Book Awards & Distinctions
for Chris Van Allsburg
3 Lifetime Achievement Awards 25 Total Book Awards
Jumanji (5)
![Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023](/images/awards/93.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHDJuLPvVY.jpg)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1981
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1981
![Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019](/images/awards/95.png.pagespeed.ce.DzI-OKT-Qb.png)
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2017
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg.pagespeed.ce.-Epi9OshCd.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 1982
The Polar Express (4)
![Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023](/images/awards/93.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHDJuLPvVY.jpg)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1985
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg.pagespeed.ce.-Epi9OshCd.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 1986
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales (3)
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2012
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Fiction Selection, 2011
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (3)
![Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023](/images/awards/93.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHDJuLPvVY.jpg)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1979
![Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024](/images/list_image/2882.jpg.pagespeed.ce.HDGxFssvr7.jpg)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1980
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg.pagespeed.ce.-Epi9OshCd.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1980
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (3)
![Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023](/images/awards/93.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHDJuLPvVY.jpg)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1984
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1984
The Wreck of the Zephyr (2)
![Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023](/images/awards/93.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHDJuLPvVY.jpg)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1983
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1983
Bad Day at Riverbend (1)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1996
Ben's Dream (1)
![Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023](/images/awards/93.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHDJuLPvVY.jpg)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1982
Queen of the Falls (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
The Stranger (1)
The Widow's Broom (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992