The Arrival

Author: Shaun Tan

David Small, Caldecott Medalist in a heartbreaking parting gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. He’s embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life- he’s leaving home to build a better future for his family., Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant’s experience through a singular work of the imaginati….Read More

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