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Chris Van Allsburg

Chris Van Allsburg

Known For Writing
Birthday Jun 18, 1949 (76)
Birthplace East Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Aug 08, 2025
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Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American writer and illustrator 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 and 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 Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Van Allsburg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017

Original Film Writer, Book

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004

Book

Jumanji

Jumanji

1995

Novel

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1989

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Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019

Executive Producer

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004

Executive Producer

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