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American writer
Chris Raschka
Raschka in 2013
Born Christopher Raschka
Occupation(s) Author, artist and illustrator
Chris Raschka is an
American illustrator, writer, and
violist . He contributed to children's literature as a children's
illustrator .
Early life and education
Raschka was born in
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania . Though he grew up in suburban
Chicago ,
Illinois ,
[1] he spent part of his childhood in Austria, his mother's homeland.[
citation needed ]
He is a graduate of
St. Olaf College .[
citation needed ]
Career and awards
Yo! Yes? was a
Caldecott Honor Book in 1994, but Raschka may be most famous for his
Hello, Goodbye Window , winner of the 2006
Caldecott Medal , and his book
A Ball for Daisy , which won the 2012 Caldecott Medal.
[2]
[3]
He was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international
Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012.
[4]
Raschka is the author and illustrator of Charlie Parker Played Be Bop , an introduction to the saxophone player and composer
Charlie Parker (Scholastic, 1997).[
citation needed ]
Selected works
Another Important Book (illustrator)
Arlene Sardine
[5]
A Ball for Daisy
The Blushful Hippopotamus
Can't Sleep
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
Circle Time (shorts for
Playhouse Disney )
Daisy Gets Lost
Elizabeth Imagined an Iceberg
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle
Farmy Farm
Fishing in the Air (illustrator)
Five for a Little One
A Foot in the Mouth (illustrator)
The Genie in the Jar (illustrator)
Good Sports: Rhymes about Running, Jumping, Throwing, and More (illustrator)
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup (illustrator)
Grump Groan Growl (illustrator)
Happy to Be Nappy (illustrator)
Home at Last (children's book)|Home at Last (illustrator)
The Hello, Goodbye Window (illustrator)
Hip Hop Dog (author)
John Coltrane's Giant Steps
A Kick in the Head (illustrator)
Little Black Crow
Little Tree (illustrator)
Moosey Moose
Mysterious Thelonious
Peter and the Wolf (adaptor, illustrator)
A Poke in the I (illustrator)
The Purple Balloon
Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking about What They See, by
Megan Dowd Lambert , Charlesbridge, 2015.
Ring! Yo?
Seriously, Norman
Side by Side : A Celebration of Dads
[6]
Simple Gifts: A Shaker Hymn
Talk To Me About the Alphabet
Whaley Whale
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? ( illustrator)
Wormy Worm
Yo! Yes?
If You Were a Dog
References
^
"Artist Profile: Chris Raschka" .
NCCIL . Archived from
the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2012 .
^
"Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present" .
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).
"The Randolph Caldecott Medal" . ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
^
"A Ball (And A Caldecott) For 'Daisy' The Dog" .
National Public Radio . Retrieved January 24, 2012 .
^
"2012 Awards" . Hans Christian Andersen Awards.
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
"Chris Raschka" . Hans Christian Andersen Awards. IBBY. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
^
"Review of Arlene Sardine " .
Publishers Weekly . August 31, 1998. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ Gurdon, Meaghan Cox (June 7, 2019).
"Children's Books: Why They Love to Hop on Pop Picture books that celebrate the tender, playful, capable modern father (book review)" . Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 7, 2019 .
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