Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick
Toronto: Scholastic Press, 2011
640 pages

Do not read this book unless you have the time to read it in one sitting. Trust me, you will not be able to put it down! Reading a book by Selznick is an entirely new experience - and a fantastic one at that! Told half in gorgeous illustrations, and half in written form, both Wonderstruck and Selznick's award winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret are and incredible paring of picture and word.

The two stories in Wonderstruck are set 50 years apart. Rose's story in picture and Ben's in words weave in and out of each other with startling coincidences and parallels, and rise to a wonderful blending at the end of the story. I think I enjoyed Wonderstruck more than Hugo Cabret as the imagery suited the over-arching topic of deafness.

Truly a wonder, these children's books should be experienced by all.

Book Count: 10 read, 190 to go!