Chris Van Allsburg

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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.

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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Representative edition published 2020
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Jumanji
Representative edition published 2020
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Queen of the Falls
Representative edition published 2019
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Misadventures of Sweetie Pie
Representative edition published 2015
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Just a Dream
Representative edition published 2015
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The misadventures of Sweetie Pie
Representative edition published 2014
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The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
Representative edition published 2013
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The wreck of the Zephyr
Representative edition published 2013
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Jumanji
Representative edition published 2012
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Representative edition published 2011
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Probuditi!
Representative edition published 2009
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All aboard the Polar Express
Representative edition published 2004
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The gift of Christmas
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Zathura
Representative edition published 2003
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Imagine
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Bad Day at Riverbend
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The Polar Express
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Jumanji
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The Z Was Zapped
Representative edition published 1999
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Ben's Dream
Representative edition published 1999
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The Sweetest Fig
Representative edition published 1997
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Could It Really Happen?
Representative edition published 1996
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The Widow's Broom
Representative edition published 1993
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Two Bad Ants
Representative edition published 1992
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