Houdini's Library: How Books Created the World's Greatest Magician

Houdini's Library: How Books Created the World's Greatest Magician - Hardcover

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Houdini's Library: How Books Created the World's Greatest Magician - Hardcover

Houdini's Library: How Books Created the World's Greatest Magician - Hardcover

by Barb Rosenstock
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Book Overview

A fresh and fascinating picture book biography about the iconic magician Harry Houdini, an avid book collector who lived and breathed the idea that books are magic, from the author of Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box.

Houdini is the world's most beloved magician, and he became famous for all of the amazing tricks he accomplished. Houdini knew just how to captivate his audience, whether it was leaping from a bridge or freeing himself from a straitjacket. But in true magician's fashion, he kept a secret so great that not many people knew about, and that was his love for books!

As a young boy in Budapest, Harry learned to read at his father's knee. After the family emigrated to America, Harry grew up to be the amazing Houdini--but never lost his love of reading. He spent the rest of his life collecting all kinds of rare and unusual books, almost entirely about magic. With warm, inviting text and astounding art with miniature models constructed from paper, this extraordinary book opens a new page on the story of Harry Houdini.
ISBN9780593570135
Author Barb Rosenstock
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
GenreChildren, Biography, and Gaming
FormatHardcover
PublishedFebruary 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages48
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Barb Rosenstock

Barb Rosenstock is the author of many nonfiction books for young people, including Mornings With Monet, Fight of the Century, Prairie Boy, and Dorothea's Eyes. Her picture book on Vasily Kandinsky, The Noisy Paint Box, won the Caldecott Honor. Visit barbrosenstock.com.

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