"Jumanji" and "The Polar Express" are the two books by Chris Van Allsburg that have won the Caldecott Medal.
Chris Van Allsburg won the Caldecott Medal in 1982 for Jumanji and in 1986 for The Polar Express.
Chris Van Allsburg has won several awards for his books, including the prestigious Caldecott Medal for "Jumanji" and "The Polar Express." He has also received the Caldecott Honor for "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi" and "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick."
Chris Van Allsburg's "The Polar Express" received the Caldecott Award in 1986.
The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg won the Caldecott in 1986, and Black and White by David Macaulay won in 1991.
The children's book The Polar Express was written by the author Chris Van Allsburg. Chris Van Allsburg also wrote the book Jumanji which was also made into a film and both of these books earned him Caldecott medals.
Chris Van Allsburg has written 17 great books which some of them have become motion pictures like Jumanji, Zathura and Polar Express! The other books names are..The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (1979, Caldecott Honor)Jumanji (1981, Caldecott Medal)Ben's Dream (1982)The Wreck of the Zephyr (1983)The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (1984)The Polar Express (1985, Caldecott Medal)The Stranger (1986)The Z Was Zapped (1987)Two Bad Ants (1988)Just a Dream (1990)The Wretched Stone (1991)The Widow's Broom (1992)The Sweetest Fig (1993)The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (1994, Portfolio edition)Bad Day at Riverbend (1995)Zathura (2002)Probuditi! (2006)
He won the award for Jumanji in 1981 and The Polar Express in 1985. His book The Garden of Abdul Gasazi won Honor Book distinction in 1980.
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