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Brian Selznick

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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 illustrated many ...more

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	The Invention of Hugo Cabret 4.24 avg rating — 148,046 ratings — published 2007 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wonderstruck 4.17 avg rating — 48,880 ratings — published 2011 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marvels 3.96 avg rating — 16,058 ratings — published 2015 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick (Goodreads Author), David Serlin 3.90 avg rating — 2,961 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Houdini Box 3.91 avg rating — 1,769 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy of a Thousand Faces 3.78 avg rating — 776 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hugo Movie Companion: A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture 4.21 avg rating — 529 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Robot King 3.55 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uc Untitled Selznick 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'invention de Hugo Cabret 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.”
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“Maybe we are all cabinets of wonders.”
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“Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for.”
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What Book Shall We Read in November?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in September and October. Feel free to add books to the list, if they were published in September and October 2011

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Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

7 votes 20.0%

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

7 votes 20.0%

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

6 votes 17.1%

Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder

5 votes 14.3%

Breadcrumbs (write-in)

3 votes 8.6%

The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty

2 votes 5.7%

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

1 vote 2.9%

Bluefish by Pat Schmatz

1 vote 2.9%

My Name Is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson

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The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell

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