Brian Selznick grew up drawing, painting, sculpting, and watching movies – just the thing for his imaginative mind! Thinking he would work in film or the theater, illustrating and writing children’s books was not one of Brian Selznick’s plans. This very readable biography tells of Selznick’s introduction to children’s books and illustrating for himself and others. It contains colorful photographs as well as some of his drawings from his own stories. Information presented is complete without being too wordy. Books in this series are a good resource for reports as well as being an enjoyable way to read about people who create popular books. Glossary, index and website are included.