If your child is still at a point where this might be nightmare fodder, be aware. But Selznick didn’t just use his unique imagination he did extensive research to create Wonderstruck. The entire book is an amazing act of sympathetic imagination on behalf of author/illustrator Brian Selznick. Some of the beautifully drawn black-and-white images convey Rose's terror at being caught in a storm, while others find her dwarfed by scary-looking skeletons and curios in a spooky-looking museum hall. Wonderstruck is such a beautiful story that one can suspend disbelief with minor issues. So, Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick has been sitting on my bookshelf for almost 5 years now, looking super cool (as seen above) as it sits between The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was one of the first books I reviewed when I started this blog in 2008, and The Marvels, which I reviewed when it came out in September of last year. There's a lot going on, and the early pictures offer visual clues to later plot developments and rich with subtle commentary that will reward plenty of return visits. Parents need to know that in this follow-up to his Caldecott Medal-winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick crafts two concurrent stories 50 years apart, one in words and one in pictures, that unfold and ultimately converge. Ben's late mother smoked he is startled and appalled to find his teen cousin Janet wearing her clothes and smoking her cigarettes one night.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.
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