Quote of the day
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
Brian Selznick

Born: July 14, 1966 (age 59)
Bio: Brian Selznick is an American illustrator and writer best known for illustrating children's books. He won the 2008 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration recognizing The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was his first long work as a writer.
Known for:
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007)
- Wonderstruck (2011)
- The Marvels (2015)
- Frindle (1996)
- The Houdini box (1991)