Fantasy

The Polar Express 

By Chris Van Allsburg

ISBN: 978-0395389492

Published by Houghton Mifflin 1985

The Polar Express is a fantastic fantasy story about a young boy who has lost all of his Christmas spirit and his ability to believe in Santa Claus. Christmas Eve a train magically appears in front of his house and he gets on with hesitation to travel to the North Pole! I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars because as a young child this was one of my favorite books to read, especially around Christmas time. It is well written and it definitely engages children, even now with the movie!

Where the Wild Things Are

By Maurice Sendak

ISBN: 978-0064431781

Published by Harper Collins in 1984

Where the Wild Things Are is a story about a young boy who keeps misbehaving. He gets sent to his room and there his imagination goes wild! His bedroom becomes a jungle with many new friends!

I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars because I really enjoyed the story line and also the illustrations get bigger and bigger on the page, making it enticing for children to read.

Harold and the Purple Crayon

By Crockett Johnson

ISBN: 9780060229368

Published by HarperCollins in 1951

Late one night, Harold leaves his house with just a crayon. He realizes that there is no moon out that night, so he draws one. There also isn't a path so he draws one, too! Harold goes on the biggest adventure of his life so this book deserves a 4 out of 5. I didn't think it was as creative as some of the other fantasy books that I found, but it is a classic.