“’The World is a deaf machine.’ That quote is from a favorite picture book of mine, Shaun Tan’s The Red Tree. It’s being reprinted soon (as part of a bindup of three Tan-illustrated picture books), and I’m glad to hear it. The Red Tree is really a picture book for grownups, as many are, and it combines Tan’s rich paintings with simple, poetic text about how bad a bad day can feel.”—Anna, University Bookstore, Seattle