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A quietly surreal and beautifully illustrated reminder to notice the strange, wonderful things hidden in a busy, apathetic world. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The lost thing.
- surreal
- industrial
- nostalgic
- quietly wondrous
- 01
Tales From Outer Suburbia
Shaun Tan
A beautifully illustrated, surreal exploration of the quiet magic hiding just beneath the surface of ordinary life.
- 02
The Red Tree
Shaun Tan
A visually intricate journey through the heavy fog of difficult emotions that ultimately blooms into a bright, hopeful possibility.
- 03
Lost and found
Oliver Jeffers
A quiet, oceanic journey about realizing that sometimes what we think is lost is actually just looking for a friend.
- 04
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak · 1963
A rhythmic, dreamlike journey into the heart of childhood anger that ends with the comforting warmth of a hot supper.
- 05
The brave little toaster
Thomas M. Disch
A surprisingly profound, bittersweet fable about loyalty, obsolescence, and the quiet courage required to seek out one's purpose.
- 06
No such things
Bill Peet · 1983
A bouncy, rhyming menagerie of delightfully absurd creatures that invites readers into a purely playful imagination.
- 07
Fortunately, the Milk
Neil Gaiman
A wildly escalating, deadpan tall tale that spins the most mundane of morning errands into an absurd, time-hopping romp.
- 08
Flat Stanley
Jeff Brown · 1991
A delightfully deadpan romp where a bizarre accident turns into a passport for everyday adventure.
- 09
The Wump World
Bill Peet · 1970
A gentle but striking ecological fable that contrasts the quiet beauty of nature with the overwhelming noise of unchecked progress.
- 10
The curious garden
Peter Brown
A quiet, hopeful journey of watching a single spark of green transform a dreary world into a vibrant paradise.
- 11
The snowman
Raymond Briggs
A silent, softly drawn journey through a winter's night that captures both the soaring joy of childhood magic and the quiet ache of its passing.
- 12
How to Catch a Star
Oliver Jeffers
A gentle, starlit ode to childhood wonder and the quiet magic of holding onto a dream.
