Chris Van Allsburg
18 June 1949
26 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote; both were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.
Also published as: Chris van Allsburg, Chris VAN ALLSBURG, VAN ALLSBURG CHRIS, Van Allsburg Chris
Most-read books
Jumanji
3.5 · 1981 · 137 want to read
The Polar Express Gift Set
4 · 1985 · 120 want to read
Two Bad Ants
4.4 · 1988 · 105 want to read
The Sweetest Fig
1993 · 61 want to read
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
4.6 · 1979 · 50 want to read
Zathura
4.7 · 2002 · 54 want to read
The Widow's Broom
4.5 · 1992 · 51 want to read
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
4.3 · 1982 · 33 want to read
The Stranger
4 · 1986 · 28 want to read
Just a Dream
5 · 1990 · 21 want to read
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
2011 · 26 want to read
The Wretched Stone
4.5 · 1991 · 15 want to read
Ben's Dream
5 · 1980 · 17 want to read
Queen of the Falls
2 · 2011 · 15 want to read
All aboard the Polar Express
2004 · 14 want to read
Imagine
4 · 1996 · 15 want to read
Bad Day at Riverbend
3.8 · 1995 · 10 want to read
Probuditi!
4 · 2006 · 10 want to read
The Z Was Zapped
5 · 1987 · 9 want to read
The wreck of the Zephyr
1983 · 10 want to read
Could It Really Happen?
1996 · 3 want to read
The misadventures of Sweetie Pie
2014 · 2 want to read
More than a game
Chris Van Allsburg
More than a game
2004
The Polar Express
2000