Bob Raczka
Bob Raczka is a children's author and poet born in Chicago, Illinois, who creates picture books and poetry collections focused on art appreciation for young readers. After establishing a career as a copywriter and creative director at Chicago-based advertising agencies, he transitioned to writing books that help children better appreciate fine art through his "Art Adventures" series and other works.
children's literature
poetry
art education
Joy in Mudville
Who Loves the Fall?
Presidential Misadventures: Poems That Poke Fun at the Man in Charge
No One Saw...Ordinary Things
Unlikely Pairs (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures)
More Than Meets The Eye: Seeing Art With All Five Senses
Summer Wonders
The Vermeer Interviews: Conversations with Seven Works of Art
Before They Were Famous: How Seven Artists Got Their Start
Name That Style: All about Isms in Art
Lemonade: and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word
Fall Mixed Up
Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole
Artful Reading (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures)
Presidential Misadventures: Poems That Poke Fun at the Man in Charge
3-d ABC: A Sculptural Alphabet (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures)
The Art of Freedom: How Artists See America
Unlikely Pairs: Fun With Famous Works of Art (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures)
Spring Things
Snowy, Blowy Winter
Who Loves the Fall?
Where in the World?: Around the Globe in 13 Works of Art (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures)
Here's Looking at Me: How Artists See Themselves (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures)
The Vermeer Interviews: Conversations with Seven Works of Art