Yo! Yes? [Paperback]

An effective, unusual 34-word story of the beginnings of a friendship, accompanied by wild and wonderful illustrations. Against pastel backgrounds, in vibrant, colorful images, an African-American boy and a white boy meet on the street. [Their] one- and two-word exchanges on each spread lead to a tentative offer of friendship, sealed as both boys jump high in the air and yell Yow! With a beautifully balanced, economical style, the book illumines the peaks and pitfalls of getting acquainted, and puts in a good word for brotherhood as well. --School Library Journal, starred review;

An effective, unusual 34-word story of the beginnings of a friendship, accompanied by wild and wonderful illustrations. Against pastel backgrounds, in vibrant, colorful images, an African-American boy and a white boy meet on the street. [Their] one- and two-word exchanges on each spread lead to a tentative offer of friendship, sealed as both boys jump high in the air and yell Yow! With a beautifully balanced, economical style, the book illumines the peaks and pitfalls of getting acquainted, and puts in a good word for brotherhood as well. --School Library Journal, starred review

Chris Raschka is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator ofA Ball for DaisyandThe Hello, Goodbye Window. He is also the illustrator ofYo! Yes?(which won a Caldecott Honor),Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie,Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, andFarmy Farm. He lives with his wife and son in New York City.