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Books by Brian Selznick
Wonderstruck
- Hardcover, 608 pages
The Hugo Movie Companion
A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture
- School And Library, 255 pages
NPR stories about Brian Selznick
Movie Interviews
In 'Hugo,' Scorsese Salutes A Movie Magician
November 18, 2011 Based on Brian Selznick's 2007 children's book, Martin Scorsese's latest film, Hugo, pays tribute to early 20th-century French filmmaker — and cinematic trailblazer — Georges Melies.
Author Interviews
'Wonderstruck': A Novel Approach To Picture Books
![A Wordless World: The story of Rose, a deaf little girl in Brian Selznick's Wonderstruck, is told primarily in pictures. "We experience [Rose's] story in a way that perhaps might echo the way she experiences her own life," Selznick explains.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/09/12/wonderstruck-62-63_promo.jpg?t=1315861692&s=1 "A Wordless World: The story of Rose, a deaf little girl in Brian Selznick's Wonderstruck, is told primarily in pictures. \"We experience [Rose's] story in a way that perhaps might echo the way she experiences her own life,\" Selznick explains.")
September 13, 2011 Brian Selznick's cinematic approach to storytelling is an artful experiment in narrative and illustration. Writing and drawing his books, he says, is "like going through a treasure map backwards."
Book Reviews
In 'Wonderstruck,' A Child's-Eye View Of New York
September 8, 2011 Award-winning illustrator Brian Selznick's latest YA novel alternates text with pencil illustrations to weave together the stories of two deaf children exploring Manhattan's hidden pockets.
Books
Stories of Magic, Medieval Times Win Book Awards
January 14, 2008 Each year, at the American Library Association's mid-winter meeting, the winners of the most prestigious prizes for children's books are announced: the Caldecott Medal for picture book, and the Newbery Award.
Books
The Intricate, Cinematic World of 'Hugo Cabret'
February 9, 2007 In The Invention of Hugo Cabret, author and illustrator Brian Selznick uses a striking combination of text and drawings to tell the story of Hugo, an orphan in Paris, and a reclusive genius from the early days of silent film.
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Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
