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Chris Raschka

Author of The Hello, Goodbye Window

Includes the names: C Raschka, Chris Raschka, Chris Raschka

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Chris Raschka was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania on March 6, 1959. He received a B.A. from St. Olaf College in 1981. Before becoming a full-time author, he was an art teacher in St. Croix, Virgin Islands and a freelance artist, cartoonist, and editorial illustrator. He is an author and illustrator of children's books including Yo! Yes?, Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, and Mysterious Thelonious. Hello, Goodbye Window won the Caldecott Medal in 2006 and A Ball for Daisy won the Caldecott Medal in 2012. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Yo! Yes?… (more)
The Hello, Goodbye Window (Illustrator) 2,656 copies, 390 reviews
Yo! Yes? 2,083 copies, 100 reviews
A Ball for Daisy 1,458 copies, 309 reviews
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop 619 copies, 19 reviews
Skin Again (Illustrator) 410 copies, 59 reviews
Happy to Be Nappy (Illustrator) 305 copies, 25 reviews
Simple Gifts: A Shaker Hymn 273 copies, 9 reviews
Be Boy Buzz (Illustrator) 158 copies, 6 reviews
The Purple Balloon 135 copies, 52 reviews
Daisy Gets Lost 131 copies, 18 reviews
Can't Sleep 127 copies, 5 reviews
Mysterious Thelonious 125 copies, 18 reviews
John Coltrane's Giant Steps 116 copies, 15 reviews
Grump Groan Growl (Illustrator) 115 copies, 6 reviews
Ring! Yo? 110 copies, 7 reviews
Arlene Sardine 102 copies, 30 reviews
Little Black Crow 101 copies, 21 reviews
Five for a Little One 94 copies, 11 reviews
Hip Hop Dog 91 copies, 27 reviews
Seriously, Norman! 70 copies, 3 reviews
Table Manners 68 copies, 3 reviews
Paul writes (a letter) 66 copies, 1 review
Give and Take 57 copies, 7 reviews
Like Likes Like 56 copies, 4 reviews
The Blushful Hippopotamus 52 copies, 5 reviews
Whaley Whale (Thingy Things) 51 copies, 5 reviews
Lamby Lamb (Thingy Things) 48 copies, 8 reviews
New Shoes 46 copies, 1 review
Moosey Moose (Thingy Things) 44 copies, 2 reviews
Waffle 42 copies, 7 reviews
The Doorman's Repose 40 copies, 2 reviews
Wormy Worm (Thingy Things) 39 copies, 1 review
Cowy Cow (Thingy Things) 36 copies, 2 reviews
Sluggy Slug (Thingy Things) 35 copies, 2 reviews
Goosey Goose (Thingy Things) 29 copies, 5 reviews
Elizabeth Imagined An Iceberg 29 copies, 10 reviews
Crabby Crab (Thingy Things) 28 copies, 3 reviews
The Blue Table 22 copies
In the City 19 copies
Clammy Clam (Thingy Things) 15 copies, 1 review
Saint Spotting 15 copies
The Magic Flute 14 copies, 1 review
Mama Baby 14 copies, 2 reviews
Buggy Bug (Thingy Things) 11 copies, 1 review
Boy Meets Girl/Girl Meets Boy 10 copies, 1 review
Meow 9 copies, 1 review
Farmy Farm 4 copies
Petit arbre 2 copies
No Yes? 1 copy
A Child's Christmas in Wales (Illustrator, some editions) 1,786 copies, 49 reviews
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms (Illustrator) 767 copies, 72 reviews
Peter and the Wolf (Illustrator, some editions) 723 copies, 13 reviews
A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems (Illustrator) 627 copies, 58 reviews
I Pledge Allegiance (Illustrator) 432 copies, 19 reviews
Little Tree (Illustrator, some editions) 357 copies, 13 reviews
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (Contributor) 322 copies, 7 reviews
Another Important Book (Illustrator) 289 copies, 14 reviews
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (Illustrator) 273 copies, 14 reviews
Half-Minute Horrors (Contributor) 265 copies, 21 reviews
Fishing in the Air (Illustrator) 148 copies, 5 reviews
Best Shorts: Favorite Stories for Sharing (Illustrator) 87 copies, 5 reviews
Knock, Knock (Illustrator) 77 copies, 2 reviews
911: The Book of Help (Illustrator, some editions) 44 copies, 1 review
Benjamin Brody's Backyard Bag (Illustrator) 38 copies
If You Were a Dog (Illustrator) 30 copies, 4 reviews
A Song About Myself (Illustrator) 25 copies, 4 reviews
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