Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience in this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery. Illustrations.

Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience in this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.

Prizes
Winner of Caldecott Medal 2008.
Shortlisted for United States National Book Awards: Young People's Literature 2007.
Shortlisted for Independent Booksellers' Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2008.

Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of the bestselling “The Invention of Hugo Cabret, ” which was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a National Book Award finalist. He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including “Frindle” and “Lunch Money” by Andrew Clements, as well as the “Doll People” trilogy by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, and “The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins” by Barbara Kerley, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Selznick divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.