Imprint: Andersen
Published: 13/11/1986
ISBN: 9780862641436
Length: 40 Pages
Dimensions: 293mm x 7mm x 231mm
Weight: 415g
RRP: £10.99
Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards a mysterious train that waits for him: the Polar Express bound for the North Pole. When he arrives there, Santa offers him any gift he desires. The boy modestly asks for one bell from the reindeer's harness. It turns out to be a very special gift, for only believers in Santa can hear it ring. Chris van Allsburg has created a magical Christmas classic for which he was awarded the most prestigious award in the USA - the Caldecott Medal. The author refuses to allow a paperback edition and as a result the hardback has sold over 3 million copies in the USA alone.
Imprint: Andersen
Published: 13/11/1986
ISBN: 9780862641436
Length: 40 Pages
Dimensions: 293mm x 7mm x 231mm
Weight: 415g
RRP: £10.99
"You could do no better. Bittersweet, beautifully told, trad book."