The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a historical fiction book that was inspired by French filmmaker Georges Melies. The book is unique because close to half of the book is composed of black and white illustrations that are vital to the plot of the book. The book is a combination of a graphic novel, a picture book, a traditional novel and a flip book all rolled up into one. The story follows a young orphaned boy by the name of Hugo Cabret. It is a fast paced book that will engulf the reader into it's pages. The story mainly describes the adventure of Hugo and his automaton that is trying to fix. He goes to a local toy shop and tries to steal a part that will fix his invention. It is there where the shop keeper apprehends Hugo and his books of drawings. The story continues and the different adventures ensue, which the reader will be introduced to different characters, include Papa Georges, Mama Jean, Isabelle, Etienne and Rene Tabard. This book relies heavily on its illustrations which bring life to the story once the words are gone. The Invention of Hugo Cabret was the 2008 Caldecott Award Winner. which awards the best picture book of that year.
A book trailer can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYiumrSxAg8
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Readers also enjoyed reading A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka and Tales for Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Other books written by the author include Wonderstuck
and The Marvels
Selznick, B. (2007). The invention of Hugo Cabret: A novel in words and pictures. New York: Scholastic Press.
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