Brian Selznick Author and IIlustrator

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Brian Selznick Author and IIlustrator

• Brian Selznick started out as a bookseller and
  window dresser at Eeyores Books in Manhattan,
  but knew very little about childrens literature.

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The Houdini Box

• This is his first book, and one of his most
  favorite to write and illustrate. His research
  for this book took him to a cemetery in Queens,
  New York, where Harry Houdini is buried.

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Brian has collaborated with such authors as Pam
Muñoz Ryan, Andrew Clements, Barbara Kerley, Ann
M. Martin and Pam Conrad.
Pam Conrad
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Ann M. Martin
Barbara Kerley
Andrew Clements
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While doing research for the book, The Dinosaurs
of Waterhouse Hawkins, Brian visited the site in
London where the Hawkins dinosaurs were first
made.
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Two of Brian Selznicks picture books for older
children, When Marian Sang and Amelia and Eleanor
Go For A Ride teach us about three very famous
women in history, Marian Anderson, Amelia Earhart
and Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Doll Face Has A Party by Pam Conrad, a Rockville
Centre author, who has since passed away,
illustrates Selznicks amazing collaborative
talents. Selznick made a model of Doll Face and
posed her for the illustrations in the book. He
still keeps her in his art studio.
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Go to the library and check out the books by the
multi-talented author/illustrator Brian Selznick.
ENJOY!!