Van Allsburg's illustrations have a beautiful simplicity of design, balance, texture, and a subtle intelligence beyond the call of illustration. With its surreal story and striking illustrations, Jumanji will intrique and enchant readers of all ages (blurb on rear flap of jacket). These concerns, as well attention to light and shade, characterization, and a variety of shapes and sizes used for composition, make Jumanji a book that once again demonstrates Chris Van Allsburg s artistry.
In order to reset the world around them, they must finish the game and make it to the titular city of gold. By setting objects close to the picture plane, he brings the viewer directly into scenes, and by careful placement of other objects, he creates a strong sense of depth and space. Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more. Jumanji (1981) Two children, Peter and Judy, find and play a game in which each roll of the dice brings the jungle from the game (as well as the creatures that live in it) to life around them. Chris Van Allsburg has created a striking sense of color in his black-and-white illustrations. In his second book for children, Chris Van Allsburg again explores the ever-shifting. VERY GOOD / AS NEW with slightly torn dustjacket) The (un-clipped )original green printed dust jacket has the gold Caldecott Medal affixed to the front panel (Chris Van Allsburg was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1982 for Jumanji). , p., illustrated throughout in black in white, oblong 25 x 28 cm.(Original green linen-grain cloth over boards with copper-gold lettering on front cover and spine.
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