The Invention of Hugo Cabret

I so enjoyed this book. The story line was interesting and the sketches worked so well at telling the story. It is like a picture book for the YA crowd. I must confess that my husband and I enjoyed it as much as our 14 year old!

This is one of those books that was purchased for my 12 year old daughter that I ended up liking as much as she. The pictures tell the story as well as the words. The cutting back and forth between the two make it fun for children and adults. Besides, it is just a good story.

I have not read this book myself, but gave it as a birthday gift to an 11-year-old. I chose it based on Amazon reviews. His mother reports that he LOVED the book and asked her if it is "okay to read a book twice?"

This is a great tool to have to give background and helpful information about the book and the author. The kids I showed the DVD to loved it and it helped them understand the book and not be overwhelmed by it!

A surprisingly complex book for children by Brian Selznick, told in pictures and words, about loss, trust, magic, dreams, the history of the cinema and finding one's purpose.
Selznick is both the author and the illustrator of this 20th century fairy tale which explores how people's fates can interlock, like the wheels and cogs of the automaton which Hugo seeks to rebuild.