THE POLAR EXPRESS by Van Allsburg w CD read by Liam Neeson Magic Bell & Ornament

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Seller: richinfiber ✉️ (3,491) 100%, Location: Portland, Oregon, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 314459967563 THE POLAR EXPRESS by Van Allsburg w CD read by Liam Neeson Magic Bell & Ornament.

This listing is for 

BRAND NEW & UNREAD

30th Anniversary Edition 

of  

THE POLAR EXPRESS 

by the multiple CALDECOTT award-winning 

author and master illustrator 

CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG!!

This 30th Anniversary edition comes with 3 extras:

A CD with narration by LIAM NEESON

A limited edition Christmas Ornament

One of Santa's Sleigh Bells

(The pictures show a postcard but unfortunately I have run out of those so there are just 3 EXTRAS!)

Condition is as follows:  NEW & UNREAD - all 5 items are in Mint Unused condition...

The dust jacket has the price of  $19.95.

This book is great - if you are a Chris Van Allsburg fan, collect Caldecott winning author/illustrator's books, or are a fan of the Polar Express movie, then this will be a great addition to your collection!

The picture of Chris Van Allsburg is from one of his book signings that I attended here at Powell's Bookstore in Portland, OR.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Polar Express

Take a ride aboard the Polar Express in this award-winning, classic holiday story, complete with an ornament gift, perfect for every child’s library.

A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical train to the North Pole. The Polar Express makes its way to the city atop the world, where the boy will make his Christmas wish. This is a story for all who believe in the spirit of Christmas and those who treasure the sound of a reindeer’s silver bell.

The Polar Express  is the 1986 Caldecott Medal winner, and reading the story together is a beloved holiday tradition held by generations of families. It was also made into an animated feature film starring Tom Hanks.

In this special edition, the inimitable artistry of Chris Van Allsburg is highlighted with a new jacket design and expanded interior layout. Includes an author’s note and downloadable audio read by Liam Neeson.

REVIEWS

The Polar Express (picture book)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Polar Express  is a children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1985. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children. It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm, relaxing storyline. For the work, Van Allsburg won the annual Caldecott Medal for illustration of an American children's picture book in 1986, his second.

The book is set partially in Grand Rapids, Michigan,   the author's home town , and was inspired in part by Van Allsburg's memories of visiting the Herpolsheimer's   and Wurzburg's department stores as a child.   It was adapted as an Oscar -nominated motion-capture    in 2004   starring Tom Hanks   and directed by Robert Zemeckis   with Van Allsburg serving as an executive producer on the film.

Development

Van Allsburg based the story on a mental image of a child wandering into the woods on a foggy night and wondering where a train was headed.

At the premiere of the movie, Van Allsburg stated that Pere Marquette 1225, formerly owned by Michigan State University and now owned by the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan, was the inspiration for the story line. He played on the engine as a child when it was on display and was inspired by the number 1225, which to him was 12/25 – Christmas Day. The real 1225 was used to create the animated image of the engine and all the locomotive sounds were recorded from the 1225. The only exception to this is the whistle, which was recorded from Sierra Railway No. 3.

Reception

In 1986, The Polar Express  was awarded the Caldecott Medal and appeared on the New York Times  bestseller list. By 1989, a million copies had been sold – more each year than the last – and the book had made the bestseller list four years in a row.

Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Associatiton listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children. It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.

Fun Facts About The Polar Express

  • The setting of the book is based on Van Allsburg’s childhood home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  • The Pere Marquette 1225 train, now in Owosso, Michigan, was the inspiration for the story. As a child, Chris Van Allsburg played on the engine when it was on display, and to him, the number 1225 meant 12/25, Christmas Day!
  • The real 1225 train inspired the animated train, and they recorded the 1225’s different locomotive sounds to use in the movie.
  • Chris Van Allsburg said that The Polar Express was the easiest of his picture book manuscripts to write. He created only one draft and had to make only a few changes to the text.
  • The Polar Express is done with oil pastels, and to get the night lighting just right, he mixed color complements (reds with greens, oranges with blues) to bring out the hues of colors in low light.
  • Van Allsburg has an artistic connection to another Christmas classic — in 2014 he designed the sets for the Michigan Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker.

