Brian Selznick

Brian Selznick

  • 5 stars across 12 books
Brian Selznick is the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the New York Times bestsellers The Invention of Hugo Cabret , adapted into Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning Hugo , Wonderstruck , adapted into Todd Haynes's eponymous movie, and The Marvels . Among the celebrated picture books Selznick has illustrated are the Caldecott Honor Book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, and the Sibert Honor Book When Marian Sang by Pam Mu oz Ryan. His books appear in over 35 languages. He has also worked as a bookseller, a puppeteer, and a screenwriter. He divides his time between Brooklyn, New York and San Diego, California.
1st March 2007

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secret... MoreThe Invention of Hugo Cabret

(9 reviews) Review
14th September 2011

Wonderstruck

  Rich, complex, affecting and beautiful, Wonderstruck is a staggering achievement from a uniquely gifted ... MoreWonderstruck

(2 reviews) Review
1st February 1998

Frindle

From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the pow... MoreFrindle

(1 review) Review
1st September 2000

The Landry News

NEW STUDENT GETS OLD TEACHER The bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse new... MoreThe Landry News

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1st September 2009

The Extraordinary Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

In the mid-nineteenth century an artist named Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins had one ambition: to show the world what dinos... MoreThe Extraordinary Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

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1st October 2001

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

Until the mid-1800s, no-one really knew what a dinosaur was - let alone what one looked like. So when Victorian artist W... MoreThe Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

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1st March 2018

Baby Monkey, Private Eye

Lost jewels? Missing pizza? Stolen spaceship? Baby Monkey can help . . . if he can put on his pa... MoreBaby Monkey, Private Eye

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17th February 2022

Frindle: Special Edition

From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the pow... MoreFrindle: Special Edition

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1st April 2025

Run Away With Me

  From #1 New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Brian Selznick, a profoundly romantic YA novel about... MoreRun Away With Me

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