![]() ![]() Only two survive, a young man and his dog, Billy Marvel and Tar, respectively. The sailors are just as engaged in the show as are the readers no one notices the storm approaching until it’s too late, and the ship sinks. Still, only a page or two later everything slides into place, when Selznick reveals that none of this is real and is instead a play. For people used to books made of words, it’s hard to resist the temptation to turn the pages too quickly. A few pages later, readers can see what she sees: a dragon, inching closer and closer. One of the first illustrations shows a girl, clearly terrified, tied to the ship. The first story begins on a ship in 1766, and readers quickly learn that little in this book will be what it appears. Like so many things in life though, something akin to magic happens when they are combined. Each story is capable of standing on its own, and each is a good story. Inside are two stories the first told primarily in illustrations and the second told primarily in words. It almost feels more like a gift than a book, and like a beautifully wrapped gift, there’s the wonderful anticipation of what awaits inside. ![]() It’s heavy and has a cover imprinted with dragons, stars, and birds. This feeling isn’t just because he’s written several New York Times Bestsellers, one of which was a National Book Award Finalist.Įven on the outside, The Marvels is a beautiful book. Even before opening the cover of Brian Selznick’s The Marvels there’s the sense that something magical is going to happen. ![]()
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