Thursday, December 16, 2010

Chris Van Allsburg

Chris Van Allsburg is the author or our current Anthology story, The Stranger.  He has written several well-known books.  Some examples are shown below.  You could check some of these out and read them with your child to do some comparing/contrasting between his different works.


The Polar Express

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg included in Gift Baskets for Children




just a dream

vanallsburg

polar express

25 comments:

  1. I've read the Polar Express its one of my favorite books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. I like the polar express book it is a good one! I have seen the movie polar express, I like the movie better than the book!

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  3. I like the book Jumanji it is really funny!!

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  4. I think the story's be fun to read because I have seen the movies for The Polar Express,Jumanji,and Zathura plus I have read Ben's Dream.

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  5. I've read the book Jumanji it is really funny like Jacob said!!!!!!!!!!!By, Skyla McCoy

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  6. I LIKE THE POLAR EXPRESS AND JUMANJI!!!!!!!!!!!!
    i'M LOOKING FORWARD TO READ "THE STRANGER" BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT AND I WAS SICK WHEN YOU GUESE READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3<3

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  7. RUBI MORELOS HERNANDEZDecember 16, 2010 at 7:51 AM

    THE OUE ON TOP IS BY RUBI MORELOS HERNANDEZ<3!!!

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  8. jumanji is is rilly funny

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  9. I have read the polar express and I bet that THE STRANGER is going to be a awsome book!!!!*****(:

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  10. geee willoickers he writes a lot of cool books.

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  11. The book jumanji is really cool and so is the movie.

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  12. When we read jumanji it`s gonna be alot of fun because I had read the story and I had seen the movie.

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  13. I really like Chris Van Allsburg's books!!

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  14. I like the poler experes i've wachted the movie i like the book more than the movie.

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  15. The one on top is victor meraz's!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

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  16. When we read the Polar Express it will remember me of Christmas because at the end it`s were the boy sees SantaClause.

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  17. The Stranger I like the most!!!!!!

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  18. Just A Dream sounds like a good book!!

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  19. I like the story the stranger the best because it looks like a mystery.

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  20. I never read Ben's dream before but i cant wait to!!!!!!!!!!!:)

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  21. I also like the Stranger because the stranger changed the weather.

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  22. I relly liked the book THE STRANGER. I would like to read the POLAR EXPRESS because I never read the book but I've seen the movie.I wonder what's going to happend in the book.

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  23. Jumanji is cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  24. I like the author Chris Van Allsburg because his stories are like mysteries.My favorite book is from Chris Van Allsburg is Jumanji!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  25. Jennifer Sanchez MartinezJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    I can't wait till we read JUST A DREAM!because it lookes like it will be a dream about a boy who is an a dream.

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