Brian Selznick

Brian Selznick (born 1966) is an American author and illustrator best known for The Invention of Hugo Cabret, a book awarded the 2008 Caldecott Medal.

Won the 2008 Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The Invention of Hugo Cabret was adapted as the 2011 film Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese.

The single review praises Selznick's book as dreamlike and graphically splendid, framing it as a Méliès‑inspired daydream. The reviewer reads strong metafictional layers — characters, automata and nested authorship — and suggests the book is not entirely for children.

For:Readers of illustrated fiction, fans of film history and metafictional children's/YA literature