Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous picture books. The winner of two Caldecott Medals (for Jumanji and The Polar Express) and a recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book (for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi), he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Children's Literature. A former instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design, he lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children. For more information, visit chrisvanallsburg.com.
Chris Van Allsburg is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous picture books. The winner of two Caldecott Medals (for Jumanji and The Polar Express) and a recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book (for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi), he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Children's Literature. A former instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design, he lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children. For more information, visit chrisvanallsburg.com. See less
Chris Van Allsburg's Featured Books
Chris Van Allsburg book reviews
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Polar Express 30th Anniversary Edition
A Magical Journey to the North Pole
The Polar Express is a great Christmas story about a boy who takes a magical train ride to the North Pole and meets Santa Claus in the process. The journey crosses cold, dark forests and climbs high ... Read More
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The Polar Express
Delightful
This book is of interest to both adults and children. Read More
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The Sweetest Fig
The Sweetest Fig
Good children's book, not one of Van Allsburg's best but still worth reading, to a class if you are a teacher. I probably would not buy it for my own children's bookshelf, but let them borrow it ... Read More
