While growing up in Grand Rapids, Chris Van Allsburg remembers hearing train whistles and taking train rides with his father. These childhood sights and sounds became part of the inspiration for Van Allsburg's well-known children's book, The Polar Express. The story is about a young boy who takes a magical journey aboard a train to [...]
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