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Rules of Summer Hardback - 2014

by Shaun Tan; Shaun Tan (Illustrator)

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Two boys explain the mysterious "rules" they learned over the summer, like never eat the last olive at a party and never ruin a perfect plan in this title by the "New York Times"-bestselling creator of the graphic novel "The Arrival." Full color.

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From the publisher

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Arrival

Never be late for a parade.

Never forget the password.

Never ruin a perfect plan.

It's all about the rules. But what if the rules feel completely arbitrary? What if your older brother is the only one who gets to make them up all summer long? And what if he's the only one who can save you when the darkness of winter comes rushing in?

As usual, master artist and storyteller Shaun Tan shows us the strange truth of ordinary things -- rules, relationships, despair, and hope -- as only he can.

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  • Title Rules of Summer
  • Author Shaun Tan; Shaun Tan (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Arthur A. Levine Books, New York
  • Publication date 2014-04-29
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9780545639125 / 0545639123
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.84 x 11.62 x 0.45 in (27.53 x 29.51 x 1.14 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Conduct of life, Friendship
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013040915
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/15/2014, Page 50
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2014, Page 599
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2014, Page 75
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2014, Page 0
  • Kirkus Best Picture Books, 11/15/2014, Page 74
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/15/2014, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/17/2014, Page 0
  • PW Best Children's Books, 11/03/2014, Page 42
  • PW Children's Starred Reviews, 12/01/2014, Page 19
  • School Library Journal, 05/01/2014, Page 96
  • Shelf Awareness, 05/16/2014, Page 0
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2014, Page 23

About the author

Shaun Tan is the New York Times bestselling author of The Arrival, Tales from Outer Suburbia, Tales from the Inner City, Rules of Summer, and The Singing Bones. He received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2011 and won an Academy Award for the adaptation of his picture book The Lost Thing (from Lost & Found: Three by Shaun Tan). Shaun lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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