Tragic Death of Chris Van Allsburg of Greenbrier, NC in Santa Barbara, CA Accident

Loikalani: I love the stories and artwork of Chris Van Allsburg. I collected them all for one of my daughters some 30 years ago and now I’m collecting them for me, to share with ALL my grandchildren. These stories hold up over the years and still charm children and sparks their imagination.

United States on Sep 08, 2020

Andria: This has been made into a movie just like Jumanji. This happens after Jumanji and the book stands on it's own. An older brother who does not appreciate his younger brother learns to cherish and appreciate him after this space adventure. The drawings are amazing and captivating to kids of all ages. Another great book by Chris Van Allsburg.

United States on Aug 14, 2020

Adam B.: Chris Van Allsburg is absolutely incredible. Each book I get for my son gets better and better. I will be grabbing each one in his collection.

United States on Jan 24, 2018

Lilith MacRoberts: My kid loves anything space-related. After watching the movie Zathura for the millionth time, I tried to get him to watch its predacessor, Jumanji, and he really couldn't be bothered with it because... no space stuff. So we checked out the book, Zathura, and he was hooked. We checked it out so many times, they told us we had to stop for at least a two-week cycle every month so someone else could read it. After searching for months at used and new bookstores, I just ordered it from Amazon.

The story revolves around Danny and Walter, two brothers who are constantly fighting and bickering. After tusseling in the park on the way home, one of them finds an old board game box next to a tree with the word "Jumanji" printed on it. It had been left there by Peter and Judy after their adventures in the original book of the same name. Walter and Danny take it home, and when they find the jungle board game a bit too immature, they magically find another board wedged into the bottom of the box. One with spaceships and aliens printed on it.

You can probably guess where it goes from there -- the boys take turns trying to reach the planet Zathura to get home, while everything from...

United States on Mar 29, 2016

Amazon Customer: used this a writing stimulus after reading Jumanji to my class. The children didn't enjoy as much as Jumanji but were glad to have read it and liked that the main characters were the Budwing Boys. Decided that the game changed everytime someone new found it

United Kingdom on Jan 01, 2016

christelle festor: J'ai reçu un album en langue anglaise alors que ce n'était précisé nulle part!! Je suis déçue par ce manque d'information.

France on Sep 29, 2015

FrozenTexans: We got this as a gift for our son, who LOVES space. He loves it! The art is great, and the book's size makes it easy to get lost in the illustrations. The story's not too long, so it's great for a bedtime book for kids known to stall, as it won't take forever to get through. It's different from the movie, if you're familiar with that; more kid-friendly.

United States on Jan 27, 2015

田中俊子: 状態の良い綺麗な本でした。内容も面白くて、絵がとても緻密で素晴らしいです。

Japan on Jul 13, 2013