Christopher Raschka
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Spend the day around the heart of a home: the blue table. A shopping list is written, food is prepared, and the table is set. Guests arrive, thanks are given, and a meal is shared. What then? It’s time to pitch in and clean up, of course!
3) Cowy Cow
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cowy Cow has one hundred ideas, and some might even be good ones.
6) Mama Baby
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mama and Baby clap and play hide-and-seek and pat-a-cake. Mama and Baby ... Mama? Where did Mama go? In a series of spreads, simple, bold illustrations show a mother on one side and a baby on the other, interacting in universally familiar ways -- until Mama dips out briefly, then returns to her crying child to offer comfort again. With his usual flair, the redoubtable Chris Raschka offers a reassuring moment that will resonate with mamas and babies...
7) Meow
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this story--told almost entirely in the cat's meows--a young girl steps on her cat Marigold's tail, the hurt cat runs for cover, and after an apology, all is forgiven.
8) Moosey Moose
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Moosey Moose wants his long pants.
9) Doggy Dog
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple words and illustrations detail some of the things that Doggy Dog is not, including a cat, a lampshade, and a potato.
10) Buggy Bug
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Buggy Bug has something very important to say.
11) Lamby Lamb
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The narrator uses reverse psychology to get a young sheep dressed.
12) Tomorrow's lily
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Seven daylilies (plus one more) bloom for others--their brief, beautiful blossoms a gift of kindness, hope, remembrance and gratitude. If you were a flower, who would you bloom for? Your friend? Your teacher? Your turtle? Your cat?
13) Side by side
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A heartfelt ode to the physical and emotional roles of father and child.
"King and Jester, Boat and Captain, Mountain and Climber... fathers and children are all of these things and more in Chris Raschka's tribute to this familial pair. Each stanza presents three scenarios in which the father and child's roles are subtly balanced. The pairs vary between stanzas, coming together in a visit to an ice-cream truck. With minimal text and maximum emotion,...
14) The magic flute
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The Magic Flute is many an opera lover's favorite. But ask any of them to tell you the rambunctious, mystical, and downright oddball story of the opera, and no two tellers will agree. Enter Chris Raschka, an operagoer himself. His version of the original plot and the otherworldly events that inspired Mozart's glorious music makes book-music of its own - from the storytelling front curtain at the start to the radiant finale at the end. Bravo indeed!"--Inside...
15) In the city
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two pigeons fly through the city hoping to find a friend—but where do friends come from?
17) New shoes
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a young child discovers a hole in a sneaker, mother and child embark on a big childhood adventure--a trip to the store to pick out new shoes. From having feet measured and making a selection to finally showing off the new shoes to a friend, this momentous child moment is treated with respect, excitement, and page-turning energy in a wonderfully age-appropriate picture book.--Amazon.com.
18) A ball for Daisy
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A wordless picture book about all the fun a dog can have with her ball.
Author
Publisher
New York Review of Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"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. The Doorman's Repose collects ten stories of the doings of 777 Garden Avenue, one of the craggiest"--
20) Yo! Yes?
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.