The Power of Snow

Author of the art appreciation series, Bob Raczka’s Art Adventures, Bob Raczka studied both art and advertising in college. He has worked as an advertising writer for 30+ years, and has published more than 30 children’s books. His work has received multiple awards including the Claudia Lewis Award for his first poetry book, Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor for Niko Draws a Feeling. Bob and his wife Amy have three grown children, Robert, Carl and Emma, plus two dogs, Penny and Pippa. He is based in Illinois.

Bryony Clarkson is a designer, Illustrator and collage artist. She studied textiles at Loughborough College of Art before studying for an MA at the Royal College of Art in London. She worked for many years as an embroidery designer for both fashion and interiors, as well as a design lecturer at Many UK art colleges. Now she specializes in children’s book illustration, working with a mixture of cut paper collage and digital techniques to create magical worlds and quirky creatures. Bryony works in a studio in Oxford, UK.