Its Caldecott Medal was the first for a long book, 533 pages with 284 pictures. Selznick won the 2008 Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association for the year's best-illustrated picture book, recognizing The Invention of Hugo Cabret. It became his debut work, a 56-page picture book published by Alfred A. 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 The Houdini Box, about a boy's chance encounter with Harry Houdini and its aftermath. His grandfather was a cousin of Hollywood producer David O. He is the son of Lynn (Samson) and Roger E. Selznick, the oldest of three children of a Jewish family, was born and grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey, where he graduated in 1984 from East Brunswick High School. He is also known for illustrating children's books such as the covers of Scholastic's 20th-anniversary editions of the Harry Potter series. picture book illustration recognizing The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Brian Selznick (born July 14, 1966) is an American illustrator and author best known as the writer of The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007), Wonderstruck (2011), The Marvels (2015) and Kaleidoscope (2021).
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