The book and movie both concern a little boy who is having serious doubts about the existence of Santa Claus. He is not sure if he believes any more or not. This book was the Caldecott winner in 1986, but the movie, although good, was not as good as the book. Chris Van Allsburg creates illustrations that I think I could recognize without seeing his name. Any child would love to entertain the idea of taking a on a train ride to the North Pole to see Santa off on his sleigh. He receives a bell on his trip, but loses it before he gets home. Santa finds it and leaves the bell on his tree. His parents are disappointed because they think the bell is broken, but only those who believe in Santa can hear the ringing. This boy continues to hear the bell through adulthood showing he still believes in the spirit of Santa. The movie is entertaining, but like all feature length films made from a picture book, a lot must be added. Although, the book and the movie are different I believe the essence of the book is still captured during the movie. I thought that the train ride that swerves and swoops was included just for the effect seen in 3-D, which was great. As an adult seeing all of the roles that Tom Hanks played in the movie was interesting. This is one where both and the book and the movie are going to be classics.
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