A picture book from award-winning illustrator Shaun Tan, Tales from Outer Suburbia is a unique collection of original stories and illustrations. Shaun Tan, creator of The Arrival, The Lost Thing and The Red Tree, reveals the quiet mysteries of everyday life: homemade pets, dangerous weddings, and secret rooms filled with darkness and delight!

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Illustrated / Graphic Novel category by the Aurealis Award. It was recognised in the Booksellers Choice category by the Australian Booksellers Association Awards. It also was recognised in the Australian Illustrated Book of the Year category by the Australian Book Industry Awards.

There are 96 pages in this book. It is in graphic novel format. This book was published 2009 by Templar Publishing .

Shaun Tan is an Australian artist, writer and film maker. He won an Academy Award for The Lost Thing, a 2011 animated film adaptation of a 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated.