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Chris Van Allsburg

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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US children's writer and illustrator (b. 1949)

Born 18 June 1949

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  • Cover of: The Polar Express
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    Cover of edition polarexpress0000vana First published in 1985 — 43 editions
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    First published in 1979 — 9 editions
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    First published in 1996 — 1 edition
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US children's writer and illustrator (b. 1949)

Born 18 June 1949

Subjects

Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Picture books, Christmas, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Juvenile literature, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Christmas, Dreams, Dreams, fiction, Ficción juvenil, Magic, Magic, fiction, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Santa Claus, Santa claus, fiction, Spanish language materials, Animals, Brothers and sisters, Caldecott Medal, Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction, Children's stories, American, Dogs, Fantasy & Magic

Places

Maple Street, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.), North America, North Pole, Polo Norte, Venice

People

Alphonse, Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921), Archie Smith, Bradbury children, Captain Tory, Harris Burdick, Lewis Evans, Mr. Linden, Oscar, San Nicolás, Santa Claus

Time

1985, 21e siècle, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • Chris van Allsburg
  • Chris VAN ALLSBURG
  • VAN ALLSBURG CHRIS
  • Van Allsburg Chris

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December 24, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
January 5, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Edited without comment.
January 5, 2022 Edited by tmanarl bio
January 5, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import