{"product_id":"you-are-a-story-9780823449149","title":"You Are a Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoet Bob Raczka's \u003ci\u003eYou are a Story\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e You are a living thing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e You breathe. You eat. You Sleep.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e You work and play.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e You have dreams and fears.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e You have thoughts and memories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou are.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes you \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e? 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBob Raczka attended the University of Illinois, where he received a degree in graphic design. He writes collections of children's poetry and his own series, BOB RACZKA'S ADVENTURES IN ART. His children's books include NIKO DRAWS A FEELING andWET CEMENT: A MIX OF CONCRETE POEMS, both of which have received multiple starred reviews. He lives in Glen Ellyn, Illinois with his wife and three children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607837282578,"sku":"9780823449149","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3be412f7-36aa-4566-b179-9ec8f2cec092.jpg?v=1732314635","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-are-a-story-9780823449149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}