Christopher Raschka
Born 6 March 1959
From Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States · Nationality: United States
Chris Raschka (born March 6, 1959) is an American illustrator, writer, and violist. He contributed to children's literature as a children's illustrator. He was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012.
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.
Raschka was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Though he grew up in suburban Chicago, Illinois, he spent part of his childhood in Austria, his mother's homeland. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College. Now he lives in New York City.
Raschka is the author and illustrator of Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, an introduction to the saxophone player and composer Charlie Parker (Scholastic, 1997). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Raschka
Books by Christopher Raschka in order
Books by Christopher Raschka in the order they were published, from Charlie Parker Played Be Bop (1992) to New Shoes (2018).
- 1Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop1992 - 2Yo! Yes?
Yo! Yes?1993 - 3Elizabeth Imagined an Iceberg
Elizabeth Imagined an Iceberg1994 - 4Can't Sleep
Can't Sleep1995 - 5The Blushful Hippopotamus
The Blushful Hippopotamus1996 - 6Arlene Sardine
Arlene Sardine1998 - 7Simple Gifts
Simple Gifts1998 - 8Like Likes Like
Like Likes Like1999 - 9Doggy Dog
Doggy Dog2000 - 10Moosey Moose
Moosey Moose2000 - 11Ring! Yo?
Ring! Yo?2000 - 12Whaley Whale
Whaley Whale2000 - 13Waffle
Waffle2001 - 14Talk to Me About the Alphabet
Talk to Me About the Alphabet2003 - 15Five for a Little One
Five for a Little One2006 - 16Hip Hop Dog
Hip Hop Dog2009 - 17A Ball for Daisy
A Ball for Daisy2011 - 18Seriously, Norman!
Seriously, Norman!2011 - 19Daisy Gets Lost
Daisy Gets Lost2013 - 20Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle2013 - 21Alphabetabum
Alphabetabum2014 - 22Cowy Cow
Cowy Cow2014 - 23The Doorman's Repose
The Doorman's Repose2017 - 24New Shoes
New Shoes2018