The Polar Express is a 2004 computer-animated adventure film based on the 1985 children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. The film follows a young boy who, on Christmas Eve, boards a magical train that takes him to the North Pole to receive a special gift from
The Polar Express is a 1985 fantasy children's picture book written and illustrated by American author Chris Van Allsburg. Critics and various educators have described the book as a landmark in children's Christmas literature, and it is widely praised for its atmospheric illustrations by Van Allsburg himself and how it is a book about having faith. It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm, relaxing storyline. For the work, Van Allsburg won the annual Caldecott Medal for illustration of an American children's picture book in 1986, his second after Jumanji.