His latest is the stunning Wonderstruck (Scholastic) which is likely to collect more awards. It has been widely reviewed around the world.
Even The New Yorker gave it a mention in their December 5, 2011 issue:
Two children set out on parallel journeys, fifty years apart, that culminate in New York City museums. Rose’s search for the mother who abandoned her and Ben’s quest for the man he suspects to be his father quickly turn into voyages of self-discovery, with a little help from the dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History and the panorama at the Queens Museum of Art. The narrative moves cinematically and mischievously between the two stories, Ben’s told in words and Rose’s in pictures. Though the plot is packed with action, it also has moments of existential awe: “Maybe, Ben thought, we are all cabinets of wonder.”Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/goingson/2011/11/wonderstruck-brian-selznick.html#ixzz1foEW0zyZ
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I am a huge fan of Brian Selznick. The way he can fuse an interesting novel with pictures is seamless, and not only keeps kids reading but give them the accomplishment of reading a gargantuan book in a short amount of time. Great story and great new type of book!
Selznick captivated by millions of readers for his award-winning, one of a kind opus, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, but I've always loved his other works too, especially The Houdini Box and The Boy of a Thousand Faces. (If you haven't read them, you're truly missing out.)
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