AUTHOR: Chris Van Allsburg
ILLUSTRATOR:
Chris
Van Allsburg
GENRE:
Juvenile Fiction Picture Book
SUBGENRE:
Fairy
Tales
AWARDS:
1986 Caldecott Medal
Winner
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
A New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
A New York Times Bestseller
THEME:
Christmas,
Family.
PRIMARY
AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS: The boy and his little sister.
DATE
OF PUBLICATION AND PUBLISHER: 1985 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
SUMMARY: A young boy is faced
with the age old question of whether Santa exists or not. He hears Santa’s sleigh bells one night along
with the sounds of a steam engine parked in front of his house waiting for him
to board. Needless to say this little
boy goes on quite an adventure. You have
to read this book if you haven’t already.
It will definitely become a family favorite. It is a magical book to read and the illustrations
just capture you.
HOW
I WOULD USE THIS BOOK AS A TEACHER: This
book is rich in similes and metaphors and having students pick them out would be
a great activity.
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