The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg

Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator)

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Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards a mysterious train that waits for him: the Polar Express bound for the North Pole. When he arrives there, Santa offers him any gift he desires. The boy modestly asks for one bell from the reindeer's harness. It turns out to be a very special gift, for only believers in Santa can hear it ring.
  • ISBN10 0395389496
  • ISBN13 9780395389492
  • Publish Date 1 November 1988 (first published 13 November 1986)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 15 December 2009
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Houghton Mifflin
  • Edition 25th Anniversary ed.
  • Format Paperback
  • Language English