{"id":9537,"date":"2026-01-15T16:29:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/bassol\/?p=9537"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:31:03","slug":"author-study-chris-van-allsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/bassol\/2026\/01\/15\/author-study-chris-van-allsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Study: Chris Van Allsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Div. 20 is immersed in an author study on Chris Van Allsburg<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Chris Van Allsburg is a writer and illustrator of many children’s books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for picture book illustration, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures!<\/p>\n

He is well known for his imagination, creative storytelling, and unique style of illustrations. His books present magical worlds where anything can happen.<\/p>\n

The first story we read together was Two Bad Ants. <\/em>We discussed perspective\/points of view, character traits, and how the ants’ feelings changed throughout the book. We also discussed Van Allsburg’s art style in the illustrations. Crosshatching, stipling, and repeated lines were new techniques we learned and noticed throughout the story.<\/p>\n

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Take a peek at some of our interpretations-\u00a0 drawing from the an ant’s perspective\/point of view:<\/p>\n

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Div. 20 is immersed in an author study on Chris Van Allsburg! Chris Van Allsburg is a writer and illustrator of many children’s books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for picture book illustration, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures! He … <\/p>\n

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