![]() ![]() Against the mottled green background suggestive of Eric’s jungle origins, Eric peeps up, dominating the lower half of the spread whilst remaining intriguing and inviting the reader to look further. ![]() This idea is reinforced by the image on the cover. There is no capitalisation on the page, and the dot of the ‘i’ in ‘eric’ has been displaced, appearing slightly to the left above the ‘r.’ Already, we have the implication that not all the rules will obeyed, and that Eric himself is a little different. Yet even here there is playfulness and subversion. NOTES ON THE COVER OF ERICĮric’s cover is inviting the embossed title and author are both prominently displayed, taking about a third of the already small space. This simple story says big things about cultural difference. Eric is a miniature, post-modern picture book by Australian author illustrator Shaun Tan. ![]()
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