{"id":82478,"date":"2026-10-24T19:43:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=82478"},"modified":"2026-10-24T20:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:21:27","slug":"the-polar-express-25th","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/the-polar-express-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"The Polar Express 25th Anniversary edition (signed)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Polar Express: 25th Anniversary Edition \u2013 Hand-Signed by Chris Van Allsburg (Mint Condition)<\/h2>\n<p>A pristine, unread copy of the special 25th-anniversary edition of Chris Van Allsburg\u2019s beloved holiday classic, <em>The Polar Express<\/em>. This landmark edition features the complete, original Caldecott Medal-winning artwork alongside an elegant commemorative jacket design. Includes a special ornament and CD read by Liam Neeson.<\/p>\n<p>This specific copy has been hand-signed by author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg directly on the title page. The book and its matching dust jacket are in mint condition, showing sharp corners, a pristine binding, and clean, unblemished pages throughout. It has been carefully stored in an archival environment since publication.<\/p>\n<h3>Biographical Profile<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chris Van Allsburg (b. 1949)<\/strong> is a celebrated American author and illustrator of children&#8217;s literature, recognized for his surrealistic visual style and evocative storytelling. A native of Michigan and an alumnus of the University of Michigan, Van Allsburg has received two Caldecott Medals for distinguished American picture books: <em>Jumanji<\/em> and <em>The Polar Express<\/em>. His masterfully detailed illustrations cross generational boundaries, establishing him as one of the definitive voices in modern children&#8217;s book illustration.<\/p>\n<h3>Bibliographic Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Author\/Illustrator:<\/strong> Chris Van Allsburg<\/li>\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Polar Express (25th Anniversary Edition)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> Hardcover with dust jacket<\/li>\n<li><strong>Condition:<\/strong> Mint (New \/ Unread)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Signature:<\/strong> Hand-signed by Chris Van Allsburg on the title page<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Houghton Mifflin Harcourt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Features:<\/strong> Commemorative anniversary printing, signed copy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Polar Express: 25th Anniversary Edition \u2013 Hand-Signed by Chris Van Allsburg (Mint Condition) A pristine, unread copy of the special 25th-anniversary edition of Chris Van Allsburg\u2019s beloved holiday classic, The Polar Express. This landmark edition features the complete, original Caldecott Medal-winning artwork alongside an elegant commemorative jacket design. Includes a special ornament and CD [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82479,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[123,120,128],"product_tag":[1846,1852,789,959],"class_list":["post-82478","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-fairytales-fantasy","product_cat-picture-books","product_cat-signed-editions","product_tag-chris-van-allsburg","product_tag-polar-express","product_tag-signed-by-artist","product_tag-signed-by-the-author","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/82478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=82478"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=82478"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=82478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}