You Are a Story by Bob Raczka
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
Robert and his wife, Amy, reside in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Robert, Carl, and Emma are their three children, and Rufus is their dog. They're all Cubs fanatics. As a kid, Bob enjoyed drawing dinosaurs, vehicles, and planes. He also spent a lot of time creating model rockets and paper airplanes. Bob studied art in college, which he used while creating his Bob Raczka's Art Adventures series of art appreciation books.
He also studied advertising, which he has worked in for 30 years as a creative field. Bob found how much he appreciated poetry a few years ago. He didn't take long to start writing his own. Bob has always enjoyed toying with words. If he could only give today's kids one lesson, it would be to Create stuff!
Construct fortifications. Make a comic book. Set up your own games. Create a brand-new baseball pitch.
Make your own Halloween outfit. Dare to be inventive and try your own recipe.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780823449149 |
| ISBN 10 | 0823449149 |
| Title | You Are a Story |
| Author | Bob Raczka |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Holiday House Inc |
| Year published | 2023-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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