num_pages: 32
description: A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus, in a slip-cased gift edition of the holiday classic. A Caldecott Medal Book.
language: English
title: The Polar Express
titlecomplete: The Polar Express
genres: Holiday, Childrens, Juvenile, Kids, Picture Books, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Christmas
ratings_count: 236408
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Caldecott Medal, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Kentucky Bluegrass Award, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Buckeye Children's Book Award
category: K-2, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Nevada Young Readers' Award
category: Primary Category/Picture Book Category , awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Little Archer Award, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Picture Book - Honor Book
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt