Chris Van Allsburg

Chris Van Allsburg
Van Allsburg in 2011
Van Allsburg in 2011
Born (1949-06-18) June 18, 1949 (age 75)
East Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationWriter, illustrator
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Rhode Island School of Design
GenreChildren's picture books
Notable works
Notable awardsCaldecott Medal
1982, 1986
Spouse
Lisa Van Allsburg
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(m. 1974)​
Children2
Website
chris-van-allsburg.harpercollins.com/home

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.[1][2] 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.[3] He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.

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