Chris Raschka

Chris Raschka

Chris Raschka at the 2013 Mazza Summer Conference
Born Chris Raschka
March 6, 1959
Occupation Author, artist and illustrator

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.[1]

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. Also, his book A Ball for Daisy won the 2012 Caldecott Medal.[2][3]

Rashka was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Though he grew up in suburban Chicago, Illinois,[4] he spent part of his childhood in Austria, his mother's homeland. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College. Now he currently 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).

Two of his books have met with controversy: Happy to Be Nappy, written by bell hooks, and his own Arlene Sardine.

Selected works

  • Another Important Book (illustrator)
  • Arlene Sardine
  • A Ball for Daisy
  • The Blushful Hippopotamus
  • Can't Sleep
  • Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
  • Circle Time (shorts for Playhouse Disney)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Ring! Yo!
  • Seriously, Norman
  • 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "A Ball (And A Caldecott) For 'Daisy' The Dog". National Public Radio. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Artist Profile: Chris Raschka". NCCIL. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

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