: illus.
Alert but Not Alarmed, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 76-79)
Note: illus.
Wake, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 80-81)
Note: illus.
Why Not Make Your Own Pet, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 82-83)
Note: illus.
Our Expedition, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 84-91)
Note: illus.
Night of the Turtle Rescue, Shaun Tan , single work short story (p. 92-93)
Note: illus.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2008 .
      image of person or book cover 8610852256999705327.jpg
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      Extent: 96p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: June 2008.
      ISBN: 9781741149173 (hbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Arthur A. Levine Books ,
      2008 .
      image of person or book cover 6589578050409498338.jpg
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      Extent: 92p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9780545055871, 9780545055888 (pbk.)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2016 .
      image of person or book cover 984190859994306355.jpg
      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 96p.
      Note/s:
      • Published October 2016

        Includes a bonus Jigsaw Puzzle.

      ISBN: 9781760294410
Alternative title: Piccole storie di periferia
Language: Italian
    • Milan,
      c
      Italy,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Rizzoli ,
      2008 .
      image of person or book cover 5098635592687251062.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: [96] p.p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9788817026123

Works about this Work

Aesthetic Entanglements in the Age of the Anthropocene : A Posthuman Reading of Shaun Tan's Tales from the Inner City Lorraine Kerslake , 2022 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 60 no. 4 2022; (p. 38-47)

'This article examines Shaun Tan's evocative Tales from the Inner City (2018) and explores how, through word and image, Tan questions the effects of the Anthropocene and the possible synergies and tensions between the human and more-than-human in his work, inviting us to look at human and animal relationships in new and challenging ways. To do so, I draw on concepts such as empathy and an ethics of care to question the privileged anthropocentrism of Western society and human exceptionalism over animals.' (Introduction)

The Association for Children's & Youth Literature (AKJ) : Arbieitskreis Fur Jugendliteratur Robyn Sheahan-Bright , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 32 no. 2 2017; (p. 4-9)

'One of the many benefits of attending biennial International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) Congresses in different countries, hosted by national sections, is meeting and befriending those engaged in book promotion all over the world and discovering how similar we are, despite our cultural differences. Doris Breitmoser has worked for The Association for Children's and Youth Literature (AKJ) Arbeitkreis fur Jugenliteratur for twenty years and has been its director since 2002. We met at the IBBY Congress in Santiago, Spain in 2010, again in 2014 in Mexico City, and most recently in 2016 in Auckland , NZ. Doris's work with AKJ is truly inspiring and so I share it with you here.' (Introduction)

Books That Changed Me : Meg McKinlay Megan McKinlay , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 4 December 2016; (p. 12) The Sunday Age , 4 December 2016; (p. 15)
Emotions as Landscapes : Specters of Asian American Racialization in Shaun Tan's Graphic Narratives Jeffrey Santa Ana , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Drawing New Color Lines : Transnational Asian American Graphic Narratives 2015; (p. 145-164)
Into the Frame : Graphic Novels Sally Zwartz , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 10-13)
Strange Days, Clear Ways Frances Atkinson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 May 2008; (p. 27)

— Review of Tales from Outer Suburbia Shaun Tan , 2008 selected work single work short story art work
Book of the Week Melanie Coombs , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 8 June 2008; (p. 26)

— Review of Tales from Outer Suburbia Shaun Tan , 2008 selected work single work short story art work
Suburban Reality Check Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 June 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of Tales from Outer Suburbia Shaun Tan , 2008 selected work single work short story art work
Suburban Surreal Estate Angie Schiavone , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 June 2008; (p. 36)

— Review of Tales from Outer Suburbia Shaun Tan , 2008 selected work single work short story art work
On My Bedside Table Sue Scott , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 28 June 2008; (p. 28)

— Review of Tales from Outer Suburbia Shaun Tan , 2008 selected work single work short story art work
Suburban Dreaming Rosemary Neill , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 7)
Books that Blur the Lines Ronni Phillips , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 June 2008; (p. 6-7)
Know the Author Illustrator : Shaun Tan Linnet Hunter (interviewer), 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 23 no. 4 2008; (p. 10-13)
Linnet Hunter interviews Shaun Tan about his compelling artwork and the 'imaginative universes' he continues to create, showcased in his latest book Tales from Outer Suburbia. Tan discusses the interplay between the words and pictures that produce his 'style' of illustration and some of the reasons his latest picture book is also formatted as a collection of short stories.
Telling Tales with Shaun Tan Clare Kennedy (interviewer), 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 6-7)
Kennedy shares, and comments on, some of Tan's reflections on the imagery within his work.
Children Are the Winners Angie Schiavone , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 33)
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