by Chris Van Allsberg
This book was influencial in my childhood. If you are familiar with the movie, know that the book is not the same experience. The movie added so much that was not in the book. The Polar Express is simple and beautiful. The storytelling is intentionally minimalist with Allsberg's traditional genius illustrations. It is the story of a boy who gets the honor of riding the Polar Express to the north pole on Christmas eve and is selected of all the children there to recieve the first gift of Christmas.
I think you would need to be about 2nd grade to really enjoy this one.
The last page. I'm not gonna say any more than that.
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