十二歲孤兒雨果住在巴黎火車站的牆縫裡，過著不為人知的生活，直到遇見一名古怪的愛書女孩和經營玩具攤的冷酷老人，他的祕密世界頓時受到威脅。本書是凱迪克獎得主Brian Selznick的創新之作，他以文字搭配插圖，運用電影技巧，編織成這則撲朔詭譎、耐人尋味的懸疑故事。者曾以The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins獲得2002年凱迪克銀牌獎本書運用電影鏡頭推進營造戲劇張力效果。全書544頁，厚度近5公分，運用284頁鉛筆素描插畫鋪陳緊張故事情節。

Brian Selznick is the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the New York Times bestsellers The Invention of Hugo Cabret, adapted into Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning Hugo, Wonderstruck, adapted into Todd Haynes's eponymous movie, and The Marvels. Among the celebrated picture books Selznick has illustrated are the Caldecott Honor Book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, and the Sibert Honor Book When Marian Sang by Pam Muñoz Ryan. His books appear in over 35 languages. He has also worked as a bookseller, a puppeteer, and a screenwriter. He divides his time between Brooklyn, New York and San Diego, California.