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Tribute to Chris Van Allsburg
October 24, 2009
Chris Van Allsburg author, illustrator
Brian Lies author and illustrator
Jennie Israel Casting Associate, Actors' Shakespeare Project

New York Times bestselling children’s author Brian Lies hosts a celebration of the achievements of beloved author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg.

Van Allsburg is a two-time Caldecott Medal winner for The Polar Express and Jumanji who received a Caldecott Honor for his first book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi and the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. During this event, Festival Ballet Providence brings Chris Van Allsburg's fairy tale to life with an excerpt from their ballet adaptation of the Van Allsburg story, The Widow's Broom.

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Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (1996)
Binding: Paperback, 16 pages
Image of The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (1979)
Binding: Hardcover, 32 pages
Image of Just a Dream
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (1990)
Binding: Hardcover, 48 pages
Image of The Stranger
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (1986)
Binding: Hardcover, 32 pages
Image of Jumanji
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (1981)
Binding: Hardcover, 32 pages
Image of The Widow's Broom
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (1992)
Binding: Hardcover, 32 pages
Image of Bats at the Beach
Author: Brian Lies
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (2006)
Binding: Hardcover, 32 pages
Image of Bats at the Library
Author: Brian Lies
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 32 pages
Image of Finklehopper Frog
Author: Irene Livingston
Publisher: Tricycle Press (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 32 pages
Image of Deep in the Swamp
Author: Donna M. Bateman
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 32 pages
Image of Finklehopper Frog Cheers
Author: Irene Livingston
Publisher: Tricycle Press (2005)
Binding: Hardcover, 32 pages
Image of The Midnight Fridge
Author: Bruce Glassman
Publisher: Blackbirch Press (1998)
Binding: Hardcover, pages
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