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Still doing your christmas shopping?  Yeah, me too.  And if the last gift guide seemed a little too dignified and mature, if you want a little more frivolity in your choices, here's another bunch of ideas to make sure everyone on your list ends up smiling...

shaun tan

 

This weekend we went to the Reina Sofia.  I was hoping to see the Miroslaw Balka exhibit, but it turns out it was in Burgos, so that was a little disappointing.  Of course we enjoyed the museum anyways, as we always do.  And then as a bonus, in the gift shop we discovered this wonderful book:  

 

Some of you may be familiar with Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia, which was one of the NY Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2009. I always check that list for christmas presents, and remember that book, but I hadn't seen any of his other work.  Now I'm a huge fan.  Children's books? Don't be fooled, these are for all of us.

More amazing illustrations after the jump...