the first time he experienced something he loved ending, and that he couldn't get that back. and it was such a devastation for him," Raschka says. The story was inspired by Raschka's son, who had a beloved ball that was destroyed by a dog. Chris Raschka is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of A Ball for Daisy and. He lives with his wife and son in New York City. (which won a Caldecott Honor), Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie, Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, and Farmy Farm. "In fact, sometimes I worry about the amount of paper I waste." Chris Raschka is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of A Ball for Daisy and The Hello, Goodbye Window. "You can't imagine how big that wastebasket is," Raschka admits. It's not easy to draw the same dog, from different angles, page after page and make her recognizable. It's not Raschka's first Caldecott honor he won in 2006 for The Hello, Goodbye Window and was a Caldecott honoree in 1994 for Yo! Yes?Ī Ball for Daisy is Raschka's first wordless picture book, and it was "certainly a challenge," he tells NPR's Robert Siegel. How?Ī Ball for Daisy is a story of loss - a little dog loses her favorite red ball to a much larger dog - but now it's also a story about winning: On Monday, Chris Raschka's book won the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal for best illustrated story. This is a music video about the children's book, 'Charlie Parker Played Be Bop' - written and illustrated by Chris Raschka. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title A Ball for Daisy Author Christopher Raschka
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