Book Awards & Distinctions
for Chris Raschka
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 85 Total Book Awards
A Ball for Daisy (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2011
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2005
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2005
The Hello, Goodbye Window (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2006
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 2006
The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy Is Enlightening (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2001
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2002
A Child's Christmas in Wales (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2004
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Dear Substitute (3)
Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2018
The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects (3)
Mysterious Thelonious (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1998
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1997
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Yellow Dog Blues (3)
Fishing in the Air (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2000
Fortune Cookies (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2012
Give and Take (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
If You Were a Dog (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2015
John Coltrane's Giant Steps (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2002
Little Black Crow (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2011
Nothing: John Cage and 4'33” (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Old Dog Baby Baby (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Be Boy Buzz (1)
The Blue Table (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
The Blushful Hippopotamus (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
Crabby Crab (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Daisy Gets Lost (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013
The Doorman's Repose (1)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013
A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing and Shout (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
The Genie in the Jar (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Good Sports: Rhymes about Running, Jumping, Throwing, and More (1)
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup (1)
Home at Last (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
I Pledge Allegiance (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
In the City (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2021
Mary's Idea (1)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2023
Meow (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2022
Mother Goose of Pudding Lane (1)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
New Shoes (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2018
Otter and Odder: A Love Story (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2013
Paul Writes (a Letter) (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Religious Selection, 2019
The Purple Balloon (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Skin Again (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
When Lions Roar (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014