Rules of Summer

Love this book. I have begun to collect all of Shaun Tan's books. I noticed in some of the reviews of other Shaun Tan's books that they weren't for children. If you are familiar with Shaun Tan, then you will know that some of his books aren't meant for little children. This book is most likely meant for a child 6 yrs & older. The words are darling and the illustrations are outstanding.

Uno de los mejores libros de Shaun tan

What can I say? Once again, Shaun Tan brings his unique, surreal, slightly spooky, but totally beguiling world to a picture book. Rules of Summer include important rules to survive fantastical adventures, such as "Never leave the back door open overnight" and "Always bring bolt cutters" and "Always Know your Way Home." A perfect gift for a child about to experience a long and eventful summer.

This book is haunting and inspiring. I have a three year old and a two year old, and they both find this book fascinating. It opens up new worlds with all of the details to the illustrations. The text to picture ratios are great for keeping a kid engaged. The art work is beautiful.

I used this book (with minimal text) to introduce/review context clues with my students. They loved the illustrations and the minimal text, which required them to use context clues to make inferences and predictions. I will most definitely rely on this book in the future.

The art is amazing. The copy is minimal. My daughter will sit and examine the art for ever. Glad we bought it.

The story is for older children-- I'd say at least 8 or older, maybe even middle school. It is mysterious and will take some pondering. For art, I would give it 500 stars. But be forewarned: it's a bit creepy and dark, and definitely not for small children. I found it beautiful and rather distressing. Could be a great introduction to bullying in the middle school grades.

It was as mysterious and intriguing as I could hope for, with painterly illustrations. Not really what I would consider children's literature although the story relies heavily on the pictures. These give a somewhat sinister turn to the 'rules', which in themselves are strange and whimsical.

Es un libro genial y bellamente ilustrado

Una pasada de edición y de libro ilustrado.Me encanta las ilustraciones del autor como sus historias.Libro ilustrado para adultos.

Great illustrations, interesting undercurrent in story.

A beautifully illustrated book, my sons absolute favourite. We found this book in the library earlier in the year and my 6 year son loved it so much he asked for it for Christmas. He proceeded to read it to all the family on Christmas Day, describing the pictures and scenes with lots of interpretive detail.Minimal text and easy to read - and seems to strike a chord with children. Quite darkly illustrated in places, bird-like creatures watching the last olive being eaten etc but he absolutely loves it and seems to see so much in the pictures that as an adult I wouldn’t even notice. He is not in the slightest phased by the illustrations, indeed he likes what I’d consider the more dark pictures the best, especially the slippers of the furry semi-cute creature who crept in while the front door was unlocked. His favourite book that he goes back to again and again. The pictures fire off his imagination in a vivid way (just why is hare watching the red sock from behind the fence?) and it is a joy watching him interpret the pictures and construct a world from the brushstrokes.Artwork is gorgeous too. Highly recommended, if I could give six or more stars I would. A future classic.

Bellissime e come sempre leggermente inquietanti le illustrazioni. Con disegni straordinari e pochissime parole viene colto il cuore dell'estate visto con gli occhi magici dell'infanzia. Un libro davvero stupendo.