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Old 09-23-2013, 07:40 PM
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There is a wonderful children's book based on the story of this automaton called "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick. I highly recommend it for any child in your life. Don't be deterred by the large size of the book (over 500 pages) as it can easily be read a a few hours. The book consists of minimal pages of text accompanied by numerous pages of fantastic, detailed illustrations that must be "read" in order to follow the story.

This book won the 2008 Caldecott Award for the best picture book, very deservedly so. It was also made into a movie, which is probably the one Susan G. referred to.

A fantastic book by an extremely talented writer/artist. Yes, he is from the famous "Selznick" family of cinema fame.
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Old 09-23-2013, 08:50 PM
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And we think we are the computer generation now!
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Old 09-23-2013, 11:37 PM
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Thanks for that link. Very clever.

If you google Hugo the movie it will take you to the official website and will show the trailer. It was a fascinating movie.
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Old 09-24-2013, 04:20 AM
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A little creepy too.

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Old 09-24-2013, 05:02 AM
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Hugo is real!
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Old 09-24-2013, 06:28 AM
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Very cool!!!!!
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Old 09-24-2013, 10:21 AM
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Thanks Ditter for Sharing
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Old 09-24-2013, 10:40 AM
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You are right I had never seen that before, it is amazing.
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Old 09-24-2013, 12:30 PM
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Thanx Ditter that was an amazing video.
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Old 09-24-2013, 01:16 PM
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Thanks. Our library has the book and the CD.
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