Brian Selznick

The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.

Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks 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. 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.

Ben and Rose secretly wish for better lives. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories - Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures - weave back and forth in symmetry.

Victor is forever trying to escape from locked trunks, walk through walls, and perform any number of Houdini's astonishing magic tricks...without success. Then -- amazingly -- he actually meets his idol, and begs Houdini to explain himself. A mysterious locked box is the magician's only answer, and Victor is left to wonder: Does the box contain the secrets to the most famous magic tricks ever performed?

Órfão, guardião dos relógios e ladrão, Hugo vive por entre as paredes de uma movimentada estação de comboios parisiense, onde a sua sobrevivência depende de segredos e do anonimato. Mas quando, repentinamente, o seu mundo se encaixa - tal como as rodas dentadas dos relógios que vigia - com o de uma excêntrica rapariga amante de livros e o de um velho amargo, dono de uma lojinha de brinquedos, a vida secreta de Hugo e o seu segredo mais precioso são colocados em risco. Um desenho misterioso, um bloco que vale ouro, uma chave roubada, um homem mecânico e uma mensagem escondida do falecido pai de Hugo formam a espinha dorsal deste intrincado, terno e arrebatador mistério.

Huérfano, relojero y ladrón, Hugo vive entre los muros de una ajetreada estación parisina de ferrocarriles. Si quiere sobrevivir, nadie debe saber de su existencia. Sin embargo, un día tiene un descuido y es descubierto por una excéntrica chica, amante de los libros, y por un viejo y amargado juguetero. Y ya nada será como antes. Un críptico dibujo, un valioso cuaderno de notas, una llave robada, un autómata y un mensaje oculto del difunto padre de Hugo son algunas de las claves de un intrincado misterio. Con 284 páginas de ilustraciones originales y combinando elementos de los álbumes ilustrados, las novelas gráficas y el cine, Brian Selznick expande los límites del concepto de novela, creando una nueva experiencia lectora.

A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader.

"Ezra, a mute since his mother's death, compulsively collects small things that older sister Lucy uses to craft mechanical toys. When she assembles a man-sized figure and inserts their mother's music box as a heart, it comes to life—and what a life! Readers will respond to this...haunting, enigmatic tale of two lonely children who create something wonderful."—K.

Because Alonzo King was born on Halloween, he has always loved monsters. But no one would ever guess that he lives in a haunted house with a graveyard out back, communicates with the dead, turns into a six-armed, slime-covered creature, or is a walking encyclopedia on horror films! However, when The Beast arrives, not even Alonzo can track it down. Will he be able to solve the mystery of the creature stalking his town and make his dream of becoming The Boy of a Thousand Faces come true?

A profoundly romantic YA novel about two boys finding each other and falling in love over one summer in Rome. "I'm going to call you Danny. What are you going to name me?" "Angelo." Danny is spending his sixteenth summer in Rome. As his mother spends the day at work in a mysterious museum, he wanders the ancient sites and streets. Soon after his arrival, he encounters a shadow... who becomes a voice... who becomes a boy his age. Angelo. Soon Danny and Angelo are spending as much time as they can together, piecing together stories of the city while only gradually letting their own histories be shared. Attraction leads to affection, and affection leads to both an intimate closeness and a profound fear of what happens next. Danny has never really had a home, or known the love of another boy. Angelo seems to have more experience... but he also has secrets just out of Danny’s reach. Run Away With Me is a stunning creation, weaving words and illustration to tell the story of a transformative love over the course of one Roman summer.

Who is Baby Monkey? He is a baby. He is a monkey. He has a job. He is Baby Monkey, Private Eye! Lost jewels?Missing pizza? Stolen spaceship? Baby Monkey can help... if he can put on his pants! Baby Monkey's adventures come to life in a blend of picture book, beginning reader, and graphic novel.

Ben y Rose, los protagonistas, anhelan en secreto que sus vidas sean diferentes. Ben añora al padre que nunca conoció; Rose sueña con una famosa actriz cuya trayectoria registra en su álbum de recortes. Cuando Ben hace un hallazgo sorprendente en la antigua habitación de su madre y Rose lee un llamativo titular en un periódico, cada uno de embarca en un viaje con destino incierto. Las historias de ambos se entrelazan a lo largo del libro hasta fundirse en un relato acerca de la amistad, la vida, la comunicación, el universo... y otras maravillas.

The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Medalist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. "The tale of the natural world is the greatest story we have to tell, and Brian delivers a brilliant chapter of that tale throughout the pages of Big Tree." - STEVEN SPIELBERG "We need brave, big stories like [Big Tree]." -The New York Times Book Review "Has the power to intrigue...affecting." - The Wall Street Journal * "An enthralling and expansive meditation on what it means to be alive on this planet." - Booklist, starred review * "A balanced and rich book. . . . Powerful."-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred and recommended review * "In evocative prose and peppery dialogue . . . the cinematic story journeys across time and space, contemplating the power of life to heal." -Publishers Weekly, starred review * "A special, one-of-a-kind book for the whole family that readers won't soon forget." - School Library Journal, starred review * "Masterful." - The Horn Book, starred review "Inspirational, important, and beautiful. A fable for our times." - Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee and Ground Zero "Hello, stars. I thought I heard you calling me." A mysterious voice has been speaking to Louise in her dreams. She and her brother Merwin are Sycamore seeds, who hope to one day set down roots and become big trees. But when a fire forces them to leave their mama tree prematurely, they find themselves catapulted into the unknown, far from home. Alone and unprepared, they must use their wits and imagination to navigate a dangerous world-filled with dinosaurs, meteors, and volcanoes!-and the fear of never finding a safe place to grow up. As the mysterious voice gets louder, Louise comes to realize their mission in life may be much bigger than either of them ever could have imagined! Brimming with humor, wonder, mystery, and a profound sense of hope, Big Tree is a trailblazing adventure, illustrated with nearly 300 pages of breathtaking pictures. It is Selznick's most imaginative and far-reaching work to date and a singular reading experience for the whole family. The audiobook edition of BIG TREE is brought magnificently to life by Meryl Streep and features music composed by Ernest Troost.

Desde sempre que o jovem Ben anseia por um pai que nunca conheceu. Agora, após a morte da mãe, sente-se mais perdido do que nunca. Quando descobre inesperadamente uma pista no quarto dela decide que é tempo de partir do Minnesota e conseguir as respostas que tanto quer…Em Hoboken, New Jersey, a pequena Rose acompanha, entusiasmada, a carreira de uma misteriosa atriz, reunindo recortes no seu estimado álbum. Trata-se de um escape, uma forma de se sentir menos sozinha no mundo. Vai ser um cabeçalho de jornal a incentivá-la a arriscar tudo e partir rumo a Nova Iorque…Duas crianças que se lançam às cegas numa aventura, sem saber que os seus caminhos se irão, inevitavelmente, cruzar, apesar de se encontrarem em planos e épocas diferentes: é que a história de Ben passa-se em 1977, e é narrada por palavras; a de Rose passa-se cinquenta anos antes, e é contada através de imagens.Os percursos destas duas crianças vão-se entrelaçando de forma magistral até, finalmente, se unirem num só…Com Wonderstruck: O Museu das Maravilhas, o visionário Selznick volta a enveredar por território inexplorado, levando os leitores a embarcar numa comovente e arrebatadora viagem.