: Digital PDFs allow readers to zoom in on Tan's highly detailed oil paintings.
: Students and educators use digital copies for easy highlighting, note-taking, and analyzing specific passages. The Structure of the Book
: Creatures like lungfish, crocodiles, and bears occupy human spaces, symbolizing a silent reclamation of the earth.
: Each story is accompanied by massive, full-color oil paintings. Tan utilizes dramatic lighting, scale, and texture to make the city feel both claustrophobic and infinitely vast.
This volume won the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2020 for outstanding illustration. The award cemented Tan's reputation as a master of the form, capable of creating work that speaks equally to younger readers and adults.