Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. I absolutely loved Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck, and his next book looks just as awesome:
The Marvels by Brian Selznick. Releases in September 2015 from Scholastic. This cover alone was enough to get my attention, but knowing this is going to be another of Selznick’s “half prose, half story-in-pictures” really makes me excited! Here’s what Goodreads says:
Ellie Berger and Tracy Mack at Scholastic have acquired a new book by Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick, which Mack will edit for Scholastic Press. The Marvels, a “multi-layered reading experience in words and pictures” according to the publisher, weaves together two seemingly unrelated stories — one in words, the other in pictures. The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy, the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of his family of actors over five generations. The prose story opens in 1990 and follows Joseph, who has run away from school to an estranged uncle’s house in London, where he, along with the reader, must piece together many mysteries.
It will be published on September 15, 2015 simultaneously in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Noel Silverman, Esq. brokered the deal for world rights.
What do you think? Have you read The Invention of Hugo Cabret or Wonderstruck? Let me know what you’re waiting on:-)
Could be interesting. Certainly a unique concept.
His books are really beautiful. Well worth checking out.
His mixing of different types of storytelling actually works really well. The books don’t feel like gimmicks, instead they truly embrace the mixing of words and pictures to tell an effective story. Glad to see he is doing another one, and I too like the cover.
I agree, he gets the balance between words and pictures just right:-)
Never heard of this one. Hope you enjoy it. My WOW
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Thanks Brooke:-)
I haven’t heard of it, but I hope you get your hands on it soon. here’s mine
My $30 giveaway is still going if you’re interested.
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I haven’t read anything of his, not even Hugo Cabret, but I’d really love to get around to that someday. 🙂 Extremely gorgeous cover though!
Oh wow the half story in pictures deal sounds neat and I love books with illustrations (really who doesnt? >.<). I'll have to keep an eye out for this one!
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I’ve never heard of this book, Tammy! I hope you enjoy this book when you read it 🙂 Thanks for visiting my blog!
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I’ve not heard of this, but wow, you’re right! That cover!
I should check out more Scholastic books, when I go check out upcoming books I always hit up the adult publishers and forget to look at the YA ones.
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YES THe Invention of Hugo Cabret definitely did come to mind when I heard that pictures would be in it! Great pick Tammy!
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This looks like my kind of book! Words AND illustrations? Yes please! That’s the insatiable artist in me, what can I say, I like pretty things 😉
I haven’t heard of this author before, but I really like the sound of this. Artwork in combination with a story is hit or miss for me, but this sounds good. Plus, that cover!
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Ahhhh I LOVE Selznick’s books!!! The Invention of Hugo Cabret is literally my life and I love Wonderstruck. I cannot wait for this one!! I don’t even really care what it’s about – though the summary looks AWESOME – I just need it. September can’t come soon enough 😀
P.S. Have you seen the movie of Hugo? SO GOOD
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