Lost Thing

Author(s): Shaun Tan, Shaun Tan

Picture Books

The Lost Thing is a humorous story about a boy who discovers a bizarre-looking creature whilst out collecting bottle-tops at the beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notice it's presence. Each is unhelpful in their own way; strangers, friends, parents all unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to day-to-day life.


In spite of his better judgement, the boy feels sorry for this hapless creature, and attempts to find out where it belongs.


Shaun Tan creates intricate collages filled with whimsical images, bright colors, and meaningful prose. He invites his readers to look at the world in a different way.

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Based on the Oscar award-winning short film, this book asks important questions: What does it mean to see things differently? What is important to notice?

This book is a quest for the "Lost Thing" to find a place where it belongs. But perhaps even more, it is also a quest for meaning on the part of the reader. guardian.co.uk A warm, funny read for kids, and an unexpectedly moving one for adults. Cambridge First

Shaun Tan is the author and illustrator of The Lost Thing, The Red Tree and The Arrival, all of which have won numerous international awards. The Arrival won Shaun the Bologna Ragazzi Prize and Picture Book of the Year from CBCA 2007 amongst others. Shaun's books have been widely translated. Previous books Shaun has illustrated include The Rabbits by John Marsden (CBCA Picture Book of the Year) and with Gary Crew, Memorial (A CBCA Honour Book) and The Viewer (winner of the Crichton Award for illustration). In 2001 Shaun received the 'World Fantasy Best Artist Award' for his body of work.

General Fields

  • : 9780734411389
  • : Lothian Children's Books
  • : Lothian Children's Books
  • : 0.26
  • : March 2010
  • : 309mm X 198mm X 5mm
  • : September 2010
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Shaun Tan, Shaun Tan
  • : Paperback
  • : Shaun Tan
  • : en
  • : 823.3
  • : Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
  • : chiefly col. ill