Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope
Brian Selznick
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NZ$ 29.99
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NZ$ 23.99
Hardback
h210 x 140mm - 208pg
21 Sep 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781338777246
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A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the centre of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kaleidoscope is a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times.
Praise for Baby Monkey, Private Eye: A New York Times Bestselling BookAn Amazon Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearParents Magazine Best Early Reader of the YearA BookPage Best Book of the YearA News & Observer Best Book of the YearA marvel. -- The New York TimesInventive. . . fabulously expressive. . . -- San Francisco Chronicle. . . exceedingly cute. . . -- The Wall Street JournalSilly, endearing, and adventurous. . . -- The Washington PostAnother boundary-buster. -- San Diego Union TributeExquisite. . . [a] one-of-a-kind beginning reader. . . -- BookpageGenre-defying entertainment. . . stupendous. . . -- The Buffalo News* Irresistible. -- Booklist, starred review* [An] endearingly funny graphic novel/picture book/early reader. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* Selznick and Serlin take the easy reader format to new creative heights. . . . The sharp pacing and charming humor also make it an excellent read-aloud choice. . . . as funny as it is elegant. This will be enjoyed equally by youngsters and their grown-ups. -- School Library Journal, starred review* Kids will forget they are learning to read, focusing instead on the comic bits, persistence, and vulnerability of an endearing hero. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* New readers will delight in the details. . . and the spot-on slapstick pacing of the putting-on-pants sequences will have viewers giggling for days. -- The Horn Book, starred review* Repetition of words brings this within reach of timid readers, while the absurdity expands the appeal. . . It' s the detailed full spreads, however, that stop the show and cinematically change the pace, especially the ones set in Baby Monkey' s atmospheric office. . . The book is therefore a delight for reading together or alone, and the weight of the volume will provide considerable satisfaction to novice readers. . . -- Bulletin of the Center for Children' s Books, starred reviewA good choice for all libraries and classrooms as a confidence booster for beginning readers. -- School Library Connection, recommendedPraise for The Invention of Hugo Cabret: 2008 Caldecott Medal winnerNational Book Award Finalist#1 New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Best Illustrated BookLos Angeles Times Favorite Children' s Book of the YearTIME Magazine' s 100 Best Children' s and Young Adult Books of All TimeEvokes wonder. . . like a silent film on paper. -- The New York TimesA fast-paced treat. -- People MagazineDistinctive. -- The Wall Street JournalCinematic. -- Parenting MagazineCaptivating. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review* A true masterpiece. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* Fade to black and cue the applause! -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Complete genius. -- The Horn Book, starred review* Breathtaking. . . shatters conventions. -- School Library Journal, starred review* An original and creative integration of art and text. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children' s Books, starred reviewVisually stunning. . . raises the bar. -- San Antonio Express-NewsPraise for Wonderstruck: #1 New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Notable Children' s BookALA Notable Children' s BookParents' Choice Gold WinnerPublishers Weekly Best BookEngrossing, intelligent, beautifully engineered and expertly told in word and image. -- The New York Times Book ReviewMoving and ingenious. . . -- The Wall Street JournalBrian Selznick proves to be that rare creator capable of following one masterpiece -- The Invention of Hugo Cabret -- with another even more brilliantly executed. -- The Washington PostAnother entrancing, exquisitely illustrated novel. . . Older kids and adults alike will be mesmerized by the interlocking stories. A verbal and visual marvel. -- Family Circle* A gift for the eye, mind, and heart. -- Booklist, starred review* Visually stunning, completely compelling. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Innovative. . . has the makings of a classic. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* A thing of wonder to behold. . . an emotional experience that neither the words nor the illustrations could achieve on their own. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewPraise for The Marvels: New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Notable Children' s BookAn Indie Bound #1 National BestsellerGuardian Children' s Book Prize FinalistPublishers Weekly Best Book* Selznick continues his quest to shake up notions of illustrated novels, wordless storytelling, and the intersection of text and pictures in this newest volume. . . The novel as a whole is exactly the sort of theater that is so lovingly described within. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children' s Books, starred review* Caldecott Medalist Selznick has been creating acclaimed illustrated novels for years now, and his latest takes his groundbreaking narrative format to new heights. . . [this] warm, affecting family tale is bittersweet, astonishing, and truly marvelous. -- Booklist, starred review* . . . epic theater celebrating mysteries of the heart and spirit. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* [A] powerful story about creating lasting art and finding family in unexpected places. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* Memorable, momentous. -- School Library Journal, starred review
Brian Selznick' s books have garnered countless accolades worldwide, and have been translated into more than 35 languages. He is the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Invention of Hugo Cabret, adapted into Martin Scorsese' s Oscar-winning movie Hugo; and Wonderstruck, adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick; as well as the New York Times bestsellers The Marvels and Baby Monkey, Private Eye. Most recently, he illustrated the 20th anniversary paperback edition covers of J. K. Rowling' s Harry Potter series.

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