![]() The novel has also received the Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2007, YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, Indies Choice Book Award for Children’s Literature, Quill Award for Children’s Chapter Book/Middle Grade, and the New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2007. The most noteworthy is the Caldecott Medal in 2008 for best picture book of the year. The Invention of Hugo Cabret has received numerous awards since its publication. ![]() In an Amazon Exclusive letter, Selznick says his novel’s unique nature makes it “not exactly a novel, not quite a picture book, not really a graphic novel, or a flip book or a movie, but a combination of these things.” Selznick includes over 280 illustrations, which reflects the importance of drawings within the plot of the story. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is categorized as historical fiction, but it fits into multiple other genres as well. ![]() The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007) is written and illustrated by Brian Selznick, author of Wonderstruck, The Marvels, and several other well-known novels. ![]()
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