API Reflection

For my API study I chose my favorite children's book author, Chris Van Allsburg. I've always been a big fan of all of Van Allsburg's work, and greatly enjoy reading his books. I read many Van Allsburg books for this course, and I can honestly say that I enjoyed all of them. Some of my favorite Van Allsburg books are the following: The Stranger, The Polar Express, Ben's Dream, and The Wreck Of The Zephyr. His books tend to have very surreal and dream-like settings and themes. Most of his books also have a child as either the main character or a secondary character. Van Allsburg's illustrations are always extremely surreal and complement his strange and mysterious stories perfectly. I really enjoy the variety in his illustrations as well, as most of his books tend to have a very original and singular look and theme to the illustrations. I greatly enjoyed reading Van Allsburg's books, and I would certrainly recommend the author to any reader (young or old).