Chris Raschka (born
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania,
March 6,
1959) is an American
author,
illustrator, and
violist. His
Yo! Yes? was a
Caldecott Honor Book in
1993 but he is probably most famous for his
Hello, Goodbye Window, winner of the 2006
Caldecott Medal. Chris spent part of his childhood in
Austria, his mother's homeland. He is a graduate of
St. Olaf College. He lives in
New York City. He also wrote
Ring! Yo! and
Yo! Yes? Two of his books have meet with controversy: Happy to Be Nappy, written by bell hooks and his own Arlene Sardine.
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