The Rabbits

A mesmerizing and thought-provoking picture book about colonization and humanity's impact on the environment, from Kate Greenaway-winning author Shaun Tan.

From the acclaimed and multi-award-winning Shaun Tan, winner of the 2020 Kate Greenaway Medal, an Oscar, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, comes this mesmerizingly beautiful picture book.

The Rabbits came many grandparents ago. They built their houses. They made their roads. They bred like rabbits. They ate the trees. The whole continent was a rabbit ...

A thought-provoking allegory of colonization and humanity's impact on the environment, The Rabbits is a powerful story.

From the perspective of the colonized, an unseen narrator describes the arrival of 'the rabbits.' At first, the encounter is friendly and curious, but it gradually darkens...Spare, strange, and breathtakingly beautiful, The Rabbits is a truly unique picture book.