Boston Book Festival

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2009 Event Descriptions

A Tribute to Chris Van Allsburg

10:30 a.m., Boston Public Library Rabb Lecture Hall.

This session celebrates the achievements of beloved author/illustrator Chris Van Allsburg. He is a two-time Caldecott Medal winner for The Polar Express and Jumanji, received a Caldecott Honor for his first book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi and the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. During this event, Festival Ballet Providence will bring Chris Van Allsburg's fairy tale to life with an excerpt from their ballet adaptation of the Van Allsburg story, The Widow's Broom. Hosted by New York Times bestselling children’s author and illustrator Brian Lies, whose latest picture book is Bats at the Library. Sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Chris Van Allsburg  

Brian Lies

Jennie Israel