Het rijke en verrassende meesterwerk van de auteur van Hugo In De Wonderlingen raken twee verhalen met elkaar verstrengeld: één in woorden en één in beelden. Het beeldverhaal begint in 1766 met Billy Wonderling, een eenzame schipbreukeling die in het theater gaat. Het prozaverhaal speelt zich af in 1990 en gaat over Josef, die weggelopen is van de kostschool en terechtkomt bij een vreemde oom in een nog vreemder huis. Langzaam ontdekt Josef zi...
Alonzo King, born on Halloween, is convinced he is living his own horror movie and that he can conjure up every movie monster ever made. But not until the Beast comes to town can Alonzo become what he's always wanted to be--The Boy of a Thousand Faces. Illustrations.
Victor ha una passione per la magia e per il più grande illusionista di tutti i tempi: Houdini. Per seguire le sue orme ha trasformato la casa in un palcoscenico, dove tenta di replicare i numeri del Maestro cimentandosi in lunghe apnee nella vasca da bagno o chiudendosi nel baule della nonna. Un giorno il sogno di Victor si avvera: è proprio il grande Houdini l'uomo che incontra alla stazione dei treni e a cui può finalmente esprimere tutte l...
Victor idolizes Harry Houdini. When he has the chance to meet his hero, Victor begs Houdini to share the tricks of his trade. Houdini gives Victor a mysterious locked box. With never-before-seen sketches and a new message from Selznick, this classic is reissued. Illustrations.
Victor idolizes Harry Houdini. When he has the chance to meet his hero, Victor begs Houdini to share the tricks of his trade. Houdini gives Victor a mysterious locked box. With never-before-seen sketches and a new message from Selznick, this classic is reissued. Illustrations.
Set 50 years apart, two independent stories weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret, " Caldecott Medalist Selznick once again sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Illustrations.
