

VIP and general admission tickets for the Ann Arbor premiere can be purchased online at For more information about the book signing and to pre-purchase Jumanji, visit For more about the statewide Jumanji premiere, visit About Chris Van AllsburgĬhris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. With a simultaneous showing at the Celebration! Cinema North in Grand Rapids, the statewide movie premiere is a fundraiser for Jo Elyn Nyman Anchors Programs for Children at Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice. The appearance of the renowned author of Jumanji, The Polar Express and Zathura, precedes the Ann Arbor premiere of the new Sony movie Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, slated for Tuesday evening, Dec. To help expedite the signing for guests, the event will be ticketed and open to the first 250 people to pre-purchase a copy of Jumanji, online at In addition to signing the new copies of Jumanji, Van Allsburg will also sign an additional two volumes of any of his works, either pre-owned or purchased on-site at the signing. 18 at Nicola’s Books, located in the Westgate Shopping Center at 2513 Jackson Ave. 29, 2017) – Children’s author and illustrator, and Caldecott Medal honoree, Chris Van Allsburg will sign copies of his award-winning 1981 book, Jumanji, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Nicola’s Books to host event in advance of Ann Arbor movie premiereĪNN ARBOR, Mich.
