# Brian Selznick — books assigned in US schools

**4** books by Brian Selznick appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–7
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/brian-selznick
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- animal stories
- conduct of life
- escape (psychology)
- humorous stories
- magicians
- magicians, fiction
- monkeys
- private investigators

## Genres

- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Picture Book

## Every Brian Selznick title on file

- [The Houdini Box](https://readinglist.school/book/the-houdini-box) _(Grades 3–6 · 1991)_
- [Wonderstruck](https://readinglist.school/book/wonderstruck) _(Grades 4–7 · 2011)_
- [The Invention of Hugo Cabret](https://readinglist.school/book/the-invention-of-hugo-cabret) _(Grades 3–7 · 2015)_
- [Baby Monkey, Private Eye](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-monkey-private-eye) _(Grades K–3 · 2018)_

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