Shaun Tan is a Melbourne-based freelance artist, author and illustrator whose award winning books re-imagine the world in unexpected ways. Tan creates stories that encourage readers to ask questions rather than reach conclusions. His books include The Lost Thing, The Red Tree, The Arrival and Tales from Outer Suburbia. The Lost Thing has been made into an award-winning animation that draws on Tan’s unique creative vision. As well as writing the screenplay for The Lost Thing and working as co-director, Tan was intimately involved in all aspects of the animation production process