In New York, Rose travels to the theater where Lillian Mayhew is performing. Unhappy and lonely at home, she runs away to New York City to see her idol, actress Lillian Mayhew. She is kept at home, with visits from a tutor, because she is deaf.

Rose's story starts in Hoboken, New Jersey in October 1927. Ben discovers a bookmark in his mother's book. Ben has never known his dad, but feels a pull to find out who he was. He now lives with his aunt and uncle a couple miles across Gunflint Lake from the house he grew up in. Ben’s mom, Elaine, was the town librarian, but died in a car crash. juvenile fiction novel written and illustrated by Brian Selznick.īen’s story starts in Gunflint Lake, Minnesota in June 1977. I live in Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.

I have also written a few other books myself, including The Boy of a Thousand Faces, but The Invention of Hugo Cabret is by far the longest and most involved book I’ve ever worked on. Since then, I have illustrated many books for children, including Frindle by Andrew Clements, The Doll People by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Muñoz Ryan and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which received a 2001 Caldecott Honor. My first book, The Houdini Box, which I both wrote and illustrated, was published in 1991 while I was still working at the bookstore. While I was at Eeyore’s I also painted the windows for holidays and book events. I learned all about children’s books from my boss Steve Geck who is now an editor of children’s books at Greenwillow. 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 have a sister who is a teacher, a brother who is a brain surgeon, and five nephews and one niece. My name is Brian Selznick and I’m the author and illustrator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

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