# Chris Van Allsburg — books assigned in US schools

**7** books by Chris Van Allsburg appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/chris-van-allsburg
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- ants
- autumn
- biography
- daredevils
- dogs
- dreams
- ficción juvenil
- magia
- mystery and detective stories
- new york times reviewed

## Genres

- Juvenile Fiction (2)
- Biography
- Children's
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Realistic Fiction

## Every Chris Van Allsburg title on file

- [The Garden of Abdul Gasazi](https://readinglist.school/book/the-garden-of-abdul-gasazi) _(Grades K–5 · 1979)_
- [Jumanji](https://readinglist.school/book/jumanji) _(Grades K–3 · 1981)_
- [The Polar Express](https://readinglist.school/book/the-polar-express) _(Grades K–3 · 1985)_
- [The Stranger](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stranger) _(Grades 3–5 · 1986)_
- [Two bad Ants](https://readinglist.school/book/two-bad-ants) _(Grades K–3 · 1988)_
- [The Sweetest Fig](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sweetest-fig) _(Grades 3–8 · 1993)_
- [Queen of the Falls](https://readinglist.school/book/queen-of-the-falls) _(Grades 3–8 · 2011)_

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