Known For Writing
Popular 3.578
Birthday
1949-06-18
Place of Birth East Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Chris Van Allsburg
Biography
Chris Van Allsburg is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, both of which he wrote and were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He also wrote and illustrated Zathura which was also adapted to film.
