Only his second picture book, this 1982 gem secured Chris Van Allsburg's reputation as a master of visual storytelling, winning the Caldecott Medal and named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a National Book Award finalist. It is the tale of Peter and Judy, who find a strange and intriguing board game. Ah, but they should have heeded the printed warning, for once started, the game of Jumanji does not end until someone reaches the finish—no matter how many lions, monkeys, rhinos, and other creatures appear all around you. Looking like vintage black and white photos, the illustrations are "fabulously realistic drawings of surreal adventures, pictures that are so infinitely detailed in three dimensions that they appear to move, breathe, and make sounds."—Publishers Weekly