Brian Selznick
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Brian Selznick, originally from New Jersey, graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. He then worked for three years selling books and painting windows at Eeyore's Books for Children on Manhattan's Upper West Side. His first book, The Houdini Box (Simon & Schuster), was published while he was still working there. Image:Selznick94.jpg
[edit] Books
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride: Based on a True Story | Pam Munos Ryan |
| The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer | Barbara Kerley |
| The Doll People | Ann Martin |
| The Dulcimer Boy | Tor Seidler |
| Frindle | Andrew Clements |
| The Houdini Box | Brian Selznick |
| Riding Freedom | Pam Munoz Ryan |
| The School Story | Andrew Clements |
| When Marian Sang | Pam Munoz Ryan |
| Wingwalker | Rosemary Wells |
[edit] Awards
Brian is the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award and the Rhode Island Children's Book Award for The Houdini Box, and the Christopher Award for Frindle (Simon & Schuster). Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride (Scholastic) was an ALA Notable book, and a Booksense Honor Book among other distinctions. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
