"The Red Tree" written by Shaun Tan was one of the “difficult stories” we have studied in Children’s Literature. It is a difficult story because the theme of this story is about children’s depression and the illustration of this book is not quite suitable for kids. When we read “The Red Tree” in class, we were surprised about these illustrations in the book. The illustrations are very dark, complex and depressed. We wondered why such illustration could be used in a children’s book. Later when we were discussing it, we found that the book is not only about depression or trying to make children depressed. It is also telling children and adult readers that children’s depression exists and horrible things will pass no matter how bad your current situations are. The benefit of publishing this kind of story for children is letting them know that bad things happen in our life are normal. It is normal to feel sadness and depressed. And those moods and times will pass.
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