{"id":657737,"date":"2021-08-23T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=657737"},"modified":"2021-08-24T11:32:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T10:32:46","slug":"the-polar-express-christmas-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/the-polar-express-christmas-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The Polar Express: Christmas Book and Gift Set&#8230; Become part of the Polar Express story this Christmas, and celebrate its 35th anniversary! (IT&#8217;S A SEPTEMBER RELEASE!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Polar Express: Christmas Book and Gift Set<br \/>\nby Chris Van Allsburg<br \/>\nillustrated by Chris Van Allsburg<\/h3>\n<p>Become part of the Polar Express story this Christmas, and celebrate its 35th anniversary!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_657776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-657776\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-657776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"403\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-657776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Created with GIMP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Christmas gift box contains: gift edition story book, a bell from Santa&#8217;s sleigh, fold and send letter-to Santa templates, North Pole stamp stickers, decorative Polar Express stickers to seal your letters.<br \/>\nRediscover the spirit of Christmas with this fun-packed gift set, including a mini hardback of the Christmas classic, the magic sleighbell from the story, and a write-your-own letter to Santa kit! Only believers in Santa can hear the bell ring&#8230; will you?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Magical glowing double spread pictures&#8230; an original and memorable book.&#8217; Guardian<br \/>\n\u2018A thrilling tale.\u2019 Independent<\/p>\n<p>Perfect Christmas gift includes a beautiful mini hardback Christmas classic, a bell<br \/>\nfrom Santa&#8217;s sleigh, and a craft your own letter to Santa kit including foldable<br \/>\nletter templates and stickers.<\/p>\n<p>12 million copieshave been sold worldwide, including 50,000 copies of the hardback edition in the UK alone.<\/p>\n<p>Both a New York Times Bestseller and a New York TimesBest Ilustrated Book Caldecott Medal Winner<\/p>\n<p>The major motion picture, based on the book and starring Tom Hanks was a smash hit on release and has now become a Christmas favourite.<\/p>\n<p>Chris van Allsburg lives in Providence, Rhode Island and lectures at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is a sculptor and artist, and twice winner of the Caldecott Medal, first for Jumanji, and then for The Polar Express. He has also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in October 2009<\/p>\n<p>Publication Date: 02 September 2021<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a312.99 (Inc. VAT)<br \/>\nBinding: Hardback<br \/>\nISBN: 9781783446827<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Polar Express: Christmas Book and Gift Set by Chris Van Allsburg illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg Become part of the Polar Express story this Christmas, and celebrate its 35th anniversary! 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