Chris Van Allsburg

Master artist and storyteller Chris Van Allsburg presents a surrealistic journey into the imagination.This provocative story within a story leads readers to ponder the realities of fictional worlds and the lives of the characters who populate them.Riverbend was a quiet little town, the kind...

On a terrifically rainy day, Ben has a dream in which he and his house float by the monuments of the world, half submerged in flood-water.Author: Chris Van AllsburgISBN-10: 0395320844ISBN-13: 9780395320846Publisher: Clarion BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/26/1982Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 10.32h x 9.03w x 0.33dAccelerated Reader:Reading...

Roll the dice, make your move, and plunge into one of the most imaginative stories of our time!The game under the tree looked like a hundred others Peters and Judy had at home. But they were searching for something interesting to do, so they...

In this picture book classic, travel with young Walter on a fantastical adventure as he journeys--by way of his bed--into a polluted dreamscape world that wakes him up to our collective and individual environmental responsibility.Walter does not appreciate the beauty of nature, or understand...

In this picture book classic, travel with young Walter on a fantastical adventure as he journeys--by way of his bed--into a polluted dreamscape world that wakes him up to our collective and individual environmental responsibility.Walter does not appreciate the beauty of nature, or understand...

This beautiful hardcover edition of The Polar Express is the perfect gift for all those--of any age--who believe, come Christmas Eve, that they too will hear the sweet sound of a reindeer's silver bell. This edition includes a keepsake ornament.A young boy, lying awake...

For his birthday, Calvin's mother gives him two tickets to see Lomax the Magnificent (magician and hypnotist extraordinaire!). Even though Mama hints that his little sister, Trudy, would love to go, Calvin doesn't hesitate to invite his friend Rodney instead. The boys return home...

Come meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyes her daring ride! At the turn of the nineteenth century, a retired sixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie Edson Taylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that no one...

An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of bestselling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. For more than twenty-five years, the illustrations in the extraordinary Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van...

A 1980 Caldecott Honor Book Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this...

From two-time Caldecott winner Chris Van Allsburg, creator of Jumanji and The Polar Express, comes a poignant story of one hamster's struggle with destiny.Being a pet store hamster isn't much fun for Sweetie Pie, but life in human homes proves downright perilous. As Sweetie...

The award-winning author of Jumanji and The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg, challenges young readers to use their creativity and imagination in this one-of-a-kind book that asks readers to finish the story. When author-illustrator extraordinaire Harris Burdick goes missing, all he's left behind are...

The award-winning author of Jumanji and The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg, challenges young readers to use their creativity and imagination in this one-of-a-kind book that asks readers to finish the story. When author-illustrator extraordinaire Harris Burdick goes missing, all he's left behind are...

This oversize edition of the Caldecott Medal-winning classic The Polar Express is perfect for sharing and reading aloud.A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical train to the North Pole . . .Through dark forests, over tall mountains, and...

The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather. Could he be Jack Frost?Author: Chris Van AllsburgISBN-10: 0395423317ISBN-13: 9780395423318Publisher: Clarion BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/1986Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize:...

"These figs are very special," the woman whispered. "They can make your dreams come true." -- Thus Monsieur Bibot, the cold-hearted dentist, was given two ordinary-looking figs as payment for extracting a tooth from an old woman's mouth. Monsieur Bibot refused to believe such...

The enchanting story of a widow who finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom after a witch falls into her garden.Some of Minna Shaw's neighbors don't trust her clever broom. It's dangerous, they say. But Minna appreciates the broom's help. She enjoys its...

In illustrations so vivid one can feel the whisper of wind and hear the flutter of canvas, depart this world for another to entertain the marvelous possibility of dreams.Beloved Caldecott-winning illustrator Chris Van Allsburg invites readers to peer over the edge of a cliff...

In a story recounted through the daily log of Captain Allan Hope, the sailors aboard the Rita Anne become mesmerized and transformed by a mysterious glowing rock, and only music and books can restore them to normal.Author: Chris Van AllsburgISBN-10: 0395533074ISBN-13: 9780395533079Publisher: Clarion BooksLanguage:...

A dramatic black- and- white presentation of the alphabet in which the three-time Caldecott medalist depicts a mysterious transformation of each letter.Author: Chris Van AllsburgISBN-10: 0395446120ISBN-13: 9780395446126Publisher: Clarion BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/26/1987Pages: 56Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 12.15h x 9.25w x 0.44dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 09/11/1987School Library...

Two-time Caldecott medal winning author-illustrator Chris Van Allsburg, author of Jumanji and ThePolarExpress, brings his signature whimsical storytelling and dazzling artwork to a tale about two ants on the adventure of a lifetime. The ants are tired of their humdrum life in the same...

The beautiful companion to Chris Van Allsburg's Caldecott Medal-winning Jumanji--a tale of intergalactic adventure and sibling rivalry where a roll the dice transports two brothers to the mythical land of Zathura.Taking place where Jumanji ended, older brother Walter warns his pesky little brother Danny...