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Tag: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

February 23, 2026 by Betsy Bird

It’s Our 400th Episode! Fuse 8 n’ Kate Welcomes Colby Sharp and Travis Jonker from The Yarn to Discuss The Invention of Hugo Cabret

What truly makes a picture book? If a Caldecott committee deems it so, is that enough? We asked our guests for a "big book" and they delivered! We discuss daylight savings, whether this book is scifi, and someone at some point says "Well, I'M ON MY TOES!" with great vavoom.

May 30, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Top 100 Children’s Novels #39: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

#39 The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2007) 50 points Perfect and artful blending of prose and illustration. – Dee Sypherd No book like it. It reinvents storytelling. It plays with our notion of “the book.” It takes great advantage of the physical nature of “the book.” In the end, the story celebrates […]

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