Chris Van Allsburg is one of America's most innovative picture book
creators. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Jumanji and The
Polar Express and received a Caldecott Honor for his very first
book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. He has received the Regina Medal
for lifetime achievement in children's literature, a National Book
Award, and a Society of Illustrators Original Art Lifetime
Achievement Award, among other honors. He lives outside of Boston,
Massachusetts. Visit him at chrisvanallsburg.com.
Chris Van Allsburg is one of America's most innovative picture book
creators. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Jumanji and The
Polar Express and received a Caldecott Honor for his very first
book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. He has received the Regina Medal
for lifetime achievement in children's literature, a National Book
Award, and a Society of Illustrators Original Art Lifetime
Achievement Award, among other honors. He lives outside of Boston,
Massachusetts. Visit him at chrisvanallsburg.com.
On the twentieth anniversary of Jumanji, Van Allsburg picks up right where his Caldecott Medal book left off, with similarly terrifying adventure set this time in outer space. -- Booklist, ALA, Starred Review"Van Allsburg illustrates the surreal events in a grainy charcoal-black that seems to shimmer on a rough, cream-colored ground...Zathura, like Jumanji, is a satisfying enigma." -- Publishers Weekly"Van Allsburg is a terrific illustrator, and his images here, including one where the boys open their front door and are greeted with a breathtaking views of the cosmos, are memorable." -- New York Times Book Review"The angles of view, are, as always, wonderfully dramatic..." -- Kirkus Reviews"The shadowy black-and-white tones of Van Allsburg's illustration recall 1950's science-fiction films..." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"One can't help but anticipating the encore." -- School Library Journal
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