# Chris Van Allsburg — books assigned in US schools

**4** 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–5
**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

- autumn
- mystery and detective stories

## Genres

- Juvenile Fiction (2)
- Children's
- Mystery

## Every Chris Van Allsburg title on file

- [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)_
- [The Garden of Abdul Gasazi](https://readinglist.school/book/the-garden-of-abdul-gasazi) _(Grades K–5 · 2025)_

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