
Chris Van Allsburg
18 June 1949
26 works on record
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.
Works
More than a game
More than a game

Queen of the Falls

Imagine

All aboard the Polar Express

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick

The gift of Christmas
The misadventures of Sweetie Pie
The misadventures of Sweetie Pie
Misadventures of Sweetie Pie
Misadventures of Sweetie Pie

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Ben's Dream

Just a Dream

Probuditi!

The Polar Express Gift Set

The Polar Express

The Stranger

The Widow's Broom

Two Bad Ants

The Z Was Zapped

The wreck of the Zephyr

The Sweetest Fig

Jumanji

Zathura

The Wretched Stone

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

Bad Day at Riverbend

Could It Really Happen?