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An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to 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.. 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.
About the Author
My wife Amy and I are the co-creators of three masterpieces: Robert, Carl and Emma. We live in Glen Ellyn, Illinois with our 10 year-old mutt, Rufus, who is also a piece of work.I was born in Chicago, the oldest of four boys, and grew up in the suburb of Des Plaines. As a kid I loved to draw. I was also into making balsa wood airplanes and model rockets. My favorite sport has always been baseball.Bob Raczka's Art Adventures is my ongoing nonfiction series published by The Millbrook Press. There are currently 14 books in the series. The latest, called Before They Were Famous: How Seven Artists Got Their Start, is a Junior Library Guild selection.I've also written a series of four books about the seasons, published by Albert Whitman: Spring Things, Summer Wonders, Who Loves the Fall? and Snowy Blowy Winter.My current love is writing children's poetry. My poetry titles include:* Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) * Lemonade and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word (Roaring Brook) * Fall Mixed Up (Carolrhoda) * Joy in Mudville (Carolrhoda) * Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole (Carolrhoda) * Presidential Misadventures: Poems that Poke Fun at the Man in Charge (Roaring Brook) For more information, please visit my website at bobraczka.com
