New Releases by Bob Raczka

Bob Raczka is the author of The Power of Snow (2023), You Are a Story (2023), Niko Draws a Feeling (2021), Beware! (2019), Wet Cement (2016), Santa Clauses (2014).

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The Power of Snow

release date: Oct 03, 2023
The Power of Snow
On a snowy day . . . Two flakes play. Four flakes sashay. Eight flakes twirl. Sixteen flakes swirl. At this rate, how long will it take to surpass 100 snowflakes? How about 1,000? Or even 16,000? Experience a snowstorm that brings together playful rhyming verse with the power of exponential growth! Bob Raczka's clever rhymes come to life in the dynamic illustrations of Bryony Clarkson. The artwork includes the precise number of snowflakes mentioned in the text, starting with 2 and ending with an astonishing 16,384!

You Are a Story

release date: Feb 21, 2023
You Are a Story
An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world. Poet Bob Raczka’s You are a Story highlights all of the nuance and potential of a growing person’s identity, delighting in the things that make us special and connect us to others. Text and illustrations replete with inventive imagery and appealing metaphors show how we all live as individuals and citizens of the world. You are a living thing. You breathe. You eat. You Sleep. You work and play. You have dreams and fears. You have thoughts and memories. You are. What makes you you? So much goes into who you are, and you are so many different things: A child, an animal, a body of water, a friend, a mystery, one-of-a-kind, a miracle. You are and could be so many things, but whatever you choose to do, it’s your life to write, you are a story. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

Niko Draws a Feeling

release date: Jan 01, 2021
Niko Draws a Feeling
Niko loves to draw his world: the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck, the warmth of sun on his face. But no one appreciates his art. Until one day, Niko meets Iris . . . This imaginative and tender story explores the creative process, abstract art, friendship, and the universal desire to feel understood.

Beware!

release date: Oct 08, 2019
Beware!
"Using words made up of only the five letters "beware," a little bear named Abe and a bee named Bree, who have been warned about each other, compete for the flowers in their meadow, but end up as friends willing to put aside their differences and share"--Provided by publisher.

Wet Cement

release date: Mar 08, 2016
Wet Cement
Who says words need to be concrete? This collection shapes poems in surprising and delightful ways. Concrete poetry is a perennially popular poetic form because they are fun to look at. But by using the arrangement of the words on the page to convey the meaning of the poem, concrete or shape poems are also easy to write! From the author of the incredibly inventive Lemonade: And Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word comes another clever collection that shows kids how to look at words and poetry in a whole new way.

Santa Clauses

release date: Sep 01, 2014
Santa Clauses
You know that Santa can fly a sleigh, squeeze down chimneys, and circle the globe in a night. But did you know that another of his talents is writing haiku? "December 1: White envelopes float / from my overfilled mailbox— / December's first storm." "December 24: Which is packed tighter / the sack full of toys or the / red suit full of me?" These twenty-five short poems—composed by Santa himself—give you a peek into life at the North Pole as the December days tick down to Christmas. See the hustle and bustle of the elves' workshop, feel the serenity of moonlight on fresh snow, and find out how Santa and Mrs. Claus keep busy as Santa's big night draws near.

Joy in Mudville

release date: Apr 01, 2014
Joy in Mudville
It had been only twenty-four hours since Mighty Casey struck out, plunging fans of the Mudville team into gloom and despair. But a new game day dawned, and Casey once again proved his might with a homer in the eighth. The Mudville nine took a one-run lead, but in the bottom of the ninth, their hurler walked three straight. Bases loaded and the starting pitcher spent, the Mudville manager was not bullish about his bullpen. With the game on the line, he called for rookie Joy Armstrong to take the mound. Could she bring joy to Mudville again—and prove that a girl can play ball as well as any boy?

Fall Mixed Up

release date: Nov 01, 2013
Fall Mixed Up
Fall is all mixed up in this silly book from Bob Raczka! Can you find his mistakes in the words and pictures?

Who Loves the Fall?

release date: Sep 01, 2013
Who Loves the Fall?
Includes a code that can be entered at the publisher's web site to have the book on a home computer or interactive whiteboard.

Lemonade: and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word

release date: Mar 15, 2011
Lemonade: and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word
Part anagram, part rebus, part riddle - this brand new poetic form turns word puzzles into poetry.

Guyku

release date: Oct 04, 2010
Guyku
The wind and I play tug-of-war with my new kite. The wind is winning. When you’re a guy, nature is one big playground—no matter what the season. There are puddles to splash in the spring, pine trees to climb in the summer, maple seeds to catch in the fall, and icicles to swordfight with in the winter. Nature also has a way of making a guy appreciate important stuff—like how many rocks it takes to dam up a stream, or how much snow equals a day off from school. So what kind of poetry best captures these special moments, at a length that lets guys get right back to tree-climbing and kite-flying? Why, guyku, of course!

Action Figures

release date: Aug 01, 2010
Action Figures
These eighteen paintings by Raczka cover a wide range of times, places, and artistic styles.

Summer Wonders

release date: Mar 01, 2009
Summer Wonders
A book that celebrates all things summer—from playing at the park to swimming at the pool to catching fireflies. Children will delight in the rhymes that captures summertime fun.

Snowy, Blowy Winter

release date: Sep 01, 2008
Snowy, Blowy Winter
No matter how you feel about winter, you are sure to enjoy Bob Raczka's tribute to the season's activities, tastes, and sounds. The simple rhymes using "y" words will encourage children to come up with their own words to describe the season.

Name that Style

release date: Sep 01, 2008
Name that Style
Learn about fourteen different artists and their different styles.

The Art of Freedom

release date: Jan 01, 2008
The Art of Freedom
SINGLE HARDCOVER, PART OF ART SET

Unlikely Pairs

release date: Aug 01, 2005
Unlikely Pairs
Museums have very logical ways of displaying works of art. Usually they group works by artist, by movement, or by time period, so that impressionist works or classical works can be viewed together. And many museums are devoted to displaying only a certain type of art. In Unlikely Pairs, Bob Raczka offers us an exhibit like no others, organized solely for fun. The painting of a seventeenth-century Dutch artist sits next to that of a twentieth-century American. Classical sculpture is paired with modern painting. The result is a rollicking romp through a most unusual exhibit. The reader is challenged to figure out the relationship between the various unlikely pairs and in so doing will look very carefully and perhaps even learn something new about different artists and styles along they way.

More Than Meets the Eye

release date: Aug 01, 2003
More Than Meets the Eye
This book lets you do more than look at beautiful art. It shows you how to feel it, taste it, smell it, hear it, and touch it! Looking at art with the right attitude can let you hear a cannon boom or know what it feels like to stroke an ermine. You can smell a stinky pig or enjoy the tastes of teatime. In another unique tour through the world of art, Bob Raczka shares his enthusiasm for his subject with youngsters while introducing them to the work of many of the world's finest artists.

Art Is-

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Art Is-
Rhyming text and photographs show that art is much more than just what can be hung on a wall or set on a pedestal. By the author of No One Saw. Simultaneous.

No One Saw

release date: Jan 01, 2002
No One Saw
Offering the message that no two people see the world in the same way, simple rhymed text and examples of various modern painters' works point out the particular lens through which each of the artists viewed an object.
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