Book review: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
| Author: | Brian Selznick |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 8 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | fiction |
| Year of publication: | 2007 |
At the advanced age of 12, and although my precocious reader loves reading chapter books, she still misses having pictures in her books. The Invention of Hugo Cabret solves this problem. A Dickensian fairy tale, told in words and beautiful, complicated charcoal drawings, Hugo Cabret tells the story of the rediscovery of a silent film director and a young boy in Paris of the early 1930s. | |
My sensitive reader gasped at the way adults failed to take care of Hugo throughout his young life, but rejoiced at the way he is able to create a family for himself which does, eventually include responsible adults. A lovely celebration of train stations, automata, clock mechanisms, and film. The depth of the illustrations and the gentleness of the words would make this a great gift for book lovers and film lovers of all ages.-- Emily Berk | |
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