by Chris Van Allsburg
I generally like Van Allsburg's books, but Jumanji didn't really capture me. I wanted more illustrations and more page turns to build tension and suspense rather than having each turn play out in one spread. The story is still good. I just think it could have been more effective if the book were for...
Genre: Animal / Drama / Suspense / Toys / Magic Year Published: 1981 Year Read: 1998 “Jumanji” is a Caldecott Award- winning book by Chris Van Allsburg and is the most popular children’s book out of all of his books. In this story, two children, Peter and Judy, discover a strange looking board...
My 8-year-old, now in 3rd grade, has been raving about this book for about a week. He scored 100% on the test at school on this one, and really wanted his brother to read it. I told him I had seen a movie with this title several years ago. It was ok, but nothing I'd want to see twice. So... he ...
Loved the book. Not a tremendous fan of the movie due to Robin Williams.
This was so much better than the movie! Love the black and white illustrations.
This was so much better than the movie! Love the black and white illustrations.
My niece enjoyed this book quite a bit. She is at the age where board games are starting to be of interest, so this one really struck her imagination, I think. The pictures are just beautiful, and the story perfectly toes the line between being just scary enough without making the kid wet the bed ...
I really love VanAllsburg's art. It's creepy, and quite striking. Distinctive. I never enjoy the stories as much, though.
*Incomplete review-complete when read again*First let me say that Chris Van Allsburg is one of my favorite children's illustrators of all time. I love The Polar Express and many of his other works. For some reason, however, this book thoroughly disappointed me. I had no emotional response to this an...
Very scary as a child. haha
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