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The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg

The Stranger

Hardcover – Picture Book, October 28, 1986

Chris Van Allsburg

HarperCollins · Hardcover · October 28, 1986

The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather.

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Who it’s for
A weather-tinged mystery leaves room to wonder who has come to stay.
Themes
Mystery, Weather
Genres
Magic & Fantasy, Weather Stories, Mysteries & Detective Stories

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About this book

The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather. Could he be Jack Frost?

Weather and Wonder

A weather-tinged mystery leaves room to wonder who has come to stay.

Come here for

  • A quietly uncanny stranger and a weather-shaped question

Expect

  • A picture-book encounter with an enigmatic visitor
  • A question that invites speculation

Where it sits

Weather Stories73%
Mysteries & Detective Stories64%
Magic & Fantasy58%

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Publisher categories

  • Boys & Men
  • Girls & Young Women
  • Funny Stories
  • Mysteries & Detective Stories
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  • Environment & Conservation
  • Weather Stories
  • Disasters & Natural Hazards
  • Magic & Fantasy
Authors
Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 28, 1986
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Mystery · Weather
Reading lane
Boys & Men