Christopher Raschka

A wordless picture book showing the fun a dog has with her ball, and what happens when it is lost.

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,...

A young dog experiences the fear of being lost and the joys of being found when she becomes separated from her owner.

A father teaches his daughter all about bicycle riding, from selecting the right bike to trying again after a fall.

Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.

Retells the orchestral fairy tale in which a boy ignores his grandfather's warnings and captures a wolf with the help of a bird, a duck, and a cat.

The narrator uses reverse psychology to get a young sheep dressed.

A boy thinks about the life of a little black crow that he sees, wondering where it goes in the snow, where it sleeps, and whether or not it worries like he does.

Simple text and illustrations show the reader where Whaley Whale is hiding.

"A young boy and his mother travel through a church, meeting saints and learning their stories and symbols"--