American writer
Chris Raschka
Raschka in 2013
Born Christopher Raschka
Occupation(s) Author, artist and illustrator
Chris Raschka is anAmerican illustrator, writer, andviolist . He contributed to children's literature as a children'sillustrator .
Early life and education [ edit ] Raschka was born inHuntingdon, Pennsylvania . Though he grew up in suburbanChicago ,Illinois ,[ 1] [citation needed
He is a graduate ofSt. Olaf College .[citation needed
Yo! Yes? was aCaldecott Honor Book in 1994, but Raschka may be most famous for hisHello, Goodbye Window Caldecott Medal , and his bookA Ball for Daisy ,[ 2] [ 3]
He was U.S. nominee for the biennial, internationalHans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012.[ 4]
Raschka is the author and illustrator ofCharlie Parker Played Be Bop , an introduction to the saxophone player and composerCharlie Parker (Scholastic, 1997).[citation needed
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 forPlayhouse 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 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, byMegan 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 ^ "Artist Profile: Chris Raschka" .NCCIL . Archived fromthe original on April 3, 2016. RetrievedFebruary 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 . RetrievedJanuary 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 ofArlene Sardine " .Publishers Weekly . RetrievedJanuary 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. RetrievedJune 7, 2019 .
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