Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When families settle in for their annual viewing of The Polar Express this holiday season, few ...

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 on to ...

EXCLUSIVE: Disney/Fox has acquired its third movie project based on a picture book by Jumanji author Chris Van Allsburg. The studio has landed The Mysteries Of Harris Burdick. Rafe Judkins will adapt; ...

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of the breakout success of Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle, children’s book author Chris Van Allsburg and his producing partners William Teitler, Ted Field and Mike Weber have ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - An adaptation of Grand Rapids native Chris Van Allsburg's written work "Jumanji" will bring the jungle to Michigan theaters this December. On Dec. 19, a simultaneous statewide ...

Had it not been for a fateful day when he was a high school senior in East Grand Rapids — when Chris Van Allsburg snowed a University of Michigan admissions counselor into letting him into the ...

It’s funny how easy it is to think of Chris Val Allsburg’s picture books as whimsical tales for children. Sure, Jumanji seems like a delightful romp about a jungle-themed board game whose obstacles ...

EXCLUSIVE: Fox/Disney has acquired screen rights to The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, the bestselling children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. Darren Lemke (Goosebumps, Shazam) will adapt. Mike Weber, Bill ...

Written and illustrated by two-time Caldecott Medal recipient Chris Van Allsburg, all three children’s books have been adapted into major Hollywood productions. In particular, The Polar Express (and ...

AUTHOR Chris Van Allsburg has revealed how brass monkey weather led to him creating the jungle fantasy Jumanji. The American writer was working as a sculptor in a freezing artist’s studio when he ...

In Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a new sequel to the Jumanji film released in 1995 is a wonderful blend of the first film starring Robin Williams, The Breakfast Club and Tron. Set 21 years after the ...