Small ThingsSHORT LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Crichton Award for New Illustrators, 2017 The best art gives a voice to the voiceless parts of our lives, and Small Things does so with heartfelt precision. Shaun Tan An ordinary boy in an ordinary world. With no words, only illustrations, Small Things tells the story of a boy who feels alone with his worries, but who learns that help is always close by. A universal story, told simply and with breathtaking beauty,