The creativity Brian Selznick uses to tell a story is astounding. The illustrations are as fun to follow as the written words. The two woven stories, set years apart, came together beautifully, as did the characters. I found it curious that I thought Rose's story gave me a feeling of being "reader deaf" before I found out that deafness was an intrical part to the book! And who hasn't wanted to run away and spend the night in a museum at least once? I'm glad nothing came to life at night though, or I would've deducted a star for unoriginality lol. I would love to share this book with my children one day.