The Lost Thing: Interview with Shaun Tan

He is an amazing storyteller. His picture books are not only filled with rich, whimsical pictures, but also with stories that stay with you long after you finish reading the last page. Sometimes poignant, sometimes joyful, they are always elegantly pure and simple, yet in that simplicity lies their power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGt6uEGrsHo