Brian Selznick
| Brian Selznick | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 14, 1966 East Brunswick Township, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Illustrator, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2008) |
| Notable award(s) | Caldecott Medal |
Brian Selznick (born July 14, 1966) is a Caldecott-winning American author and illustrator of children's books.
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[edit] Life and career
Selznick was born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey.[1] 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 his first book, The Houdini Box.
Selznick received the 2008 Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret.[2] He also won the Caldecott Honor for The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins in 2002.[3] Additional awards include the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Christopher Award. The Invention of Hugo Cabret has also inspired students to action, including a fourth grade class staging a silent film festival,[4] and a group of fifth graders who turned the book into a 30 minute modern dance.[5] He was also the writer of soon to be famous novel Wonderstruck.
He is a first cousin, twice removed, of David O. Selznick and Myron Selznick.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret was made into a film by director Martin Scorsese and released in November 2011.[6] 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, was fascinated, envisioning a young boy stealing an automaton from the garbage.[7]
Selznik cites Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, and Remy Charlip, author of Fortunately, as strong influences into his revolutionary books The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck.[7]
[edit] Works
- Wonderstruck, Author: Brian Selznick (October 2011)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Author: Brian Selznick (2007)
- Boy of a Thousand Faces, Author: Brian Selznick (2000)
- The Robot King, Author: Brian Selznick (1995)
- The Houdini Box, Author: Brian Selznick (1991)
[edit] Works illustrated by Selznick
- Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride: Based on a True Story, Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
- Barnyard Prayers, Author: Laura Godwin
- The Boy Who Longed for a Lift, Author Norma Farber
- The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, Author: Barbara Kerley
- Doll Face Has a Party, Author Pam Conrad
- The Doll People, Author: Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin
- The Dulcimer Boy, Author: Tor Seidler
- Frindle, Author: Andrew Clements
- The Landry News, Author: Andrew Clements (Paperback)
- Lunch Money, Author: Andrew Clements
- Marley's Ghost, Author David Levithan
- The Meanest Doll in the World, Author: Ann M. Martin and Laura Goodwin
- Our House: Stories of Levittown, Author: Pam Conrad
- Riding Freedom, Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
- The Runaway Dolls, Author: Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin
- The School Story, Author: Andrew Clements
- Walt Whitman: Words for America, Author: Barbara Kerley
- When Marian Sang, Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
- Wingwalker, Author: Rosemary Wells
- Wonderstruck, Author: Brian Selznick
- The Invention Of Hugo Cabret, Author: Brian Selznick
[edit] References
- ^ Rich, Motoko. "Reads Like a Book, Looks Like a Film", The New York Times, January 26, 2008. Accessed February 13, 2011. "Mr. Selznick, whose grandfather was a cousin of the legendary Hollywood producer David O. Selznick, grew up in East Brunswick, N.J., the oldest of three children."
- ^ "Reads Like a Book, Looks Like a Film". The New York Times. 2008-01-26. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/books/26selznick.html?ref=arts. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938- Present". Association for Library Service to Children Awards and Grants. Association for Library Service to Children. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.cfm. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ Stewart, Andrew (22). "Pupils Call for Silents". Variety 415 (6): 3. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=60782c69-71bd-4d4a-87cb-65bee6935c06%40sessionmgr110&vid=9&hid=113. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ Toroian Keaggy, Diane (09 Oct 2009). "Selznick earns a gold sticker and kids' acclaim". St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO). http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=60782c69-71bd-4d4a-87cb-65bee6935c06%40sessionmgr110&vid=6&hid=113&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=n5h&AN=2W63429849853. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Jude Law and Sir Christopher Lee join Scorsese film". BBC News. 2010-06-30. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10459404. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ a b Selznick, Brian (2008). "Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech: Make the Book You Want to Make". Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children 6 (2): 10–12. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=60782c69-71bd-4d4a-87cb-65bee6935c06%40sessionmgr110&vid=13&hid=113. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
