I loved this book! Some of the story is told by pages of words, like most novels. If you haven't had a chance to read this book, go get it NOW because you are seriously missing out! The Invention of Hugo Cabret is so deserving of the Caldecott Award. Selznick is an amazing artist and writer. Even the details in the eyes are so expressive that you feel like you are looking into the character's soul. In my opinion, being able to accurately draw the human body (especially the face) is one of the hardest things to do, but Selznick does it so effortlessly and it's a true ode to his talent as an artist. (Check out my "Bookshelf Monday" feature here and my beautiful bookshelves board on Pinterest.) I can't imagine how much time Selznick took to illustrate all the pages of this book because every page is chock-filled with details, right down to each spine of the books.
For those of you who don't know me very well, I am a tad bit obsessed with beautiful bookshelves. My favorite illustrations were of the bookstore (of course). The story itself is heartwarming and full of adventure. There are lots of inferring going on while reading this story and it was such a different, but incredibly enjoyable reading experience. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a story told in mostly pictures with a few short paragraphs here and there. I inhaled it over the course of a night and just poured over ever single page because the illustrations are just so intricately and beautifully drawn! There are so many gorgeous little details and you can't help but just run your hands over the pages because everything looks so real! It is absolutely stunning. I finally got my hands on this book after years of being curious about it this past fall because the movie was coming out and I fell head over heels in love with it. Here is a stunning cinematic tour de force from a boldly innovative storyteller and artist. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.With 284 pages of original drawings and combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Brian Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience. But when his world suddenly interlocks-like the gears of the clocks he keeps-with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover life and his most precious secret are put in jeopardy. Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, Wonderstruck and The Marvels, which together with The Invention of Hugo Cabret, form an extraordinary thematic trilogyĢ008 Caldecott Medal winnerThe groundbreaking debut novel from bookmaking pioneer, Brian Selznick Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
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