A BALL FOR DAISY
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka is about a
dog named Daisy who is obsessed with her
red ball (Raschka, 2011). One day Daisy
goes to the dog park and as she is playing
with her red ball another dog comes in and
takes it. Daisy does not like that. As the dog
continues to play with it the ball pops. When
Daisy return to the park he other dog takes
out a blue ball and gives it to Daisy. Daisy
was happy again.
These illustrations are more watercolors.
They have the paint stroke in them. In the
book there are many illustrations to each
page. Rarely is there only one scene on a
page. When at the dog park there is much to
look at besides Daisy.
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Chris Raschka. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2019,
from https://www.nccil.org/artists/chris-raschka
Chris Raschka. (2014, August 26). Retrieved
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RASCHKA
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Chris Raschka. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2019,
from https://www.prhspeakers.com/speaker/chris-
Chris Raschka was born in
raschka
Pennsylvania. He loved
Raschka, C. (2011). Seriously, Norman!. New reading and drawing, but
York: Findaway World.
decided on a degree in
Raschka, C. (2013). Daisy gets lost. New York: Biology. Right before he
Random House Childrens Books.
was about to leave for
Raschka, C. (2014). Give and Take. New York: medical school, he decided
Atheneum Books for Young Readers. he wanted to be a painter.
Raschka, C. (2018). New shoes. New York: He then became an
Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollins. illustrator and not long after,
a political cartoonist. A
Raschka, C. (2010). Little Black Crow. New York:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers. picture book artist eventually persuaded him to
move to New York where there would be more
Raschka, C. (2014). Cowy Cow. New York:
Abrams Appleseed.
opportunities. Shortly after, he published his
first book. Raschka now has over sixty books
Raschka, C. (2014). Everyone Can Learn to Ride a and has won two Caldecott medals.
Bicycle. New York: Schwartz & Wade.
Raschka, C. (2007). The Purple Balloon. New
York: Schwartz & Wade Books.
Raschka, C. (2014). Yo! Yes?New York: Orchard
Books.
Raschka, C. (2015). A Ball for Daisy. New York:
Schwartz & Wade Books.
BOOKS BY RASCHKA:
EVERYONE CAN LEARN TO RIDE A BIKE
This book is about the steps one would take
to successfully ride a bike. The book goes
through multiple steps to accomplish riding a
bike. It takes trial, error, and practice to ride
a bike but everyone can ride a bike. This can
be used in classrooms that belong to low
income areas. It can be a tool for all kids to
feel like they can ride a bike.
THE PURPLE BALLOON
The Purple Balloon is about death. It talks
about the people who involved in death. It
mentions how having a support system is
important in the process of grief. It talks
about the emotions that come with a death
of a young or old person. This is a good
introduction to death and what happens
after.
YO! YES!
YO! YES! Is about two boys talking back and
forth to one another. At the end of the
conversation the two boys are friends. This
is a great first day of school book.
COWY COW
Cowy Cow is about a cow that has many
ideas about the world. The cow like the
color green and even mentions how if you
eat grass long enough it will taste like a
gluten free cookie. This is a fun way to
have students think creatively. You can
make up and fact and have everyone in
the class share.
Seriously Norman!
With the help of Norman’s
new tutor, Leonard and
Norman attempt to
discover why adults are so
insane. This could be used in
the classroom to teach
students to appreciate all that adults,
specifically their parents, do.
Daisy Gets Lost
The story of when Daisy gets
lost and how she finds her way
back home. This is just a fun
book to read when they need a
break from learning.
Give and Take
An apple farmer and young
boy Take, both teach the
lesson of compromise. This
is a good book to read to
students to teach them the
importance of compromise.
New Shoes
Raschka tells the story of a
child who gets a new pair of
shoes. This is a fun book to
read to students, but it can
also be used as a lesson
that not everyone can afford
a new pair of shoes.
Little Black Crow
A little boy gets curious about
what the life of a crow is like
and this story tells exactly that.
This story is a good one for
curious students and it can be
used when learning about
animals in class.