| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780395353936 | | Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company | | Publish Date: 9/1/1984 | | Buy.com Sku: 30060674 | | Item#: RVPGC7 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 1421 | | Dimensions (in Inches) 11H x 9.25L x 0.25T |
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| | | Fourteen black-and-white drawings, each accompanied by a title and a caption, allow readers to make up their own stories to complement the pictures. From the award-winning author/illustrator of many wonderful books, including "Jumanji" and "The Polar Express."
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Are those birds on the wallpaper really flying out the window? How did the ocean liner get onto city streets? Make up your own story from the 14 thought-provoking pictures of impossible situations--or just look at them and wonder.
| Author Bio| Chris Van Allsburg | | Chris Van Allsburg studied art and sculpture at the University of Michigan and the Rhode Island School of Design. A talented sculptor, Van Allsburg was encouraged to create picture books by author/illustrator David Macaulay. His first book, THE GARDENS OF ABDUL GASAZI, was published in 1979. JUMANJI, published two years later, won the Caldecott Medal, as did 1985's THE POLAR EXPRESS. |
| Awards |
Horn Book Award (1985) |  | finalist, Illustration | | |
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