Stop and Smell the Roses
You can find anything your heart desires on the internet, so why not find out some more information about Chris Van Allsburg? Below are some interesting links and various video clips that give some additional insight into the world of Chris Van Allsburg--author and illustrator extraordinaire. So take some time to stop and smell the roses.
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Homepage of Chris Van Allsburg--also contains several lesson ideas for each of his popular books
http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html
Who is Harris Burdick? (a website dedicated to the man and the mystery; includes a hilarious video by famous authors answering the question of who Burdick is)
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/harrisburdick/index.html
Handpicked videos off of Van Allsburg's website http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/videoclips.html
Nancy Pearl interviews Chris Van Allsburg for her show, Book Lust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQksqK4snQE
Chris talks about his works and his favorite character
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdMu2lQ-yTk&feature=related
Jumanji acceptance speech
http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/jumanjispeech.html
The Polar Express acceptance speech
http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/polarspeech.html
All links open in a new window.
Homepage of Chris Van Allsburg--also contains several lesson ideas for each of his popular books
http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html
Who is Harris Burdick? (a website dedicated to the man and the mystery; includes a hilarious video by famous authors answering the question of who Burdick is)
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/harrisburdick/index.html
Handpicked videos off of Van Allsburg's website http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/videoclips.html
Nancy Pearl interviews Chris Van Allsburg for her show, Book Lust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQksqK4snQE
Chris talks about his works and his favorite character
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdMu2lQ-yTk&feature=related
Jumanji acceptance speech
http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/jumanjispeech.html
The Polar Express acceptance speech
http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/polarspeech.html