1. Chris Van Allsburg Rian G Stephen P Casey N Jovan C Anthony C

2. Biography He was born in Grand Rapids,Michigan on June 18 1949 He lives in New York City His inspirations were his professors and his wife Lisa His others jobs were sculpting drawing and he even opened an ice cream shop!

3. Interesting Facts People thought he was a nerd because of his art. He didn't take art class in high school. In third grade he liked to come up with new names for books. He built model airplanes, boats, and cars.

4. Books The Polar Express Jumanji The Garden of Abdul Gadasazi Two Bad Ants

5. Jumanji Review by Jovan Click on picture

6. Van Allsburg, Chris. The Sweetest Fig. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print. Van Allsburg, Chris. The stranger. Boston. Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Print. Van Allsburg, Chris. Just A Dream. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Print. Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Boston:1998. Houghton Mifflin, Print. Works cited