Chris Van Allsburg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18 , 1949 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He won the Caldecott Medal for Jumanji (1982) and The Polar Express (1986), both of which he wrote and illustrated, and both of which were later adapted into successful motion pictures. He received the Caldecott Honor Medal in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.

When a man from University of Michigan came to his high school, Chris decided to enter the college of Architecture and Design, which included the art school. He majored in sculpture at the University of Michigan, where he learned bronze casting, wood carving, resin molding and other techniques. He graduated in 1972 and went to graduate school at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to continue his study of sculpture. After graduating with a Master’s degree in 1975, Chris Van Allsburg set up a sculpture studio.

While Chris Van Allsburg focused on sculpture, his wife thought his drawings would make good illustrations for children’s books. After his wife showed his pictures to a children’s book editor, Chris wrote his first book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, in 1979. Since then, he has written and illustrated 15 books, including The Polor Express which has been turned into a major motion picture.

His books often depict fantastic, uncontrolled events and utilize sometimes brutal irony. Van Allsburg breaks out of the comfortable world of children's literature to explore the darker side of human nature. For example, his book The Sweetest Fig is about a selfish man who is suddenly given the opportunity to make his wildest dreams come true. His greed is eventually his downfall. This is not an unusual moral for a story in children's books, but Van Allsburg's chilling characterization of the man brings a frightening tone to the narrative. The Wretched Stone, in which a ship's crew is mesmerized and corrupted by the titular rock, is an allegorical tale about the negative impact of television.

Other literary themes include dreams, the environment, and items with lives of their own (like the board games in Jumanji and Zathura).

Every book features Fritz, a bull terrier that is based on a real-life dog owned by Chris Van Allsburg's brother-in-law. He appears in every book and even on his website, sometimes as a real dog, or a toy, or other things as a tribute to the dog's life.

Van Allsburg's drawings are particularly notable for their use of perspective. In many cases the illustrations are drawn from a child's eye height. This viewpoint likely appeals to children because it conveys the world as they see it. It may also appeal to adults because they may (unconsciously) perceive the world as they did when they were children.

Chris Van Allsburg lives in Providence, Rhode Island with Lisa Van Allsburg, his wife of 30 years. They have 2 daughters, Sophia and Anna.

Bibliography

  • Bad Day at Riverbend
  • Ben's Dream
  • The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
  • Jumanji
  • Just a Dream
  • The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
  • The Polar Express
  • Probuditi!
  • The Stranger
  • Swan Lake (Illustrator)
  • The Sweetest Fig
  • Two Bad Ants
  • The Wreck of the Zephyr
  • The Wretched Stone
  • The Widow's Broom
  • The Z Was Zapped
  • Zathura

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, a collection of images on one side, and one sentence on the other (meant to be 'recovered pages' of longer books) continues the themes of darker undertones and was the inspiration for a short story by author Stephen King, in his collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes (as his author's note expands upon).

Mr. Van Allsburg's art has also been featured on one of the many editions of C. S. Lewis' series The Chronicles of Narnia, on each of the various covers of the books, as well as being the illustrator of three children's books by Mark Helprin.

