Chris Van Allsburg, award-winning children’s author/ illustrator, claims that drawings by a mysterious man led him to publish “The Mysteries of Harris Burdick” in 1984. Some peopl… ...

Chris Van Allsburg is responsible for some of the most iconic stories and images of American childhood. After bursting onto the picture book scene with 1979’s The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, he went ...

Children’s book author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg, well known for such works as “The Polar Express” and “Jumanji,” said it has always been his goal to create art based on his own ...

Perhaps the ultimate challenge carries the risk of not coming out alive, said children's author Chris Van Allsburg during a signing event for his new book, "Queen of the Falls." His visit to the ...