{"product_id":"niko-draws-a-feeling-9781467798433","title":"Niko Draws a Feeling","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNiko loves to draw his world: the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck, the warmth of sun on his face. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one appreciates his art. Until one day, Niko meets Iris . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis imaginative and tender story explores the creative process, abstract art, friendship, and the universal desire to feel understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection, Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book, Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books, Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice, Midwest Connections Pick, NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts, and New York Public Library Best Book for Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaczka, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bob Raczka and his wife Amy are the co-creators of three masterpieces: Robert, Carl and Emma. They live in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, with their dog Rufus, who is also a piece of work. As a boy, Bob loved to draw--especially dinosaurs, cars, and airplanes. He also enjoyed making paper airplanes and model rockets. He's a lifelong Cubs fan. Thanks to good grades (and some help from his high school art teachers) he went to college at the University of Illinois, where he majored in art. On a whim, Bob took an advertising copywriting class and loved it. When he graduated, he became an advertising writer. But when his first child, Robert, was born, he rediscovered children's books and thought, I want to do this. So Bob began sending out manuscripts and collecting rejection letters. Five years later, he sold his first manuscript, a book about art called \u003cem\u003eNo One Saw\u003c\/em\u003e. Little did he know, it would become the first book in his ongoing series, Bob Raczka's Art Adventures.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShin, Simone:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSimone Shin\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning editorial and children's book illustrator based in California's Bay Area. She has illustrated numerous children's books since 2011, and her work can also be seen in magazines and newspapers.","brand":"Carolrhoda Books (R)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602850910482,"sku":"9781467798433","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f30c2c61-01ad-4ec1-b46f-b412605960ac.jpg?v=1732242488","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/niko-draws-a-feeling-9781467798433","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}