This is essentially an ispy sort of book, but created with more pizazz. Official facebook fan page for illustrator, author and graphic designer bob staake. The donut chef bob staake, author, bob staake, illustrator. If you look carefully, you can spot the seville brothers barber shop hiding in a very busy midtown manhattan scene. Go on a crazy seekandfind adventure in this new picture book from awardwinning artist bob staake. In a crazy underwater scene, there is a mailbox for a household named neptune. The bird helps the boy perk up after a rough day at school and then connects him to some friendly children at a sailboat p. Another book bob staake easytoread, rhyming text invites the reader to search for items on a different theme on each page, while celebrating the wonder of a picture book. See this beautiful modern take on the i spy book called look.
He has also written and illustrated over 20 childrens books, including this is not a pumpkin and the red lemon. Artist bob staake has a followup to his terrific kids book, look. Hes done a lot of covers for the new yorker, as well as a bunch of terrific kids books. Sure you get the directions, but so much more, and the writing is. Sure you get the directions, but so much more, and the writing is at least ten times funnier than you would expect. My daughter loves seek and find books, and in fact we just brought bears book home this weekend. There are few books that have been as fun for me to create as look. Bob might have been inspired by yet another childrens book hes writing and illustrating. Awardwinning illustrator bob staake bluebird and the red lemon brings us an emotionally rich picture book about a boy who discovers that the search. Thats a generous offer indeed, but the prospect of arranging twoway postage can be daunting. Bob is always happy to sign any of his books that you send to him and hell even.
Each set of pages has a beautifully illustrated theme in staake s iconic style and feature clever, catchy rhymes, with peepholes onto the next page of things to find. In this wordless story, a shy boy finds a winged mentor in a cheery bluebird. His newest picture book, my pet book, perfectly presents staakes wacky sensibilities and his colorfully crowded world while expressing the joys of books and reading at the same time. Mondays with mira bob staake look another book youtube. Each double page spread is preceded by a solid colored page with 3 holes in it that highlights one thing each. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Bob staake books list of books by author bob staake. My boys, ages 3 and 5, cannot get enough of bob staakes look a book and look. Settings differ and objects abound in this playful game book. In addition to his work with random house, bobs titles include mary had a little lamp bloomsbury, look. A bookhis work has appeared in a variety of publications, including the new yorker and time. By bob staake published 2011 by little brown art cafe. Each set of pages has a beautifully illustrated theme in staakes iconic style and feature clever, catchy rhymes, with peepholes onto the next page of things to find.
See all books authored by bob staake, including bluebird, and the red lemon deluxe golden book, and more on. Another book bob staake easytoread, rhyming text invites the reader to search for items on a different theme on each page, while celebrating the wonder of a. Awardwinning illustrator bob staake bluebird and the red lemon brings us an emotionally rich picture book about a boy who discovers that the search for knowledge is more important than knowledge itself. Bob staake has long been one of my favorite illustrators. Easytoread, rhyming text invites the reader to search for items on a different theme on each page, while celebrating the wonder of a picture book. Solid colored pages with diecuts to peek through to busy spreads and cheery rhymes encourage readers to look closely to try to find what is hidden. Bob staake is the author and illustrator of the new childrens picture book the book of gold. Endless possibilities for story telling in this amazing book from bob staake have a look youll be hooked. Look another book is a fairly large book ideal for lying on your tummy on the floor and looking at the pictures. Awardwinning authorillustrator bob staake has created a rollicking picture book about a boy and his most unusual pet. If you look at all my picture books, each is a little different from the previous.
The text in seekandfind books usually is just there to tell you what to seek. This is the second of the look books, and it was just as much fun to create as the first. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. My boys, ages 3 and 5, cannot get enough of bob staake s look a book and look. Staakes whimsical text challenges readers to find objects in the pictures, and the book concludes with a giant foldout rocket. Bob staake is a freelance illustrator who has worked on everything from greeting cards to magazine covers, most notably reflections, one of the most popular covers in the new yorkers history.
His many other books for kids include bluebird, the red lemon, and look. Bob staakes 2006 golden book the red lemon was a new york times best illustrated childrens book of the year. There are fun references for adults, too look for the bukowski delicatessen or the honeybaked haggis store. As he posted on facebook just yesterday, along with some samples of. Bob staake is currently considered a single author. He lives and works in chatham, massachusetts on the elbow of cape cod after drawing editorial cartoons while at west high school in torrance, california, staake attended the university of southern california 1977 on a. New listing baby books for touch and feel first soft books for babies bath.
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