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Small Things
Small Things | Mel Tregonning
9 posts | 7 read | 13 to read
'The best art gives a voice to the voiceless parts of our lives, and Small Things does so with heartfelt precision.' Shaun Tan An ordinary boy in an ordinary world. With no words, only illustrations, Small Things tells the story of a boy who feels alone with his worries, but who learns that help is always close by. A universal story, told simply and with breathtaking beauty, about dealing with sadness, anxiety, depression, heartache or loss, and finding your way in the world.
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leslovestoread
Small Things | Mel Tregonning
Mehso-so

Great message. A little sad. Would save for older readers 3rd and up

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Eggs
Small Things | Mel Tregonning
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Beautiful book! I usually sit in the JF area. Today I noticed a new addition called a Lactation Pod. A great idea for nursing moms, but I would be claustrophobic in there. Unless it contains a Narnia-like portal to a magical forest…

willaful It really looks like it must! 2mo
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faelinwolf
Small Things | Mel Tregonning
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Reading to keep anxiety at bay. #charactersreading

What a beautifully illustrated book!

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GatheringBooks
Small Things | Mel Tregonning
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#ReadingResolutions Day 28: There is gnawing #Fear here and anxiety that eats at one‘s insides. Such a powerful, viscerally affecting wordless book. Tregonning, the author, committed suicide before she finished the book, as she suffered deeply from depression. Shaun Tan finished the book for her. Full review here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-eTK

Soubhiville Wow, sounds powerful. Thanks for posting this! 6y
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RowReads1
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It‘s pretty wonderful how the illustrator portrays a child‘s growing anxiety in this one.

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RebL
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Pickpick

This powerful book about nagging anxiety with a kid-friendly, hopeful ending has stuck with me for days. The publication story is equally powerful and I‘m glad Shaun Tan saw it to completion.

Bradleygirl You had me at Shaun Tan 7y
RebL @Bradleygirl Notice how he doesn‘t even put his name on the cover in order to honor the author. Swoon. 7y
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Jilljemmett
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‪First mail after the holidays is some bookmail! #bookmail #bookstagram #bookblogger#childrenslit

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GatheringBooks
Small Things | Mel Tregonning
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Pickpick

Clearly, this is a must-have title. The story behind the book's creation is harrowing and immensely sad. An important title to remind us that people who are in pain tend to hurt other people. And that help is always near.

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