Jumanji (30th Anniversary Edition)

on a blank space. Her brother

olcano erupts, go back three
m and started to shake a little.
eplace opening. It hit the water
with steam. Judy rolled the dice

n.’ Oh dear!’’ she cried. Judy
elf from the clock.
n get out of the jungle,’’ said

d as she shook the dice. The
he floor. She dropped the dice
nother. Judy grabbed her piece
jumanji,’’ she yelled, as loud





The steam in the room became th
not even see Peter across the tab
and windows had been opened, a
from the room. Everything was
game. No monkeys, no guide, no
no snake, no lion roaring upstairs
word to each other, Peter and Jud
They bolted out the door, ran acr
dropped the game under a tree. B
their toys away. But both children
so Peter took out a picture puzzle.
their excitement slowly turned to
With the puzzle half done Peter a
the sofa.

hicker and thicker. Judy could
ble. Then, as if all the doors
a cool breeze cleared the steam
just as it had been before the
o water, no broken furniture,
s, no rhinos. Without saying a
dy threw the game into its box.
ross the street to the park, and
Back home, they quickly put all
n were too excited to sit quietly,
. As they fit the pieces together,
o relief, and then exhaustion.
and Judy fell sound asleep on





‘‘Wake up, dears,’’ Mother’s voic
Judy opened her eyes. Mother

their guests were arriving. Judy ga
Yawning and stretching, they got

Mother introduced them to so
‘‘Did you have an exciting aftern

‘‘Oh yes,’’ said Peter. ‘‘We had a
I got sleeping sickness, and—’’
adults’ laughter.

‘‘Well,’’ said Mother, ‘‘I think y
Why don’t you go upstairs and pu
can finish your puzzle and have s

ce called.
and Father had returned and
ave Peter a nudge to wake him.
t to their feet.
ome of the guests, then asked,
noon?’’
a flood, a stampede, a volcano,
Peter was interrupted by the

you both got sleeping sickness.
ut your pajamas on? Then you
some dinner.’’





When Peter and Judy came back
Father had moved the puzzle int
were working on it, one of the gu
them a tray of food.

‘‘Such a hard puzzle,’’ she said
Walter are always starting puzzle
Daniel and Walter were Mrs. Bud
instructions either. Oh well,’’ sa
rejoin the guests, ‘‘I guess they’ll l

Both children answered, ‘‘I hop
ing at Mrs. Budwing. They were
boys were running through the
Walter Budwing, and Danny had a

k downstairs they found that
to the den. While the children
uests, Mrs. Budwing, brought

d to the children. ‘‘Daniel and
es and never finishing them.’’
dwing’s sons. ‘‘They never read
aid Mrs. Budwing, turning to
learn.’’
pe so,’’ but they weren’t look-
looking out the window. Two
park. They were Danny and
a long, thin box under his arm.









C H R I S VA N A L L S B U RG is the
winner of two Caldecott Medals, for
Jumanji and e Polar Express, as
well as the recipient of a Caldecott
Honor for e Garden of Abdul Gasazi.
Van Allsburg has written numerous
picture books for children and was
awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime
achievement in children’s literature.

Visit his website at . .

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“A beautiful simplicity of design, balance,
[and] texture, and a subtle intelligence
beyond the call of illustration.”

—John Gardner, New York Times Book Review

★ “A potent vision that lingers on and on.”

—Booklist, starred review

“Illustrated by fabulously realistic drawings
of surreal adventures, pictures that are so
in nitely detailed in three dimensions that
they appear to move, breathe, and make
sounds.” —Publishers Weekly