Brian Selznick

Ben (12) gaat in New York op zoek naar zijn onbekende vader. Vijftig jaar eerder maakte de dove Roos (12) een soortgelijke reis. Het verhaal van Roos wordt in paginagrote zwart-witte potloodillustraties verteld. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.

een verhaal in woord en beeld

Het wonderkabinet / druk 1

Nessa Luna

I had heard a lot about Brian Selznick's books before but had not really bothered to look what they were about. Then, I found the Dutch edition of his book Wonderstruck for €5 at a bookstore and decided to bring it home with me. 

Wonderstruck was an amazing story about two kids who end up making a similar journey - Ben travels to New York to find out the truth about his father. Rose travels to New York to try and meet a mysterious actress. As we go through the story we find out more and more similarities between the two, and in the end their stories collide in a most unexpected way. 

I really loved this story, especially the unique way Rose's story was told. Ben's story was told through regular prose, Rose's story was told through drawings. That is how I managed to make my way through this 600+ page book in one day, also because it was so captivating and I *needed* to know how it ended.

If you love unique stories, I highly recommend you try out this book (or any of Brian's books, as I believe more of his books are written like this).

Het wonderkabinet / druk 1 een verhaal in woord en beeld

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