Chris Van Allsburg
US children's writer and illustrator · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77
Chris Van Allsburg 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.
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Josh Hutcherson Chris produced The Polar Express (2004)
Ted Field Produced Jumanji (1995)
Tom Hanks Chris produced The Polar Express (2004)
Steven Tyler Chris produced The Polar Express (2004)
Charles Fleischer Chris produced The Polar Express (2004)
Eddie Deezen Chris produced The Polar Express (2004)
Joe Johnston Directed Jumanji (1995)
Peter Scolari Chris produced The Polar Express (2004)
Nona Gaye Chris produced The Polar Express (2004)
Larry J. Franco Produced Jumanji (1995)
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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.
