Brian Selznick
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Brian Selznick (born 14 July 1966 in East Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American author and illustrator of children's books.
He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, then worked for three years at Eeyore's Books for Children in Manhattan; his first book, The Houdini Box, was published while he was working there.
Selznick has won the Caldecott Honor, the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Christopher Award. He is a first cousin, once removed, of David O. Selznick and Myron Selznick. Selznick received the 2008 Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
[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 M. Martin |
| The Dulcimer Boy | Tor Seidler |
| Frindle | Andrew Clements |
| The Houdini Box | Brian Selznick |
| The Landry News | Andrew Clements paperback illus. by Selznick (hardcover illus. by Sal Murdocca) |
| The Meanest Doll in the World | Ann M. Martin |
| Riding Freedom | Pam Munoz Ryan |
| The School Story | Andrew Clements |
| Walt Whitman: Words for America | Barbara Kerley |
| When Marian Sang | Pam Munoz Ryan |
| Wingwalker | Rosemary Wells |