Caldecott Medal recipients

Year   Illustrator   Book  
2009 Krommes, Beth              Beth Krommes The House in the Night
2008 Selznick, Brian               Brian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret
2007 Wiesner, David              David Wiesner Flotsam
2006 Raschka, Chris              Chris Raschka The Hello, Goodbye Window
2005 Henkes, Kevin              Kevin Henkes Kitten's First Full Moon
2004 Gerstein, Mordicai        Mordicai Gerstein The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2003 Rohmann, Eric              Eric Rohmann My Friend Rabbit
2002 Wiesner, David             David Wiesner The Three Pigs
2001 Small, David                 David Small So You Want to Be President?
2000 Taback, Simms             Simms Taback Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
1999 Azarian, Mary              Mary Azarian Snowflake Bentley
1998 Zelinsky, Paul O.          Paul O. Zelinsky Rapunzel
1997 Wisniewski, David        David Wisniewski Golem
1996 Rathmann, Peggy          Peggy Rathmann Officer Buckle and Gloria
1995 Diaz, David                  David Diaz Smoky Night
1994 Say, Allen                    Allen Say Grandfather's Journey
1993 McCully, Emily Arnold Emily Arnold McCully Mirette on the High Wire
1992 Wiesner, David            David Wiesner Tuesday
1991 Macaulay, David          David Macaulay Black and White
1990 Young, Ed                   Ed Young Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
1989 Gammell, Stephen        Stephen Gammell Song and Dance Man
1988 Schoenherr, John         John Schoenherr Owl Moon
1987 Egielski, Richard          Richard Egielski Hey, Al
1986 Van Allsburg, Chris     Chris Van Allsburg The Polar Express
1985 Hyman, Trina Schart    Trina Schart Hyman Saint George and the Dragon
1984 Provensen, Alice and Martin  Alice and Martin Provensen The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
1983 Brown, Marcia            Marcia Brown Shadow
1982 Van Allsburg, Chris     Chris Van Allsburg Jumanji
1981 Lobel, Arnold              Arnold Lobel Fables
1980 Cooney, Barbara         Barbara Cooney Ox-Cart Man
1979 Goble, Paul                 Paul Goble The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
1978 Spier, Peter                 Peter Spier Noah's Ark
1977 Dillon, Leo and Diane  Leo and Diane Dillon Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
1976 Dillon, Leo and Diane  Leo and Diane Dillon Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1975 McDermott, Gerald     Gerald McDermott Arrow to the Sun
1974 Zemach, Margot          Margot Zemach Duffy and the Devil
1973 Lent, Blair                   Blair Lent The Funny Little Woman
1972 Hogrogian, Nonny       Nonny Hogrogian One Fine Day
1971 Haley, Gail E.              Gail E. Haley Story a Story, A A Story a Story
1970 Steig, William              William Steig Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
1969 Shulevitz, Uri               Uri Shulevitz The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1968 Emberley, Ed              Ed Emberley Drummer Hoff
1967 Ness, Evaline              Evaline Ness Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine
1966 Hogrogian, Nonny       Nonny Hogrogian Always Room for One More
1965 Montresor, Beni          Beni Montresor May I Bring a Friend?
1964 Sendak, Maurice         Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are
1963 Keats, Ezra Jack         Ezra Jack Keats The Snowy Day
1962 Brown, Marcia           Marcia Brown Once a Mouse
1961 Sidjakov, Nicolas       Nicolas Sidjakov Baboushka and the Three Kings
1960 Ets, Marie Hall           Marie Hall Ets Nine Days to Christmas
1959 Cooney, Barbara       Barbara Cooney Chanticleer and the Fox
1958 McCloskey, Robert   Robert McCloskey Time of Wonder
1957 Simont, Marc            Marc Simont A Tree is Nice
1956 Rojankovsky, Feodor Feodor Rojankovsky Frog Went A-Courtin'
1955 Brown, Marcia          Marcia Brown Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
1954 Bemelmans, Ludwig    Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue
1953 Ward, Lynd               Lynd Ward The Biggest Bear
1952 Mordvinoff, Nicholas Nicholas Mordvinoff Finders Keepers
1951 Milhous, Katherine    Katherine Milhous The Egg Tree
1950 Politi, Leo                  Leo Politi Song of the Swallows
1949 Hader, Berta and Elmer Berta and Elmer Hader The The Big Snow
1948 Duvoisin, Roger        Roger Duvoisin White Snow, Bright Snow
1947 Weisgard, Leonard    Leonard Weisgard The Little Island
1946 Petersham, Maud and Miska Maud and Miska Petersham The Rooster Crows
1945 Jones, Elizabeth Orton Elizabeth Orton Jones Prayer for a Child
1944 Slobodkin, Louis        Louis Slobodkin Many Moons
1943 Burton, Virginia Lee   Virginia Lee Burton The Little House
1942 McCloskey, Robert   Robert McCloskey Make Way for Ducklings
1941 Lawson, Robert         Robert Lawson They Were Strong and Good
1940 Parin d'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire Abraham Lincoln
1939 Handforth, Thomas   Thomas Handforth Mei Li
1938 Lathrop, Dorothy P. Dorothy P. Lathrop Animals of the Bible

