by Chris Van Allsburg · Andersen Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781783443338
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All aboard the Polar Express on a magical journey to the North Pole. On Christmas Eve, a boy who begins to doubt the existence of Santa Claus embarks on an extraordinary adventure. Aboard a magical train, he heads to the North Pole, where he will meet Santa and receive a very special gift: a bell that only those who believe in the magic of Christmas can hear. A classic tale that celebrates faith, friendship, and the Christmas spirit.
Chris Van Allsburg is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.
