Picture book recommendation: Christmas classic "The Polar Express"

A classic published in 1985, a Christmas story that transcends time

Touching countless hearts with warmth and fantasy

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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…

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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~