The 2008 Caldecott Medal

Brian Selznick received the 2008 Caldecott Medal winner for The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

In this book Hugo is a young orphan secretly living in the walls of a train station where he labors to complete a mysterious invention left by his father. In a work of more than 500 pages, the suspenseful text and wordless double-page spreads narrate the tale in turns. "

The story of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and the way it is presented make this a fascinating book that we highly recommend for 9-15 year olds, as well as older teens and adults.