Brian Selznick began his career as a bookseller at Eeyore's Books for Children in New York City and has worked as a puppeteer and a set designer. His books have sold millions of copies, garnered countless awards worldwide, and been translated into more than 35 languages. He broke open the novel form with his innovative and genre-defying thematic trilogy, beginning with the Caldecott Medal-winning #1 New York Times bestseller The Invention of Hugo Cabret, adapted into Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-winning movie Hugo. He followed that with the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonderstruck, adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick, and the New York Times bestseller, The Marvels. Selznick’s two most recent books for young people, Baby Monkey, Private Eye, co-written with his husband David Serlin, and Kaleidoscope, a New York Times Notable Children’s Book of 2021, were both New York Times bestsellers. He also illustrated the 20th anniversary edition covers of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. In praising his body of work, The Washington Post said, "Brian Selznick proves to be that rare creator capable of following one masterpiece with another." The Associated Press called Selznick "one of publishing's most imaginative storytellers." Learn more at Books by Brian Selznick | Scholastic Media Room .The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Medalist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. 00:00:00 An intro to Brian Selznick 00:01:00 Big Tree 00:03:46 Big Tree Concept by Steven Spielberg 00:09:42 Nature and Family Aspect 00:14:27 How You Tell a Story 00:18:00 Book Character: Louis & Merwin 00:21:00 Sycamore Tree 00:27:50 Big Tree: Now Available 00:32:31 Wrapping Up Brian Selznick’s Links: Books: https://www.scholastic.com/site/big-tree.html http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/brianselznick IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebrianselznick/ Links to The Bookaholic Remember to subscribe to the podcast – Apple, Spotify, Google, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Website: www.book-a-holic.com Register to win my FREE monthly book giveaway at www.book-a-holic.com or head over to @truebookaholic on Instagram and click the link in bio. Shop Your Books at the Bookaholic Bookstore: https://bookshop.org/shop/truebookaholic F O L L O W M E // YOUTUBE: youtube.com/bookaholic-DeirdrePippins https://www.youtube.com/c/BookaholicDeirdrePippins // INSTAGRAM: @truebookaholic https://www.instagram.com/truebookaholic/ // FACEBOOK: @truebookaholic https://www.facebook.com/bookaholicpodcast/ // PINTEREST: @truebookaholic https://www.pinterest.ph/TrueBookaholic/ // TIKTOK: @truebookaholic https://www.tiktok.com/@truebookaholic // TWITTER: @truebookaholic1 https://twitter.com/truebookaholic1 // LINKEDIN: Deirdre Pippins https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdre-pippins-38338a214/ // EMAIL: [email protected] Bookaholic bookstore. https://bookshop.org/shop/truebookaholic

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