A review by toebean5
The Red Tree by Shaun Tan

5.0

While the art has a bit of a 90's Dave McKean feeling to it (usually not a good thing to me), I found this to be a heart-achingly beautiful book. Despair and hope may seem like topics too serious to address in a picture book, but I think it's wonderful- assuring kids that those are normal feelings. I like picture books that give children some credit, in terms of complexity of feelings.