Bob Raczka

"No one understands the abstract pictures that Niko draws until a new friend sees the thought and feeling within his shapes and forms"--

Winter melts into spring with the sights and sounds of hopping and skipping, sowing and mowing, and blading and lemonading.

The day after Mighty Casey's strikeout, the Mudville Nine are in a crucial game when a relief pitcher--a girl--is sent in and quickly proves herself to the crowd using moves from football, tennis, and soccer.

Raczka and Reynolds present a humorous haiku collection perfect for guys (big and small) that celebrates outdoor fun throughout the seasons.

"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...

A pear-eating lupine poet seeks acceptance among the forest fauna.

These eighteen paintings by Raczka cover a wide range of times, places, and artistic styles.

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.

"An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world"--