Moon Magic

Okay, okay. At 500+ pages, this book initially intimidates! But once you realize 287 pages are detailed, interactive illustrations of the story, you'll breeze thru... and rave all about it!!!

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick is that one of a kind book that begs to differ.  Part novel, flipbook, comic book, and graphic novel, it truly is in a genre all its own.  ( Frankly, I have yet to see anything like it! )

Set in 1930's Paris, the book opens with Hugo, a 12-year-old, orphaned boy and his clock keeper uncle living within the confines of a train station. When his uncle dissappears, Hugo decides to quietly maintain the clocks so he can continue living the way he did and secretly repair an artifact left by his late father. This artifact, an automaton, sends Hugo on a wild and meandering journey! ( Think streets of Paris! ) What follows brings together unlikely friends and a giant in the then budding film industry, Georges Melies.

Winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal and Quill Award in the Children's Chapter/Middle Grade category, The Invention of Hugo Cabret  will captivate your imagination.  I know it did mine.  So sit back, relax, and let this wonderful, spellbinding book leave you moonstruck!