Bob Raczka

"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.

When famous artists were kids, did they paint like artists? Or did they paint like kids? Find out for yourself in the pages of this book by art lover Bob Raczka. You ll see some of the first works ever done by seven well-known artists. You ll also learn plenty of fascinating facts about the artists childhoods. You'll also learn plenty of fascinating facts about the artists' childhoods. You ll even see some of their later works, which show how their...

Illustrations and simple rhyming text portray winter activities, from snowman-building, sledding, and sitting by a fire to feeding birds.

Examines various art movements throughout history, and provides an example of work of art from each style in order to aid in identification; and covers naturalism, realism, cubism, impressionism, abstract expressionism, and more.

In this look at seven paintings by Jan Vermeer, author Bob Raczka takes on the role of interviewer and the people in the paintings become his willing subjects.

"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...

Invites the reader to discover thirteen funny stories produced by pairing twenty-six paintings from different eras and styles.

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

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