Van Allsburg, who has just wrapped up a weeklong tour promoting The Polar Express: 30th Anniversary Edition, was very pleased with the results of so many HMH staffers’ contributions to the book.

In Chris Van Allsburg's illustrated 1985 children's classic, "The Polar Express," a boy who isn't sure if he believes in Santa Claus takes a mysterious train to the North Pole ...

Brettni Banks displays pages from the Polar Express book during the Polar Express train ride at the Texas State Railroad in Palestine Monday Nov. 15, 2016. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph) ...