 

2009 Medal Winner:

The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson (Houghton Mifflin Company)

  • A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, by Marla Frazee (Harcourt, Inc.)
  • How I Learned Geography, by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar Straus Giroux)
  • A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.)

2008 Medal WinnerThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)

Honor Books:

  • Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)
  • First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
  • The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster)
  • Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems (Hyperion)

2007 Medal WinnerFlotsam by David Wiesner (Clarion)

Honor Books:

  • Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans (Walker)
  • Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun)

2006 Medal WinnerThe Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster (Michael di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children)

Honor Books:

  • Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni (Henry Holt and Company)
  • Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth (Scholastic Press)
  • Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman. (An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)
  • Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Company)

2005 Medal Winner:  Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers) Honor Books:

  • The Red Book by Barbara Lehman (Houghton Mifflin Company)
  • Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson (G.P. Putnam's Son's/Penguin Young Readers Group)
  • Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems. (Hyperion Books for Children)

2004 Medal Winner:  The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press) Honor Books:

  • Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt, Inc.)
  • What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. (Houghton Mifflin Company)
  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. (Hyperion)

 

2003 Medal Winner:  My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press) Honor Books:

  • The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
  • Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty (Henry Holt & Co.)
  • Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney (SeaStar Books, a division of North-South Books Inc.)

2002 Medal Winner:   The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin) Honor Books:

  • The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley (Scholastic)
  • Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Doreen Rappaport (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion)
  • The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (HarperCollins)

2001 Medal Winner:  So You Want to Be President?  Illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George (Philomel) Honor Books:

  • Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer (Handprint)
  • Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster)
  • Olivia by Ian Falconer (Atheneum)

2000 Medal Winner:  Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback (Viking) Honor Books:

  • A Child's Calendar illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman Text: John Updike (Holiday House)
  • Sector 7 by David Wiesner (Clarion Books)
  • When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang (Scholastic)
  • The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Text: Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney (Morrow)

   

1999 Medal Winner: Snowflake Bentley , Illustrated by Mary Azarian, text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Houghton)

Honor Books:

  • Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra illustrated by Brian Pinkney Text: Andrea Davis Pinkney(Hyperion)
  • No, David! by David Shannon (Scholastic)
  • Snow by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar)
  • Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sís (Frances Foster)

1998 Medal Winner: Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton) Honor Books:

  • The Gardener illustrated by David Small Text: Sarah Stewart (Farrar)
  • Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers Text: Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic)
  • There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (Viking)

1997 Medal Winner: Golem by David Wisniewski (Clarion) Honor Books:

  • Hush! A Thai Lullaby illustrated by Holly Meade; text: Minfong Ho (Melanie Kroupa/Orchard Books)
  • The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier (Orchard Books)
  • The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (Richard Jackson/Orchard Books)
  • Starry Messenger by Peter Sís (Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux)

1996 Medal WinnerOfficer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (Putnam) Honor Books:

  • Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson (Viking)
  • Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman; text: Lloyd Moss (Simon & Schuster)
  • The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci (Simon & Schuster)
  • Tops & Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens (Harcourt)

