Author · born 1949
Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg is an American children's writer and illustrator (born 1949). Born in East Grand Rapids.
Our catalogue lists 3 books by Chris Van Allsburg, mostly vampire fiction, werewolf fiction and horror. They span 1979 to 1992. The most-read is The Polar Express Gift Set (1985).
Books by Chris Van Allsburg
The Polar Express Gift Set
Chris Van Allsburg
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Chris Van Allsburg
The Widow's Broom
Chris Van Allsburg
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.