Title The sweetest fig / Chris van Allsburg

Published New York, N.Y. : Houghton Mifflin, 1993 Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	PICTURE BOOK Van/Sfi		AVAILABLE
MELB SPELK	819 Vanall Chr/Sfi		LIB USE ONLY

Description 29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm Summary After being given two magical figs that make his dreams come true, Monsieur Bibot sees his plans for future wealth upset by his long-suffering dog Notes Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote; both were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012 530 Lexile Accelerated Reader Lower Grade 3.7 0.5 Kilgore Intermediate Texas Bluebonnet Award Subject Avarice -- Fiction. Avarice -- Juvenile fiction. Dogs -- Fiction. Dogs -- Juvenile fiction. Dreams -- Fiction. Dreams -- Juvenile fiction. Magic -- Fiction. Magic -- Juvenile fiction. Dogs -- Fiction. Dreams -- Fiction. Magic -- Fiction. Genre/Form Picture books. Fiction. Author Houghton Mifflin Company, publisher LC no. 93012692 ISBN 0395673461 9780395673461

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