Chris Van Allsburg
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| Bad Day at Riverbend |
The mysterious slime that invades a quiet Wild West town, stunning the people and the animals, is found to be crayon marks from a child’s scribbles in a coloring book.
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| Jumanji |
A jungle adventure board game proves almost more than two kids can handle.
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| Just a Dream |
Walter couldn’t care less about the environment until a terrifying nightmare about the future makes him see things in a different light.
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 | Van Allsburg, Chris |
| Probuditi! |
On his birthday, Calvin and his friend Rodney see a magician perform, inspiring them to hypnotize Calvin’s little sister. The joke is on them when they are unable to snap her out of it.
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| The Garden of Abdul Gasazi |
When the dog he is caring for runs away from Alan into the forbidden garden of a retired dog-hating magician, a spell seems to be cast over the contrary dog.
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 | Van Allsburg, Chris |
| The Mysteries of Harris Burdick |
Fourteen black-and-white drawings, each accompanied by a title and a caption, encourage you to make up your own stories to complement the mysterious pictures.
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 | Van Allsburg, Chris |
| The Polar Express |
Winner of the 1986 Caldecott Medal.
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa. You’ll find this book in the Christmas section, but it’s a story to be read during any season.
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| The Stranger |
Farmer Bailey hits something on the road one day in the summer. Who is this stranger, and what hold does he have over the seasons?
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 | Van Allsburg, Chris |
| The Widow’s Broom |
Old Widow Shaw uses a witch’s discarded broom to clean the house and other tasks she’s taught it to do. When a superstitious neighbor brings a mob to destroy the broom, the widow cleverly outwits him, and she lives happily ever after with her magical broom.
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| Two Bad Ants |
Two ants decide to leave the safety of their home and the other ants to venture into a danger-laden kitchen.
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 | Van Allsburg, Chris |
| Zathura : a Space Adventure |
Left on their own for an evening, two boisterous brothers find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical space adventure board game.
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