When families settle in for their annual viewing of The Polar Express this holiday season, few might realize they’re watching a film that shares a fascinating connection with the action-packed world ...

When Tom Hanks pitched a screen version of Chris Van Allsburg's beloved picture book, "The Polar Express," the author-illustrator drew a friendly line in the sand. Van Allsburg wanted no razzle-dazzle ...

Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar Express, which has enchanted children and adults for three decades, has a fresh new look on bookstore shelves this holiday season. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for ...

From his early days as a sculptor to his success as a children’s book author and illustrator, the Rhode Island School of Design alum shares his own story When I was 8 — on the cusp of believing, on ...

The 2004 movie brings Van Allsburg’s pages to life and Hanks plays six of the author’s characters. At the 2004 press conference for The Polar Express, Hanks recalled meeting Van Allsburg. Tom Hanks ...

SPENCER — “The Polar Express” has captured the imaginations of children everywhere since it was first published as a picture book in 1985 and made into a film in 2004. Now, the North Carolina ...

One of the newest holiday traditions is the celebration of the Polar Express franchise by turning traditional trains into living embodiments of the classic story. From children to adults, anyone who ...

Conductor Patrick O’Brien, in a formal train conductor’s cap, long black coat and black leather gloves, urges the children — all dressed in Christmas pajamas — to pull themselves together. They’re ...

LUBBOCK COUNTY, TX (KCBD) - The West Texas Polar Express is now boarding in Wolfforth and tickets on the magical ride are going fast! This is the 9th year for the real-life train ride, based on the ...

At Christmas, I love curling up with my kids to read "The Polar Express" or watching Tom Hanks tell the story in the animated version of the now classic book. But, here in North Carolina, you have ...