Brian divides his time between New York, and San Diego. Brian's next book, The Marvels, will be published in the fall of 2015. His follow up illustrated novel, Wonderstruck, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. It was nominated for a National Book Award and was the basis for Martin Scorsese's Oscar winning film Hugo. I came to this book quite by accident - I loved Brian Selznicks The Invention of Hugo Cabret and am presently reading Wonderstruck by the same author. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. His illustrations for Barbara Kerley's The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins won a Caldecott Honor Award in 2002 and in 2008, his groundbreaking book The Invention of Hugo Cabret was awarded the Caldecott Medal. He has illustrated both novels and picture books for other writers, including the Sibert Honor books, When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan and Walt Whitman: Words for America by Barbara Kerley. His first book, The Houdini Box, was inspired by a fascination with the famous magician. His first book was published while he worked there.īrian has also designed theater sets and worked as a professional puppeteer. The Houdini Box Brian Selznick 3.91 avg rating (1,956 ratings by Goodreads) Softcover ISBN 10: 0756949130ISBN 13: 9780756949136 Publisher: FBA Powersetup, 2001 This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. In his first book for children, Selznick presents the compelling story of Harry Houdini. He worked for two years after graduation at Eeyore's Books for Children in New York City. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 13 (56pp) ISBN 978-9-0. Brian Selznick grew up in New Jersey and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Art and Design in 1988.
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