I'm also making my own animated book trailer using the illustrations from the book and bringing that to life in different ways. 'I just put the finishing touches on that book and I'm beginning to do some events to speak about the book and tell people about it in advance of its publication. 'It's similar to 'Hugo' and 'Wonderstruck' in that it's told partially with words and partially with pictures, but the way the pictures are used is a little different from 'Wonderstruck' and the way the pictures were used in 'Wonderstruck' was a little different from 'Hugo,' ' said Selznick, who traveled to London to do research for the novel. Time then jumps to 1990, with a second storyline - told only in words - about a boy, Joseph, who runs away from school and tries to find an estranged uncle in London that he has never met. As it takes readers on a journey in England, the initial storyline - told only in pictures - tells of families' lives to 1900.

A tale about a family of actors that spans 150 years and five generations, the book starts in England with Billy Marvel, the lone survivor of a shipwreck in 1766. Selznick's latest book, 'The Marvels' comes out in September. Just announced this week, Todd Haynes will direct a film based on Selznick's novel 'Wonderstruck.' This time, Selznick also authored the screenplay.

It has won him accolades, acclaim and awards.īased on Selznick's 2008 Caldecott Medal-winning book, 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret,' the movie 'Hugo' by Martin Scorsese debuted in 2011 and received 11 Academy Award nominations, winning five. Selznick is the author of 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret,' 'Wonderstruck' and the soon-to-be-released 'The Marvels.' With his clever style of weaving a story through art and text, Selznick created a unique technique - still unnamed - of his own. The East Brunswick Public Library Foundation will be honoring Selznick at its first Roots and Wings Celebration. On May 28, they will take him back to his hometown.

While drawing illustrations for 'The Marvels%2C' he was also writing the screenplay to 'Wonderstruck.'ĮAST BRUNSWICK – For years, Brian Selznick's books have taken his readers on adventures to places such as Paris, London and New York.

His children's book 'Wonderstruck' will be made into a film with Todd Haynes as director.

The author and illustrator's next book%2C 'The Marvels%2C' is due out in September.

Brian Selznick will be honored at East Brunswick Public Library's first Roots and Wings Celebration.

The Robot King by Brian Selznick