The Stranger (Hardcover)
The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Baily hits hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather. Could he be Jack Frost?
Author:
Chris Van Allsburg
Illustrator:
Chris Van Allsburg
Edition:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Print Length:
32 Pages
ISBN:
0395423317
Item Weight:
0.95 lbs
Item Dimensions:
0.4" x 9.3" x 11.0"
About the Author:
Chris Van Allsburg is one of America's most innovative picture book creators. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Jumanji and The Polar Express and received a Cladecott Honor for his very first book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. He has received the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature, a National Book Award, and a Society of Illustrators Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award, among other honors. He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
Editorial Reviews:
"The author illustrator has woven a thread of fantasy in and around his realistic illustrations to give the reader, once again, a story that stays in the imagination." - Horn Book Guide
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