“Life is full of possibilities. You just have to find them.”
Invention of Hugo Cabret | 
“Life is full of possibilities. You just have to find them.”
Hugo lives in a train station in Paris and dreams of fixing a robot his father left him. As he goes on an adventure, he finds friendship and discovers the magic of movies. This wonderful story shows how creativity can change your life.
pickThis book tells the story of Hugo, an orphan boy living in a Paris train station. He wants to fix a mysterious robot that his father left behind. The book combines beautiful pictures with an exciting story about adventure and early movies. It‘s a fun read that celebrates creativity and friendship.
#12Booksof2023 @Andrew65
Fantastic middle-grade book with beautiful illustrations and the audiobook is amazing. It deserved the award.
Other great book that month was Grapes of Wrath.
pickI‘ve been wanting to read more middle grade and was interested in this one for how it combines art and story. An extremely beautiful book which ironically I don‘t have a photo of. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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I adored “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” as a child, and I still found this story enchanting many years later. I loved the drawings sprinkled throughout the story, and the ending was even better than I remembered.
“He could feel the cogs and wheels in his head spinning in different directions.“
This book is close to me because I read it when I was in the 4th or 5th grade. I want to teach the older grades so I want to capture chapter books as well as just children's picture books. I loved this book because it made me feel like I was an amazing reader. the book was very big but not everyone knew it was a lot of pictures. It was also helpful to know that chapter books can still have pictures. I would give this to less confident readers.
pickThis book was published in 2007 and is a Caldecott medal winner. It is about a young orphan boy who lives in the walls of a train station by himself. He keeps the clock tower going. He tries to keep to himself until one day he comes in contact with a girl and a man who owns a toy both at the train station. He comes across a cryptic message, a notebook, a key, and a hidden message from his father.
pickI received this book and bookmark in 2020 from @Endowarrior21 during #LittleChristmasSwap hosted by @bookish_wookish
Beautiful middle grade story with splendid, stunning illustrations. At the end of the book, the author explains what motivated him to write this story. I recommend also to read it in conjunction with the book. 4.5⭐️
Thank you @Endiwarrior21 🥰
pickThe Invention of Hugo Cabret is one of the first books I truly loved. An orphan who live in the walls of a bush train station in Paris meets an eccentric girl and bitter man in the station. His secret is put in jeopardy. Tag along on his journey as a hidden message from his dead father turns his life upside down.
#bookhaul
Always love scoring some old school Goosebumps books!
#SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
I'm such a big fan of Selznick and I love this book and movie where Hugo lives inside a #Train station.
Brian Selznick shared video footage of how the train crash scene was created in the movie version of his book. #VWF2021 Vancouver Writersfest
I honestly think about this book so much. 💕 I absolutely loved it! Just so beautifully written, inspiring, and wonderfully creative. And the illustrations 😍 Come on this book has everything. I read this to my class when I student taught 4th grade and it will always be one of my all time favorites.
What is a book you think of often??
1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
2. I have several of Frida Kahlo I want to read and just added one about Edward Gorey: Born to be Posthumous
3. Genuinely not sure. I do have a few gorgeous books on plants and design I love
#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz
so-soBy far one of the best pictorial books i've read!. You really have to narrate your own way through this book when crossing partial paragraph pages further combined with drawn scenes.
Was a quick read but a good one!.
Would highly reccomend
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pickAudio. he audio managed to fill in the gaps which in the physical book are illustrations by either describing in words what is happening in the physical book‘s illustrations or by the sound effects, or a combination of both. I do think the audio was done really well, although if I‘d recommend one form over the other, I‘d have to go with the physical book for the illustrations.
pickThis book is a mix of text and many many beautiful black and white illustrations. I enjoyed it. Much of that enjoyment did come from the way the book was done. I am going to (right away) listen to the audio, as I am curious how that is done.
I didn't meet my reading challenge for the first time. I'm not going to let that happen again.
1. Probably some sort of humanoid like a centaur or mermaid.
2. I am thankful that my husband and I are both still employed, and we are not struggling financially, especially during the holidays. I‘ve really been thinking of those who are not as fortunate right now.
#ThankfulThursday
pickCan't believe it took me this long to read. The shout out to The Franklin Institute in the acknowledment was a sweet treat.
#3books #ireadbasedsolelyontheircovers
Ok, so I bought The Diviners solely on its cover. I still need to read it. Read the other two and both were good.
