The Arrival

"Tan's lovingly laid out and masterfully rendered tale about the immigrant experience is a documentary magically told." -- Art Spiegelman, author of Maus

"An absolute wonder." -- Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis

"A magical river of strangers and their stories " -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets

"A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McCay." -- Jeff Smith, author of Bone

"Shaun Tan's artwork creates a fantastical, hauntingly familiar atmosphere... Strange, moving, and beautiful." -- Jon J. Muth, Caldecott Medal-winning author of Zen Shorts

"Bravo." -- Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret

"Magnificent." -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 10/01/2007
ISBN: 9780439895293
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.50d
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Hugo Award - Nominee
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Locus Awards - Winner
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Best Books 07/01/2007 pg. 10
Publishers Weekly 07/16/2007 pg. 166
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2007 pg. 263 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 115
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 225
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2007 pg. 941
Kliatt 09/01/2007 pg. 30
New York Times Book Review 11/11/2007 pg. 21
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2007 pg. 37
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2007 pg. 59
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2007 pg. 21
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 39
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2007 pg. 669
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2008 pg. 228 - Book Of Special Distinction
Voya Top Ten Graphic Nvls/Teen 04/01/2008 pg. 7
Voya Top Ten Bks for Y/A 04/01/2008 pg. 8
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2008 pg. 1
Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 110