Christopher Raschka

Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate pigeons as colorful, chatty denizens of the city.

When a young child discovers a hole in a sneaker, mother and child embark on a big childhood adventure--a trip to the store to pick out new shoes. From having feet measured and making a selection to finally showing off the new shoes to a friend, this momentous child moment is treated with respect, excitement, and page-turning energy in a wonderfully age-appropriate picture book.--Amazon.com.

The blue table becomes more than just a blue table, as plans are made, families gather, and food is served, and gratitude is felt.

In his apple orchard, a farmer meets a little man named Take and follows his advice, which does not turn out well, and the next day meets a little man named Give, whose advice is just as bad.

The reader is invited to find Whaley Whale's hiding place.

In a conversation on the telephone, two friends, one African-American and one white, have a disagreement and then make up.

The narrator uses reverse psychology to get a young sheep dressed.

A boy thinks about the life of a little black crow that he sees, wondering where it goes in the snow, where it sleeps, and whether or not it worries like he does.

Though Roosevelt the hippopotamus's sister teases him because he blushes a lot, his best friend helps him feel better about himself.