A Wordless World: The story of Rose, a deaf little girl in Brian Selznick's Wonderstruck, is told primarily in pictures. "We experience [Rose's] story in a way that perhaps might echo the way she ...

Eurasian jays perform a kind of magic trick, a “sleight of beak.” They pretend to stash food in one spot, misdirecting other birds while they conceal the real cache. Jays are not only good deceivers, ...

Todd Haynes' high-reaching ode to youthful dreams and disappointments "Wonderstruck" comes to us from New Jersey-born designer-illustrator-author Brian Selznick's popular 2011 book. Selznick is a ...

Editors' Note: This is an exclusive preview of Brian Selznick's new book, "Wonderstruck," which will be published on Sept. 13. In this excerpt, Ben's story is set in 1977, while Rose's is set in 1927.

The cinematographer describes bringing both the 1920s and 1970s to the screen in the Todd Haynes-directed film. By Carolyn Giardina Former Tech Editor Based on Brian Selznick’s illustrated book, ...

Rose is a 12-year-old deaf girl who loves silent films. Ben is a boy about the same age who is deafened by a lightning strike. Both run away to New York -- Rose from nearby New Jersey; Ben from ...

Brian Selznick's cinematic approach to storytelling is an artful experiment in narrative and illustration. Writing and drawing his books, he says,... 'Wonderstruck': A Novel Approach To Picture Books ...

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