1995 Medal Winner: Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz; text: Eve Bunting (Harcourt) Honor Books:

  • John Henry, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Julius Lester (Dial)
  • Swamp Angel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: Anne Issacs (Dutton)
  • Time Flies by Eric Rohmann (Crown)

1994 Medal WinnerGrandfather's Journey by Allen Say; text: edited by Walter Lorraine (Houghton) Honor Books:

  • Peppe the Lamplighter, illustrated by Ted Lewin; text: Elisa Bartone (Lothrop)
  • In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming (Holt)
  • Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott (Harcourt)
  • Owen by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow)
  • Yo! Yes? illustrated by Chris Raschka; text: edited by Richard Jackson (Orchard)

    1993 Medal Winner: Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully (Putnam) Honor Books:

    • The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated by Lane Smith; text: Jon Scieszka (Viking)
    • Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (Philomel Books)
    • Working Cotton, illustrated by Carole Byard; text: Sherley Anne Williams (Harcourt)

    1992 Medal Winner: Tuesday by David Wiesner (Clarion Books) Honor Book:

    • Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (Crown Publishers, Inc., a Random House Co.)

    1991 Medal Winner: Black and White by David Macaulay (Houghton) Honor Books:

    • Puss in Boots, illustrated by Fred Marcellino; text: Charles Perrault, trans. by Malcolm Arthur (Di Capua/Farrar)
    • "More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow)

    1990 Medal Winner: Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young (Philomel) Honor Books:

    • Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet (Houghton)
    • Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert (Lippincott)
    • The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Robert D. San Souci (Dial)
    • Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: Eric Kimmel (Holiday House)

    1989 Medal Winner: Song and Dance Man, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Karen Ackerman (Knopf) Honor Books:

    • The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, illustrated by Allen Say; text: Diane Snyder (Houghton)
    • Free Fall by David Wiesner (Lothrop)
    • Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall (Dial)
    • Mirandy and Brother Wind, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; text: Patricia C. McKissack (Knopf)

    1988 Medal Winner: Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen (Philomel) Honor Book:

    • Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (Lothrop)

    1987 Medal Winner: Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski; text: Arthur Yorinks (Farrar) Honor Books:

    • The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi (Little, Brown)
    • Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald (Bradbury)
    • Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton)

    1986 Medal Winner: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton) Honor Books:

    • The Relatives Came, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Cynthia Rylant (Bradbury)
    • King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, illustrated by Don Wood; text: Audrey Wood (Harcourt)

    1985 Medal Winner: Saint George and the Dragon, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: retold by Margaret Hodges (Little, Brown) Honor Books:

    • Hansel and Gretel, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: retold by Rika Lesser (Dodd)
    • Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri (Greenwillow)
    • The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend, retold and illustrated by John Steptoe (Lothrop)

    1984 Medal Winner: The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice & Martin Provensen (Viking) Honor Books:

    • Little Red Riding Hood, retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (Holiday)
    • Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (Greenwillow)

    1983 Medal Winner: Shadow, translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown Original text in French: Blaise Cendrars (Scribner) Honor Books:

    • A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow)
    • When I Was Young in the Mountains, illustrated by Diane Goode; text: Cynthia Rylant (Dutton)

    1982 Medal Winner: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton) Honor Books:

    • Where the Buffaloes Begin, illustrated by Stephen Gammell; text: Olaf Baker (Warne)
    • On Market Street, illustrated by Anita Lobel; text: Arnold Lobel (Greenwillow)
    • Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak (Harper)
    • A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen; text: Nancy Willard (Harcourt)

    1981 Medal Winner: Fables by Arnold Lobel (Harper) Honor Books:

    • The Bremen-Town Musicians, retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume (Doubleday)
    • The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang (Four Winds)
    • Mice Twice by Joseph Low (McElderry/Atheneum)
    • Truck by Donald Crews (Greenwillow)

    1980 Medal Winner: Ox-Cart Man, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall (Viking) Honor Books:

    • Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora (Greenwillow)
    • The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
    • The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar)

