Brian Selznick
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Brian Selznick is an American author and illustrator of children's books. Selznick was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey and later 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, 1991), was published while he was still working there.
According to the jacket of The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007) he currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.
[edit] Books
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| The Invention of Hugo Cabret | (author and illustrator; Scholastic 2007) |
| Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride: Based on a True Story | Pam Munoz 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
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins was a Caldecott Honor book for its illustrations in 2002. Brian is also 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.
