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Brian Selznick


Born
in East Brunswick, New Jersey, The United States
July 14, 1966

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Genre
Children's Books, Arts & Photography


Hello there. My name is Brian Selznick and I’m the author and illustrator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I was born in 1966 in New Jersey. I have a sister who is a teacher, a brother who is a brain surgeon, and five nephews and one niece. I studied at The Rhode Island School of Design and after I graduated from college I worked at Eeyore’s Books for Children in New York City. I learned all about children’s books from my boss Steve Geck who is now an editor of children’s books at Greenwillow. While I was at Eeyore’s I also painted the windows for holidays and book events.

My first book, The Houdini Box, which I both wrote and illustrated, was published in 1991 while I was still working at the bookstore. Since then, I have illustrated many ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 489,609 ratings · 43,210 reviews · 69 distinct works • Similar authors
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
4.22 avg rating — 189,660 ratings — published 2007 — 100 editions
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Wonderstruck
4.16 avg rating — 59,730 ratings — published 2011 — 33 editions
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The Marvels
3.99 avg rating — 20,979 ratings — published 2015 — 19 editions
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Big Tree
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Baby Monkey, Private Eye
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Kaleidoscope
3.70 avg rating — 3,146 ratings — published 2021 — 10 editions
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The Houdini Box
3.91 avg rating — 2,059 ratings — published 1991 — 21 editions
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Run Away with Me
4.05 avg rating — 1,014 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions
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The Boy of a Thousand Faces
3.81 avg rating — 939 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
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The Hugo Movie Companion: A...
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“I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.”
― Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret
tags: dreamers, magic, mermaids, travel, wizard
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“Maybe we are all cabinets of wonders.”
― Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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“Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for.”
― Brian Selznick, Wonderstruck
tags: libraries
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