Question: The Wretched Stone is a children's picture book written and illustrated by the American author Chris Van Allsburg, an American illustrator and writer of what type of books?

Context articles: Zathura
The Wretched Stone
Jumanji (picture book)
Jumanji (franchise)
The Polar Express
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
The Sweetest Fig
Chris Van Allsburg
The Wreck of the Zephyr
The Z Was Zapped

Zathura is an illustrated children's book by the American author Chris Van Allsburg as well as the title of a 2005 film based on the book.
 Two boys are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is magically hurled through space.
 The book is a sequel to "Jumanji", another illustrated book by Van Allsburg, and references are made, both visual and textual, to "Jumanji".
The Wretched Stone is a children's picture book written and illustrated by the American author Chris Van Allsburg.
Jumanji is a 1981 fantasy children's picture book, written and illustrated by the American author Chris Van Allsburg.
 It was made into a 1995 film of the same name.
 Both the book and the film are about a magical board game that implements real animals and other jungle elements as the game is played; thus the dangers which the players have to overcome in the game also appear in real life.
 "Jumanji" star Robin Williams claimed "jumanji" is a Zulu word meaning "many effects," and Van Allsburg does as well.
Jumanji is a multimedia franchise that began in 1995 with the release of the feature film "Jumanji" based on a 1981 fantasy children's picture book of the same name, written and illustrated by the American author Chris Van Allsburg.
The Polar Express is a children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1985.
 The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children although the point has been challenged.
 It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm, relaxing storyline.
 For the work Van Allsburg won the annual Caldecott Medal for illustration of an American children's picture book in 1986, his second.
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (ISBN  ) is a best-selling children's picture book written in 1979 by the American author Chris Van Allsburg.
 "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi" was the first book written by Van Allsburg, for which he won a Caldecott Honor in 1980.
The Sweetest Fig is a children's fantasy picture book written in 1993 by the American author Chris Van Allsburg.
 It tells a story of an affluent, cold-hearted French dentist who eats a fig which makes his wildest dreams come true.
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 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.
The Wreck of the Zephyr is a children's book written and illustrated by the American author Chris Van Allsburg, first published by Houghton Mifflin in March 1983.
The Z Was Zapped (ISBN  ) is a picture book by the American author Chris Van Allsburg originally published in 1987 by Houghton Mifflin.
 The book tells the story "in 26 acts," each showing how each letter in the alphabet caught some bad luck.
 The artwork has a stark look by using black and white pencil drawings.
 Each destruction of the letters take place on a proscenium theater stage.