Brian Selznick
| Brian Selznick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 14, 1966 East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, US |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1991–present |
| Genre | Children's picture books, historical novels |
| Subject | Biography, history |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards |
Caldecott Medal 2008 |
| Spouse | David Serlin |
Brian Selznick (born July 14, 1966) is an American illustrator and writer best known for illustrating children's books. He won the 2008 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration recognizing The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was his first long work as a writer.
Selznick, the oldest of three children of a Jewish family, was born and grew up in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey. His grandfather was a cousin of Hollywood producer David O. Selznick. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and then worked for three years at Eeyore's Books for Children in Manhattan while working on The Houdini Box, about a boy's chance encounter with Harry Houdini and its aftermath. It became his debut work, a 56-page picture book published by [[Alfred ated picture book, recognizing The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Its Caldecott Medal was the first for a long book, 533 pages with 284 pictures. Selznick calls it "not exactly a novel, not quite a picture book, not really a graphic novel, or a flip book or a
The Invention of Hugo Cabret follows a young orphan in Paris in the 1930s as he tries to piece together a broken automaton. The book was inspired by a passage in the book Edison’s Eve by Gaby Wood that tells of the collection of automata that belonged to Georges Méliès. After his death they were thrown away by the museum that he donated them to. Selznick, a fan of Méliès and automata envisioned a young boy stealing an automaton from the garbage.The Invention of Hugo Cabret was adapted as a film, Hugo, by director Martin Scorsese and released in November 2011.
Selznick cites Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, and Remy Charlip, author of Fortunately, as strong influences on his books The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck.
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