Chris Van Allsburg

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Has you read The Polar Express or jumanji. The author of them books Chris Van Allsburg, was born on June 18, 1949. Van Allsburg has childhood memorys of some people who wanted him to hold a football instead of crayons, but he still become an artist. He never thought about writing childrens books until his wife invited an author to dinner won night. His first picture book was The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.

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Have you read The Polar Express or Jumanji? The author of those or these books, Chris Van Allsburg, was born on June 18, 1949. Van Allsburg has childhood memories of some people who wanted him to hold a football instead of crayons, but he still became an artist. He never thought about writing children's books until his wife invited an author to dinner one night. His first picture book was The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.

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