Cicada -- Shaun Tan, Hardcover

From the visionary Shaun Tan, an inspirational story for older picture book readers and beyond

Cicada tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does. But in the end, just when you think he's given up, he makes a transformation into something ineffably beautiful. A metaphor for growing up? A bit of inspiration for the unappreciated striver in all of us? Yes, yes, and more.

Author: Shaun Tan
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 01/29/2019
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.75h x 7.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781338298390
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 501426 / Cicada


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/15/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2018
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2018 pg. 211
School Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 85
Booklist 12/15/2018 pg. 95
Shelf Awareness 02/05/2019

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.
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.