    1979 Medal Winner: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble (Bradbury) Honor Books:
    • Freight Train by Donald Crews (Greenwillow)
    • The Way to Start a Day, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)

    1978 Medal Winner: Noah's Ark by Peter Spier (Doubleday) Honor Books:

    • Castle by David Macaulay (Houghton)
    • It Could Always Be Worse, retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach (Farrar)

    1977 Medal Winner: Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: Margaret Musgrove (Dial) Honor Books:

    • The Amazing Bone by William Steig (Farrar)
    • The Contest, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (Greenwillow)
    • Fish for Supper by M. B. Goffstein (Dial)
    • The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott (Lippincott)
    • Hawk, I'm Your Brother, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)

    1976 Medal Winner: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: retold by Verna Aardema (Dial) Honor Books:

    • The Desert is Theirs, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
    • Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (Prentice-Hall)

    1975 Medal Winner: Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott (Viking) Honor Books:

    • Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings (Dial)

    1974 Medal Winner: Duffy and the Devil, illustrated by Margot Zemach; retold by Harve Zemach (Farrar) Honor Books:

    • Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers (Bradbury)
    • Cathedral by David Macaulay (Houghton)

    1973 Medal Winner: The Funny Little Woman, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by Arlene Mosel (Dutton) Honor Books:

    • Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott (Holt)
    • Hosie's Alphabet, illustrated by Leonard Baskin; text: Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin (Viking)
    • Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; text: translated by Randall Jarrell, retold from the Brothers Grimm (Farrar)
    • When Clay Sings, illustrated by Tom Bahti; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)

    1972 Medal Winner: One Fine Day, retold and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian (Macmillan) Honor Books:

    • Hildilid's Night, illustrated by Arnold Lobel; text: Cheli Durán Ryan (Macmillan)
    • If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska (Macmillan)
    • Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book, illustrated by Tom Feelings; text: Muriel Feelings (Dial)

    1971 Medal Winner: A Story A Story, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (Atheneum) Honor Books:

    • The Angry Moon, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: retold by William Sleator (Atlantic)
    • Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel (Harper)
    • In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (Harper)

    1970 Medal Winner: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (Windmill Books) Honor Books:

    • Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats (Macmillan) Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni (Pantheon)
    • Pop Corn & Ma Goodness, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker; text: Edna Mitchell Preston (Viking)
    • Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle (Viking)
    • The Judge: An Untrue Tale, illustrated by Margot Zemach; text: Harve Zemach (Farrar)

    1969 Medal Winner: The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz; text: retold by Arthur Ransome (Farrar) Honor Books:
    • Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Elphinstone Dayrell (Houghton)

    1968 Medal Winner: Drummer Hoff, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley (Prentice-Hall) Honor Books:

    • Frederick by Leo Lionni (Pantheon)
    • Seashore Story by Taro Yashima (Viking)
    • The Emperor and the Kite, illustrated by Ed Young; text: Jane Yolen (World)

    1967 Medal Winner: Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness (Holt) Honor Book:

    • One Wide River to Cross, illustrated by Ed Emberley; text: adapted by Barbara Emberley (Prentice-Hall)

    1966 Medal Winner: Always Room for One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclair Alger] (Holt) Honor Books:

    • Hide and Seek Fog, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)
    • Just Me by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
    • Tom Tit Tot, retold and illustrated by Evaline Ness (Scribner)

    1965 Medal Winner: May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor; text: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (Atheneum) Honor Books:

    • Rain Makes Applesauce, illustrated by Marvin Bileck; text: Julian Scheer (Holiday)
    • The Wave, illustrated by Blair Lent; text: Margaret Hodges (Houghton)
    • A Pocketful of Cricket, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Rebecca Caudill (Holt)

    1964 Medal Winner: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (Harper) Honor Books:

    • Swimmy by Leo Lionni (Pantheon)
    • All in the Morning Early, illustrated by Evaline Ness; text: Sorche Nic Leodhas, pseud. [Leclaire Alger] (Holt)
    • Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Philip Reed (Atheneum)

