NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author and illustrator Shaun Tan about his new book, "Tales from the Inner City," which explores the relationship between humans and animals living in a city.

Tales from the Inner City. By Shaun Tan. Allen & Unwin, 224pp, $35 (HB) Stephen Romei Film Critic. Stephen Romei writes on books and films.

“Tales From the Inner City” by Shaun Tan, Levine, 224 pages, $24.99, ages 12 and upUnsurprisingly, pigeons populate “Tales From the Inner City.” Also, crocodiles take over a whole floor of ...

Shaun Tan's mildly surrealistic painting "A Bear and Her Lawyer" (2016) was conceived as one of his double page illustrations for the 25 modern-day animal-themed fables comprising the book "Tales ...

That is the call, and the ultimate reward, in Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia. Imagine there is a voiceless presence in the long grass at the end of the block that always points you in the ...

Shaun Tan. Scholastic/Levine, $24.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-545-94612-4 Tan (Rules of Summer) fashions 75 haunting sculptures, each meant to capture the spirit of one of Grimms’ fairy tales.

Shaun Tan surrounded by some of his paintings. Credit: Eddie Jim Everybody in the city comes out and looks at these beautiful creatures and, for a moment, they are enamoured, swept away by this ...

Shaun Tan is often surprised by his work and says he mines his childhood memories for material. Credit: Jon Beinart It’s the first time the Oscar-winner has seen the show hung and, while he’s ...