Houghton Mifflin

• Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (1981)

  [9/10]

  "The movie adaptation of Jumanji creates a sloppy reflection of the artistic precision in Van Allsburg's illustrated story about two children who find a reality-altering game in the park."

• Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular by Rust Hills (1987)

  [9/10]

  "Hills organized his personal ponderings and observations about the short story from his years of experience as an editor into this concise reference about the short story as a literary form."

• Zathura: A Space Adventure by Chris Van Allsburg (2002)

  [5/10]

  "If you have read Jumanji, Zathura offers no real surprises. You already know that the game will alter reality, so we don't experience any shock when a meteor really does crash through the roof. But I find Van Allsburg's illustrations in Zathura inferior to his work in Jumanji."

  Average score: 7.67