    1963 Medal Winner: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Viking) Honor Books:

    • The Sun is a Golden Earring, illustrated by Bernarda Bryson; text: Natalia M. Belting (Holt)
    • Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Charlotte Zolotow (Harper)

    1962 Medal Winner: Once a Mouse, retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown (Scribner) Honor Books:

    • Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier (Doubleday)
    • Little Bear's Visit, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Else H. Minarik (Harper)
    • The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey (Scribner)

    1961 Medal Winner: Baboushka and the Three Kings, illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov; text: Ruth Robbins (Parnassus) Honor Book:

    • Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni (Obolensky)

    1960 Medal Winner: Nine Days to Christmas, illustrated by Marie Hall Ets; text: Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida (Viking) Honor Books:

    • Houses from the Sea, illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey (Scribner)
    • The Moon Jumpers, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Janice May Udry (Harper)

    1959 Medal Winner: Chanticleer and the Fox, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney (Crowell) Honor Books:
    • The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi (Harcourt)
    • What Do You Say, Dear? illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Sesyle Joslin (W. R. Scott)
    • Umbrella by Taro Yashima (Viking)

    1958 Medal Winner: Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey (Viking) Honor Books:

    • Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman (Viking)
    • Anatole and the Cat, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus (McGraw-Hill)

    1957 Medal Winner: A Tree is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Janice Udry (Harper) Honor Books:

    • Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
    • 1 is One by Tasha Tudor (Walck)
    • Anatole, illustrated by Paul Galdone; text: Eve Titus (McGraw-Hill)
    • Gillespie and the Guards, illustrated by James Daugherty; text: Benjamin Elkin (Viking)
    • Lion by William Pène du Bois (Viking)

    1956 Medal Winner: Frog Went A-Courtin', illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; text: retold by John Langstaff (Harcourt) Honor Books:

    • Play With Me, by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
    • Crow Boy by Taro Yashima (Viking)

    1955 Medal Winner: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (Scribner) Honor Books:

    • Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes, illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday)
    • Wheel On The Chimney, illustrated by Tibor Gergely; text: Margaret Wise Brown (Lippincott)
    • The Thanksgiving Story, illustrated by Helen Sewell; text: Alice Dalgliesh (Scribner)

    1954 Medal Winner: Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking) Honor Books:

    • Journey Cake, Ho! illustrated by Robert McCloskey; text: Ruth Sawyer (Viking)
    • When Will the World Be Mine? illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Miriam Schlein (W. R. Scott)
    • The Steadfast Tin Soldier, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M. R. James (Scribner)
    • A Very Special House, illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Ruth Krauss (Harper)
    • Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (Capitol)

    1953 Medal Winner: The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward (Houghton) Honor Books:

    • Puss in Boots, illustrated by Marcia Brown; text: translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
    • One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
    • Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg (Harcourt)
    • The Storm Book, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Charlotte Zolotow (Harper)
    • Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes (Houghton)

    1952 Medal Winner: Finders Keepers, illustrated by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] (Harcourt) Honor Books:

    • Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
    • Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
    • All Falling Down, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham; text: Gene Zion (Harper)
    • Bear Party by William Pène du Bois (Viking)
    • Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds (Houghton)

    1951 Medal Winner: The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous (Scribner) Honor Books:

    • Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
    • The Two Reds, ill. by Nicolas, pseud. (Nicholas Mordvinoff); text: Will, pseud. [William Lipkind] (Harcourt)
    • If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
    • The Most Wonderful Doll in the World, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott)
    • T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)

    1950 Medal Winner: Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi (Scribner) Honor Books:

    • America's Ethan Allen, illustrated by Lynd Ward; text: Stewart Holbrook (Houghton)
    • The Wild Birthday Cake, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis (Doubleday)
    • The Happy Day, illustrated by Marc Simont; text: Ruth Krauss) (Harper)
    • Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
    • Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown

