Jungle animals from a board game come to life.
Boats sail among the clouds.
A nighttime train steams toward the North Pole. The world of Chris Van Allsburg is a world of mystery and magic, a world in which strange things happen. To date, Van Allsburg has created fifteen unique and intriguing books for children. His first book, The Garden of Abdul Gazasi , was a Caldecott Honor Book. Subsequently, both Jumanji and The Polar Express won the Caldecott Medal.