Zathura is a 2002 science fiction children's picture book written and illustrated by American author Chris Van Allsburg. In the story, implied to be set in the 1950s, two brothers, Danny and Walter Budwing, are drawn into an interstellar space adventure when their house is magically hurled through space. The book is a standalone sequel to the 1981 children's book Jumanji, also by Van Allsburg, and visual and textual references are made to Jumanji in the story. The book was adapted into a film, titled Zathura: A Space Adventure, in 2005.