    1949 Medal Winner: The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan) Honor Books:
    • Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
    • All Around the Town, illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott)
    • Juanita by Leo Politi (Scribner)
    • Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese (Viking)

    1948 Medal Winner: White Snow, Bright Snow, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop) Honor Books:

    • Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (Scribner)
    • McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss, pseud. [Theodor Seuss Geisel] (Random House)
    • Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber (Viking)
    • Roger and the Fox, illustrated by Hildegard Woodward; text: Lavinia R. Davis (Doubleday)
    • Song of Robin Hood, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton; text: edited by Anne Malcolmson (Houghton)

    1947 Medal Winner: The Little Island, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (Doubleday ) Honor Books:

    • Rain Drop Splash, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Alvin Tresselt (Lothrop)
    • Boats on the River, illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum; text: Marjorie Flack (Viking)
    • Timothy Turtle, illustrated by Tony Palazzo; text: Al Graham (Welch)
    • Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi (Scribner)
    • Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; text: selected by Opal Wheeler (Dutton)

    1946 Medal Winner: The Rooster Crows by Maud & Miska Petersham (Macmillan) Honor Books:

    • Little Lost Lamb, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; text: Golden MacDonald, pseud. [Margaret Wise Brown] (Doubleday)
    • Sing Mother Goose, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey; music: Opal Wheeler (Dutton)
    • My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, illustrated by Ruth Gannett; text: Becky Reyher (Lothrop)
    • You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese (Viking)

    1945 Medal Winner: Prayer for a Child, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: Rachel Field (Macmillan) Honor Books:

    • Mother Goose, illustrated by Tasha Tudor (Oxford University Press)
    • In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets (Viking)
    • Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday)
    • The Christmas Anna Angel, illustrated by Kate Seredy; text: Ruth Sawyer (Viking)

    1944 Medal Winner: Many Moons, illustrated by Louis Slobodkin; text: James Thurber (Harcourt) Honor Books:

    • Small Rain: Verses From The Bible, illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; text: selected by Jessie Orton Jones (Viking)
    • Pierre Pidgeon, illustrated by Arnold E. Bare; text: Lee Kingman (Houghton)
    • The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
    • A Child's Good Night Book, illustrated by Jean Charlot; text: Margaret Wise Brown (W. R. Scott)
    • Good-Luck Horse, illustrated by Plato Chan; text: Chih-Yi Chan (Whittlesey)

    1943 Medal Winner: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (Houghton) Honor Books:

    • Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff (Viking)
    • Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)

    1942 Medal Winner: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (Viking) Honor Books:

    • An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham (Macmillan)
    • In My Mother's House, illustrating by Velino Herrera; text: Ann Nolan Clark (Viking)
    • Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling (Houghton)
    • Nothing At All, by Wanda Gág (Coward)

    1941 Medal Winner: They Were Strong and Good, by Robert Lawson (Viking) Honor Book:

    • April's Kittens by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)

    1940 Medal Winner: Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (Doubleday) Honor Books:

    • Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader (Macmillan)
    • Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking)
    • The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford (Dodd)

    1939 Medal Winner: Mei Li by Thomas Handforth (Doubleday) Honor Books:
    • Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty (Viking)
    • Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry (Harper)
    • The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer (Longmans)
    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág (Coward)
    • Wee Gillis, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: Munro Leaf (Viking)

    1938 Medal Winner: Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop; text: selected by Helen Dean Fish (Lippincott) Honor Books:

    • Four and Twenty Blackbirds, illustrated by Robert Lawson; text: compiled by Helen Dean Fish (Stokes)
    • Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale, retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff (Viking)

     

     

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    • Topic: Basis of Movie
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg
    • Author: Chris Van Allsburg
    • Subject: Children's
    • Original/Facsimile: Original
    • Language: English
    • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.
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