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Chris Raschka
Some of us look up at those craggy, mysterious apartment buildings found in the posher parts of New York City and wonder what goes on inside. Now in paperback, The…
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A delightful middle grade adventure by two-time Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka about good, evil, and cats. Generously illustrated with black-and-white illustrations.
When a twelve-year old girl named Cleo and…
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Illustrates how just like daylilies, we come and we go, but memories and friendships last forever.
Norton Juster
From the acclaimed author of the classic book The Phantom Tollbooth comes a love song to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild, illustrated by a multi-Caldecott recipient-now available in…
Nicholas Day
What does nothing sound like? An offbeat history of John Cage's 4'33", a musical composition of blank bars, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka.
Linda Sue Park
Age range 3 to 6
A celebration of books and reading from Newbery medal winner Linda Sue Park and illustrated by two-time Caldecott medal winner, Chris Raschka.
'This is my…
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From Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a sweet, simple picture book dialogue between a mother and baby, for the youngest of children.
Mama and Baby clap and play hide-and-seek and…
Part re-issues, part brand new–Chris Raschka is at his best in this simple, straight-forward and hilarious picture book series.
The THINGY THINGS are Chris Raschka at his best - short, sweet and hilarious.
A one-hundredth birthday tribute to the late jazz artist explores his observations about humanity’s discriminatory and violent behaviors as well as his efforts to forge world peace through music with…
Retells the story of the Mozart opera, in which the noble Prince Tamino seeks the fair Pamina against a backdrop of the battle between darkness and light.
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate pigeons as colorful, chatty denizens of the city.
Two-time Caldecott Medalist and New York Times- bestselling picture book creator Raschka pays tribute to one of the most quintessential events of childhood–getting new shoes–in this boldly illustrated and inspiring…
Two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka’s stunning picture book is the perfect pick to share whenever family and friends gather together to celebrate and give thanks, no matter the occasion.
Two-time Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka celebrates the enduring bond between best friends-a young girl and her cat.
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Some of us look up at those craggy, mysterious apartment buildings found in the posher parts of New York City and wonder what goes on inside. This book collects ten…
In the tradition of his nearly wordless picture book Yo! Yes?, Caldecott Medalist Raschka explores in pictures the joy and sadness that having a special toy can bring. Full color.
Learning to ride a bike is one of the most important milestones of childhood, and no one captures the emotional ups and downs of the experience better than Raschka, who…
Raschka’s Caldecott Honor Book which captures the street poetry between two boys is now available for the first time in a Scholastic Bookshelf paperback version. Full color.
In a daring attempt to capture the raw energy of Parker’s music … Raschka (pens) a text that’s as lean as a poem and as mean as a blues refrain…
"A picture book biography of Mary Lou Williams, an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington and…
Caldecott Medalist Raschka breathes new life into the letters of Paul the Apostle, depicting Paul’s sincerity and compassion, sadness and pain, giving readers a true sense of who Paul really…
A young boy and his mother travel through a church, meeting saints and learning their stories and symbols –
Two lonely boys, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.
Chris Raschka,Vladimir Radunsky
Here celebrated artists and authors Vladimir Radunsky and Chris Raschka put a delightful new old-fashioned spin on the alphabet book.
Bell Hooks
Celebrating all that makes each person unique and different, this award-winning book, with its myriad of faces, offers new ways to talk about race and identity and introduces a strong…
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Tells the story of Elizabeth Foster Goose of late 17th-century Boston, who sang lullabies and songs and made up rhymes and poems to help her care for her big and…
Marvin Bell
In a book at once playful and thought-provoking, Caldecott Medalist Raschka illustrates Bell’s short poem that raises as many questions as it does flags. Full color.
Chris Raschka,Sergei Prokofiev
James Howe
When an otter falls in love with a fish, can he dare follow his heart? A delicious ode to nonconformity from a stellar picture-book pair. Full color.
John Keats
This little-known poem by the beloved poet is filled with playful rhymes that are complemented by vibrant watercolors.
Jack Prelutsky
Prelutsky’s signature humor in verse is coupled with stylized watercolors by 2006 Caldecott Medal winner Raschka in this collection of exhilarating rhymes capture the range of emotions that children experience…
Richard Jackson
A surprising, universal, and gorgeously illustrated story about self-acceptance, love, friendship, and the joy of embracing different perspectives, this beautiful picture book by acclaimed author Jackson and two-time Caldecott Medalist…
This visionary work by the creators of Happy to Be Nappy offers new ways to talk about race and identity, and reveals that race matters, but only so much–it is…
Jacqueline Ogburn
Within the pages of this beautiful board book, illustrated by Caldecott-winning artist Chris Raschka, learn and celebrate terms of endearment in fourteen different languages.
A heartfelt and playful ode to the father-child relationship, by two-time Caldecott-medal-winning author Chris Raschka
Sharon Creech
In her first picture book, Newbery Medalist Creech creates a moving, lyrical portrait of the bonds between a father and a son, complemented by full-color illustrations by Caldecott Medal winner…
Rand Burkert
An original, out-of-this-world fable about friendship, teamwork, and persistence, illustrated by double Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka.
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