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Chris Raschka's Books
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Little Black CrowPicture a sky as big as all outdoors, a fence disappearing over a hill, a crow then appearing, a boy looking up, watching, wondering. Not much more...Read More
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Fortune CookiesFortune recieves a box with a fortune cookie for each day of the week. Her fortunes come true in unexpected ways in Fortune Cookies by A. Bitterman.Read More -
Peter and the WolfProkofiev's musical fable, beautifully retold by Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka, will deepen a childs' appreciation of music, language, and theatre.Read More
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Five for a Little OneIf you are a bunny, try a taste, take a gander, snuffle a sniff, relish a sound, and share a hug. Everything around is waiting. If you are a...Read More
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New York Is English, Chattanooga Is Creek.Suppose you are a CITY. Yes, you, looking at this book. Who named you SANTA FE, or PORTLAND, or TOMBSTONE, or whatever your name is? This book...Read More
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John Coltrane's Giant StepsYou may be surprised at the tricky music a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a kitten can make. Right before your eyes. And on the pages of this...Read More
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Bend Bulletin, February 17, 2012
...savor, so get comfortable, turn the pages slowly and find your own story. ?A Ball For Daisy? by Chris Raschka This book earned the 2012 Caldecott Medal for most distinguished picture book for children. This picture book, told from the point of view of...
Youth Worker Journal, February 15, 2012
...Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children: A Ball for Daisy illustrated and written by Chris Raschka, is the 2012 Caldecott Medal winner. The book is published by Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's...
New York Times, February 10, 2012
...ones with their peep kisses. LITTLE TREASURES Endearments From Around the World. By Jacqueline K. Ogburn. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. 32 pp. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8) A book to make any Montessori or multicultural...
School Library Journal, February 9, 2012
...This? Then Try: “Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate by Bob Graham A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka Fred Stays With Me! by Nancy Coffelt Other Blog Reviews: No related posts. Tags: 2012 picture books, 2012 reviews, Barroux, Blue Apple Books, dog...
WRAL, February 8, 2012
...styles. Valentine's Day: Jacqueline Ogburn's Little Treasures (Houghton Mifflin $16.99), illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka, is a lovely collection of endearments from around the world. For ages 4 and up. An Eve Bunting-Jan Brett...
Detroit News, February 6, 2012
..."Dead End in Norvelt" won the John Newbery Medal for the best children's book of 2011, and Chris Raschka's "A Ball for Daisy" won the Randolph Caldecott award for best illustration. The prizes were announced Monday by the American Library Association...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 6, 2012
...Voigt and narrated by Wendy Carter. Schwartz & Wade Caldecott Medal—A Ball for Daisy, illustrated and written by Chris Raschka. King Author Honor Book—Patricia C. McKissack, author of Never Forgotten, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Sydney...
Examiner.com, December 16, 2011
...his past through the impressive landscape he's created. An instant classic. 2. A Ball For Daisy by Chris Raschka (Schwartz & Wade) Ages 2 to 5 A little dog loves playing with her favorite ball more than anything in the world, until it's destroyed by a...
Good Times Santa Cruz, December 13, 2011
...Canyon); “Whiteout,” a collaboration with the photographer Nathan Lyons, (Lodima); and a children's book with illustrations by Chris Raschka, “A Primer about the Flag” (Candlewick). His poems, his teaching, and his columns in The American Poetry...
Oregonian, December 9, 2011
...his mother decorates a pine tree with paper cranes. A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas. Chris Raschka Raschka's illustrations include many tiny details that will entice readers into the classic story of a boy's memories of Christmas. Too Many...
MetroKids Pennsylvania, December 6, 2011
...expressions to define each character in this sardonically humorous offering. A Ball for Daisy Written and illustrated by Chris Raschka; Schwartz & Wade/Random (Preschool, Primary) Dog gets (red) ball; dog loses ball; dog gets (blue) ball. Raschka’s...
Sacramento Bee, December 5, 2011
...books we reviewed this year, these are the ones that have stayed with us: A Ball for Daisy Chris Raschka Schwartz & Wade, $17, 32 pages, ages 3-7 Named by the New York Times as one of the best illustrated books of 2011, this wordless gem by Raschka will...
New York Times, December 2, 2011
...Rife with snappy asides and clever but never heavy-handed, our reviewer wrote. SERIOUSLY, NORMAN! Written and illustrated by Chris Raschka. (Michael di Capua/Scholastic, $17.95.) This humorous first novel by picture book author Raschka describes life...
KansasCity.com, December 2, 2011
...mid-grade novel. • Fortune Cookies, by Albert Bitterman (pseudonym of a Kansas City childrens bookseller), illustrated by Chris Raschka (Beach Lane Books). A child receives a box of seven fortune cookies from an uncle, a fortune per day...
