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The Lost Thing

Shaun Tan

First published July 2000
Type Short Fiction

Synopsis

A boy scavenges the beach for his bottle top collection when he discovers a lost "thing"; a large, freakish creature that looks like a cross between a crab and a pot-bellied stove.(OCLC)

Notes

Juvenile audience, ages 9-12

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2000 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Convenors' Award for Excellence Winner
2001 Locus Poll Award Best Art Book Nominee/Finalist

Publications (5)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 2000 The Lost Thing Lothian Books Chapbook
January 2005 The Lost Thing Simply Read Books Chapbook
May 2007 The Lost Thing Orchard Books (UK) Chapbook
June 2009 The Lost Thing Orchard Books (UK) Chapbook
April 2011 Lost & Found Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press Anthology