Chris Van Allsburg

Just heard Chris talk at Book Passage in Corte Madera.  What a treat!  I'll use 17 adjectives to describe the man who has written and illustrated 17 wonderful books + more with other collaborators:  Talented, humorous, original, smart, funny, interesting, wise, gifted, different, unique, nice, caring, hard-working, skillful, proficient, prolific, worthy.   Plus, he has a great website here:
One of my favorite books of his is his first.  I'm happy it is now autographed!