Brian Selznick





Brian Selznick

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July 14, 1966 in East Brunswick, New Jersey, The United States

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Hello there. My name is Brian Selznick and I’m the author and illustrator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I was born in 1966 in New Jersey. I have a sister who is a teacher, a brother who is a brain surgeon, and five nephews and one niece. I studied at The Rhode Island School of Design and after I graduated from college I worked at Eeyore’s Books for Children in New York City. I learned all about children’s books from my boss Steve Geck who is now an editor of children’s books at Greenwillow. While I was at Eeyore’s I also painted the windows for holidays and book events.

My first book, The Houdini Box, which I both wrote and illustrated, was published in 1991 while I was still working at the bookstore. Since then, I have illus...more


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Average rating: 4.08 · 60,204 ratings · 10,253 reviews · 36 distinct works
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 30,125 ratings — published 2007 — 32 editions
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Wonderstruck
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 6,937 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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The Houdini Box
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions
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The Boy of a Thousand Faces
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 184 ratings5 editions
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The Hugo Cabret Companion
4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 48 ratings2 editions
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The Robot King
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 54 ratings2 editions
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Wonder Struck
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 40 ratings
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret &...
4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011
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The Hugo Movie Companion: A Be...
4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011
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“ If you lose your purpose ... it's like you're broken. ”
Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret

“I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and types of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason, too. (p378)”
Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret

“Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground, wars are won and lost, and children transform, like butterflies, into adults.”
Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret

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What Book Shall We Read in December?

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wonderstruck (write-in)
 
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