By Chris Van Allsburg, 2009

ISBN 0547238932

Late on Christmas Eve, a young boy waits patiently for the jingling of Santa's sleigh bells, but instead hears the clanging of metal. A mysterious train appears, the Polar Express, ready to whisk him and the other children on board to the North Pole and to see Santa. While in the North Pole the young boy is chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas.

He asks for a silver bell off the harness of the reindeer. On his return home the bell is lost. On Christmas morning he finds the bell under the tree, but much to his surprise only the boy and his sister can hear the soft jingling, for only those who truly believe can hear the music of the beautiful silver bell.Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express is one of the most beloved holiday books.

Awarded the 1986 Caldecott Medal, every December it faithfully reappears on national bestseller lists.

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