Chris Van Allsburg

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Caldecott Medal Winners

Book
Show Editions

Central - Kids Picture Books has 4

JP VANAL

Central - Kids Reference

JR V217 J85

Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Availability
1981.		Houghton Mifflin Co	31 unnumbered pages pages : illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm	Available Central - Kids Picture Books has 4 JP VANAL Central - Kids Reference JR V217 J85 Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold
2011.	Thirtieth anniversary edition.	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing	1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + (1 hardcover book :ill ;26 cm)	Available Westover - Kids Read-A-Long has 2 J/RA JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

2) The Polar Express

Author

Kids Holiday
Show Edition

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Caldecott Medal Winners

14 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Central - Kids Holiday - Fiction has 2

J/HOL JP VANAL

Central - Kids Reference - Award Winners

JR CALDECOTT 1986

Shirlington - Kids Holiday - Fiction

J/HOL JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c1985	Houghton Mifflin	[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.	English	Available 14 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central - Kids Holiday - Fiction has 2 J/HOL JP VANAL Central - Kids Reference - Award Winners JR CALDECOTT 1986 Shirlington - Kids Holiday - Fiction J/HOL JP VANAL Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

3) The garden of Abdul Gasazi

Author

4 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.

Central - Kids Picture Books has 3

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
1979.	Houghton Mifflin	33 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 x 32 cm	English	Available 4 copies, 2 people are on the wait list. Central - Kids Picture Books has 3 JP VANAL Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

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.

4) El Expreso Polar

Author

Central - Kids Spanish - Fiction has 5

J/SPA J/HOL JP VANAL

Central - Recently Returned

J/SPA J/HOL JP VANAL

Shirlington - Kids Spanish - Fiction

J/SPA J/HOL JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
1992.	Ediciones Ekaré-Banco del Libro	32 unnumbered pages : color ; 24 x 30 cm	Español	Available Central - Kids Spanish - Fiction has 5 J/SPA J/HOL JP VANAL Central - Recently Returned J/SPA J/HOL JP VANAL Shirlington - Kids Spanish - Fiction J/SPA J/HOL JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

A magical train ride on nochebuena (Christmas Eve) takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from San Nicolás.

5) Probuditi!

Author

Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Glencarlyn - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Shirlington - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2006.	Houghton Mifflin Co	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 31 cm	English	Available Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Glencarlyn - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Shirlington - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

On his birthday, Calvin and his friend Rodney see a magician perform, then copy him by hypnotizing Calvin's little sister, but the joke is on them when they are unable to snap her out of it.

6) The wreck of the Zephyr

Author

Aurora Hills - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books has 2

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2013]	Houghton Mifflin Books for Children	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 24 x 30 cm	English	Available Aurora Hills - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books has 2 JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

A boy obsessed with becoming the world's greatest sailor wrecks his sailboat in a storm, and then learns to sail on the wind.

7) Just a dream

Author

4 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Glencarlyn - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Shirlington - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1990]	Houghton Mifflin	48 unnumbered pages : color ; 30 cm	English	Available 4 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Glencarlyn - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Shirlington - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.

8) The sweetest fig

Author

3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Shirlington - Kids Picture Books has 2

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1993]	Houghton Mifflin	28 unnumbered pages : color ; 29 cm	English	Available 3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Shirlington - Kids Picture Books has 2 JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

After being given two magical figs that make his dreams come true, Monsieur Bibot sees his plans for future wealth upset by his long-suffering dog.

9) The misadventures of Sweetie Pie

Author

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Shirlington - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Westover - Kids Picture Books has 2

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
©2014.	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 26 x 29 cm	English	Available Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Shirlington - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Westover - Kids Picture Books has 2 JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

Sweetie Pie escapes the confines of her hamster cage--and a series of insufferable owners--to find a new home in the wild.

10) Two bad ants

Author

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1988]	Houghton Mifflin	31 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm	English	Available Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

A tale of choices that must be faced, their inevitable consequences, and the final discovery of life's real treasures. Two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety.

11) The Polar Express (Read-Aloud)

Author

Van Allsburg Chris

eBook
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection has 3

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Language	Availability
1985	OverDrive	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has 3	More Info Check Out OverDrive

Description

12) The alphabet theatre proudly presents the Z was zapped: a play in twenty-six acts

Since its publication in 1985, Chris Van Allsburg's holiday classic has sold millions of copies and has come to signify the essential spirit of Christmas for countless readers.

Readers young and old are sure to treasure this inspiring book, which brings to life the magic of Christmas for all who believe.

Author

Westover - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
1987.	Houghton Mifflin	56 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 31 cm	English	Available Westover - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

Depicts how A was in an avalanche, B was badly bitten, C was cut to ribbons, and the other letters of the alphabet suffered similar mishaps.

13) Bad day at Riverbend

Author

2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
1995.	Houghton Mifflin	1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 29 cm	English	Available 2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Cherrydale - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

When Sheriff Hardy investigates the source of a brilliant light and shiny slime afflicting Riverbend, he finds that the village is becoming part of a child's coloring book streaked with greasy crayons.

14) The stranger

Author

Shirlington - Kids Picture Books has 3

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1986]	Houghton Mifflin	32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm	English	Available Shirlington - Kids Picture Books has 3 JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather.

15) Zathura: a space adventure

Author

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Shirlington - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Westover - Kids Picture Books has 2

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2002]	Houghton Mifflin	32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 30 cm	English	Available Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Shirlington - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Westover - Kids Picture Books has 2 JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

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.

16) The mysteries of Harris Burdick

Author

2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Shirlington - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1984]	Houghton Mifflin	32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 28 cm	English	Available 2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Shirlington - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

Presents a series of loosely related drawings each accompanied by a title and a caption which the reader may use to make up his or her own story.

17) Queen of the Falls

Author

Staff Picks - Fall Reading

Appears on list

Central - Kids Biography has 2

JB TAYLOR A

Glencarlyn - Kids Biography

JB TAYLOR A

Shirlington - Kids Biography

JB TAYLOR A

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2011]	Houghton Mifflin Books for Children	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 30 cm	English	Available Central - Kids Biography has 2 JB TAYLOR A Glencarlyn - Kids Biography JB TAYLOR A Shirlington - Kids Biography JB TAYLOR A	More Info Place Hold

Description

The story of Annie Edson Taylor, who in 1901 decided to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

18) Ben's dream

Author

2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Shirlington - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1982]	Houghton Mifflin	31 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm	English	Available 2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Shirlington - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

On a terrifically rainy day, Ben has a dream in which he and his house float by the monuments of the world, half submerged in flood water.

19) The widow's broom

Author

Central - Kids Fiction has 3

JF VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1992]	Houghton Mifflin	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 35 cm	English	Available Central - Kids Fiction has 3 JF VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description

A witch's worn-out broom serves a widow well, until her neighbors decide the thing is wicked and dangerous.

20) The wretched stone

Author

Central - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Westover - Kids Picture Books

JP VANAL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1991]	Houghton Mifflin	30 unnumbered pages : color ; 29 cm	English	Available Central - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL Westover - Kids Picture Books JP VANAL	More Info Place Hold

Description