A classic published in 1985, a Christmas story that transcends time
Touching countless hearts with warmth and fantasy
Take the Arctic Express together
Enter the story in the book
See why it's so enduring
The Polar Express
Christmas Eve, snowflakes fall
The boy in the room waited with bated breath
He always believed
Christmas bells will ring on Christmas Eve
Santa Claus will bring gifts to children on his sleigh
Even though his friends told him it was impossible
Suddenly, he heard a sound
Not a ringtone
Rather
The train whistle?!
An "express train" to the North Pole stopped in front of him.
The conductor asked, "Do you want to come along?"
The boy got in the car
The carriage was already full of children.
They sang songs
Eating snow-white nougat
Drinking steaming hot cocoa
The train passed through a forest full of wolves
Towering snow-capped mountains
Ice lake blown by the cold wind
... ...
Finally arrived at Santa Claus' home - the North Pole
It is a city at the highest point in the world.
But there are no elves there
It turned out that hundreds of elves gathered in the square in the center of the city.
Because there
Santa Claus will choose a child
Give this child his first Christmas gift this year!
The boy was chosen
The elves put him on the sleigh
Santa Claus sat the boy on his knee and asked
"So, what do you want for Christmas?"
The boy knows he can ask for anything
But what he wanted most
It's a silver bell on Santa's sleigh.
Santa Claus asked the elf to cut a bell
"The first gift of Christmas!" he shouted
Then he gave it to the boy
The boy carefully put the bell into his pajama pocket
Then, Santa Claus rode a sleigh pulled by reindeer.
After circling in the air
Disappeared into the cold, dark polar sky
The boy boarded the polar train home with other children.
Inside the carriage, the children clamored to see his bell.
The boy put his hands in his pockets
......!
Gone!
No bells in your pocket!
There is only one hole...
The train quickly took the boy back home.
The boy said goodbye to the children sadly
The conductor yelled at him, "MERRYYY CHRISTMAAAS!"
The Polar Express blew its whistle
Walk away...
the next day
Christmas morning
The boy and his sister Sarah unwrapped all the presents under the Christmas tree
Oh! Wait!
Sarah found a small gift box behind the tree.
It's that silver bell!
The boy rang the bell
The bell made the most beautiful sound in the world.
But the mother next to her said, "Oh, what a pity."
Dad also said, "Yes, this bell is broken."
When the boy rang the bell, his parents heard nothing...
In the Beginning
Most of the boy's friends could hear the bell.
But time passes
They gradually lost their hearing
Even until one year
Sarah found that she could no longer hear that beautiful ringtone
But the boys
Even though he grew up
Even though he is getting older
He could still hear the beautiful sound of the bells
Like, anyone who truly believes in Christmas…
The Polar Express captures the true meaning of Christmas -
Miracles, faith, and warmth deep in the heart.
Whether for children or adults, this book is a healing masterpiece suitable for reading in winter.
In addition, the gentle and delicate painting style of "The Polar Express" is also a classic.
The pictures in the picture book mostly use soft tones , such as blue-gray, dark green, golden yellow, etc., to render the tranquility and mystery of the winter night. The book also makes good use of the contrast of light and shadow to lead readers into a warm fairy tale of the winter night.
Van Allsburg's painting style combines realism and romanticism , vividly expressing the dreaminess and warmth of the Christmas story.
If you want to relive the faith and warmth of your childhood this Christmas, you might as well pick up "The Polar Express" and follow this miracle train to find the never-fading sound of the silver bell.
The picture book also has a movie adaptation of the same name, which is very suitable for watching with your family at Christmas~
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