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A review by alicebennett
The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
5.0
Another masterpiece from Shaun Tan. This book explores the feeling of being displaced and having no way out from a strange and unknown nightmare. The illustrations keep on giving the more that you examine them and if I was sharing this text with a class I would definitely blow them up onto large pieces of paper to let the children pick out all of the hidden elements.
We would also look at the positioning and size of the girl throughout the text, comparing how at the beginning of the story she is tiny to reflect how she is lost in her fear. However, by the end of the book she is safe and warm in her room filling the page and marvelling at the beauty of a red tree.
We would also look at the positioning and size of the girl throughout the text, comparing how at the beginning of the story she is tiny to reflect how she is lost in her fear. However, by the end of the book she is safe and warm in her room filling the page and marvelling at the beauty of a red tree.