Chris Raschka

Nov 12, 2024 | slj.com | Carole Weatherford |David Cooper |Linda Park |Chris Raschka

We’ve all heard the old adage “Never judge a book by its cover.” But as school and public librarians, you may well judge books by their covers all the time, whether you are conscious of it or not. It’s hard to look away from a great cover, especially with picture books. And publishers know that a gut reaction to a picture book cover can mean the difference between a librarian adding that title to a collection or looking for other options.

Apr 18, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Richard Jackson |Chris Raschka |Alice Faye Duncan |Linda Park

My Book and MeNewbery Medalist Park and two-time Caldecott Medalist Raschka celebrate the ways children shower their books with love—and what they get in return—in a picture book that catalogs reading’s pleasures. In each spread, a child, painted in lush, loose, rounded strokes, describes the way volumes teach, feed, and free them.

Nov 14, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Kwame Alexander |Deanna Nikaido |Chris Raschka

In its 71st year of highlighting children’s books, the New York Times Book Review and the New York Public Library have announced the 10 winners of the Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award. This year’s panel of judges included illustrator Sean Qualls, cultural critic and picture book author Maria Popova, and New York Public Library children’s librarian Christopher Lassen. The 2023 Best Illustrated selections are:As Night Falls: Creatures That Go Wild After Dark by Donna Jo Napoli, illus.

Oct 19, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Sajni Patel |Chris Raschka |Grant Snider |K Ancrum

Sajni Patel. Disney-Hyperion/Riordan, $18.99 (416p) ISBN 978-1-368-09268-5Patel (Isha, Unscripted) unflinchingly addresses themes of sexual assault and rape culture, trauma, and consent in this bold fusion of the Medusa myth and Indian folklore. Sixteen-year-old Manisha survived the King’s attempted destruction of her people, the naga, five years ago by posing as a temple priestess.

Mar 17, 2023 | nytimes.com | Chris Raschka

Book Review|Two Picture Books About the ‘Godmother of Rock ’n’ Roll’https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/books/review/sister-rosetta-tharpe-charnelle-pinkney-barlow-tonya-bolden-r-gregory-christie.htmlPicture BooksBefore her, guitarists played the blues, and mostly sat down doing it. Sister Rosetta Tharpe stepped out. Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.