For the continued survival of our planet and humanity, it is crucial that certain discoveries and skills and inventions made by people over the years be passed on from one human generation to the next, from one person, face-to-face, to another. Chris Raschka continuecrucialdiscovery share on social
Hand any four-year-old a fist full of crayons, and it is a very, very few who don't get busy with them, drawing, coloring, scribbling. I have not stopped scribbling. Chris Raschka busycolorecrayon Change image and share on social
Sometimes I worry about the amount of paper I waste. Chris Raschka amountpaperwaste Change image and share on social
When I present the Charlie Parker book, I do a call and response that works quite well. With the Thelonious Monk book, I play the music and work with kids in a group to create a color wheel and show how the wheel can be mapped on a 12-tone chromatic scale. Chris Raschka bookcallcharlie share on social
Can you really learn to knit from a diagram? Try it. Do you want to learn to ski or surf by yourself? You could drown or run into a tree. Chris Raschka diagramdrownknit Change image and share on social
With any book, I try to find where the manner of the making of the book is appropriate to the matter of the subject. Chris Raschka bookfindmake Change image and share on social
There has to be the right pacing of images to tell the story. I'm always stunned at how little you can put in. Chris Raschka imagepaceput Change image and share on social
Openness is something any teacher strives to instill in his or her students. Chris Raschka instillopennessstrive Change image and share on social
The Caldecott Award has allowed me to keep doing what I'm doing for some time longer, for which I am ever grateful. Chris Raschka allowawardcaldecott Change image and share on social
If you labor heavily upon a work of art, then part of what you are saying is, 'This is a heavy work of art.' If you happen to be trying to say something about lightness, then the art should be light as well. Chris Raschka arthappenheavily share on social