1. The first time I was pregnant I loved watching “16 and Pregnant” and was so thankful that wasn‘t me.
2. I am grateful for amazing supportive friends and neighbors.
#ThankfulThursday
pick530 pages in under 3 hours is a record for me! Ok it‘s about 75% pictures, but the story is compelling as well. Great historical fiction & #Caldecott winner. Get ready to root for Hugo!
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Thank you for the push to read it @Cosmos_Moon & @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick !
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Now I have BINGO! for #BookSpinBingo!! Thank you for hosting @TheAromaofBooks ! This was a fun way to read my tbr and start bookish conversations with people.
pick❤❤❤❤❤ A wonderful blend of fact/fiction, words, sketches, photos. Clockwork, automatons, magic. I loved this. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
“I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and types of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too”
pickMy daughter wanted to give this book 142 stars. Needless to say it was a hit with my kids. I read aloud and they loved the beautiful pictures throughout. This book looks exceedingly intimidating on the Juvenile Fiction shelf at the library at over 500 pages so they were skeptical of my read aloud pick but Hugo Cabret won them over in no time. Such a clever sweet boy handling his poor circumstances as best as he can. Great book! #raisingreaders
“Here the curtains close, and we can fade to black.
But another story begins, because stories lead to other stories, and this one leads all the way to the moon.”
Day 5: #7days7books #7books7days #impactful
Wonderful! With a great movie adaptation, too!
pickThis HF Caldecott winner is 533 pages long with 284 of those pages being pictures. I read this book for the first time in 5th grade and I fell in love with it, I still have it to this day. This story is set in the 1930s and centered around a young boy named Hugo who strives to repair an automaton (wind up mechanical figure). Hugo is struck by tragedy and setbacks, but he meets many people that shape his future along the way.
Date started: November 30, 2019
Date ended: January 26, 2020
Summary: he is a boy who was a clock keeper, Orphan, and a thief who had lived in the walls of the train station and had survived in secrecy. a man and a girl had seen his existence and had placed him and his life on jeopardy.
How did I find this book?:
I was in the library, had to find a book then I came across this book that was kinda interesting so, I had borrowed the book.
The joy of having both the print and #audiobook version of a book is the ability to keep reading “hands-free”. Trying to finish wrapping presents, writing cards and clean up my office. 8 books to go before my #2019ReadingChallenge is a wrap.
pickIf you're still looking for a Christmas gift for a child, I highly recommend this book. The illustrations complete perfectly the story.
The story is about Hugo, an orphan clock keeper, and his quest to rebuild something that was dear to him and his late father.
It's an historical fiction set in Paris in the 1930s.
The story is compelling, the illustrations are mind-blowing, it's a book that would interest both children and adults!
I remember reading this book as a child and loving the illistrations. its refreshing going back to it and seeing them just as impressive as the first day that i saw them.
From his perch behind the block, Hugo could see everything.
pickThis caldecott medal recipient is a beautiful page turn. The majority of this book is pages full of illustrations that is complimented by a story. The pictures are what i believe helped drive the story.
pickThis Caldecott award winning novel was absolutely amazing! I really loved all of the artwork that is used to tell the story along with the pictures. Hugo is a young boy living in the clocks at a train station in Paris. Hugo meets an old man who runs a toy shop that he steals parts from to rebuild an invention of his father‘s but it turns out the man is not who Hugo thinks he is.
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so-soThis was a very unique read. I enjoyed it but wish that it was more... well. Had more feeling to it? Maybe that‘s not the right word...
Anywho this was a 3 star ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ for me :) .
pickWonderful and unique book! I liked it equally as Wonderstruck, but if you‘re into a more fanciful story and have the same love of the movies as I do, than you‘ll probably enjoy this one a bit more.
Historical fiction. This book is wonderful for readers who may not be interested in historical literature because it is largely illustrations. This is a book I‘d love to continue.
pickThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, 2007. Once again Brian Selznick stuns his readers with a novel comprised of majority illustrations. It tells of the life of Hugo Cabret a boy fascinated by George Méliès , a pioneer of film. The illustrations in this book are absolutely stunning and tell the story just as well as words could.
These illustrations added layers of depth and peace to the plot.
pickSuch a powerful story with images to reflect it. Hugo went through trials and tribulations but had people along his way help him figure life out.
“He could feel the cogs and wheels in his head spinning in different directions.”
