Hes also a prolific and highly acclaimed commercial illustrator whose work has appeared in the new yorker, time, the washington post, and the new york times. Bob staake 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 an incredible commercial artist and childrens book illustrator. Thats because i try to write and illustrate in unexpected ways all the time in an effort to keep myself engaged, challenged, and out of my comfort zone.
Readers will take a lot more than just one look at these absorbing pages. His book the red lemon won a new york times best illustrated childrens book award in 2006. What fun to hunt and hunt and be able to say, here it is. My boys, ages 3 and 5, cannot get enough of bob staake s look a book and look. Diecut circles provide sneak peeks of objects on the preceding.
Mondays with mira bob staake look another book youtube. The text in seekandfind books usually is just there to tell you what to seek. My daughter loves seek and find books, and in fact we just brought bears book home this weekend. Bob staake is the creator of many books for children, including bluebird. My pet book is told in verse and, as picture book prove time and time again except for the extremely talented author and illustrator chris van dusen it is very difficult to sustain a rhyming story over the course of a meaty picture book. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. The picture book academy declares today, monday may 27th, must love bob staake day now maybe this is a little insensitive given that its also memorial day but i think its also important to celebrate life and childlike wonder that happens regardless or. From the opening pages, readers know whats to come. If you missed my tips on how to read a wordless book, start there.
Sure you get the directions, but so much more, and the writing is at least ten times funnier than you would expect. Humor and cartoon markets, 1990 by staake, bob and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Once again a seekandfind, more images of every kind. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. In my pet book a little boy doesnt want a typical pet, he wants an easy pet, whats easier. An allyoucaneat buffet of images greet readers in staake s interactive seekandfind book, a companion to look.
The rhyming words and cutout windows on the pages highlight some parts of the detailed images on every other page. Bob staake books list of books by author bob staake. The endpapers are filled with children with their noses in books. The new york times named staake s the red lemon one of the ten best illustrated books of the year. 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. Thats a generous offer indeed, but the prospect of arranging twoway postage can be daunting.
This is essentially an ispy sort of book, but created with more pizazz. Settings differ and objects abound in this playful game book. There are fun references for adults, too look for the bukowski delicatessen or the honeybaked haggis store. Bob staake is currently considered a single author. Mondays with mira look another book by bob staake 52720 0 comments its official. Each page invites conversation about the funny things going on in the pictures, and no matter how many times i look, i swear that i see something new each time. Go on a crazy seekandfind adventure in this new picture book from awardwinning artist bob staake. His work has graced the cover of the new yorker a dozen times, and his november 17, 2008 barack obama victory cover was named best magazine cover of the year by time magazine. Just this year, bob staakewho is also an editorial illustrator, as well as a cover.
If you look at all my picture books, each is a little different from the previous. They have been translated into over 12 languages around the world. Bob staake books list of books by author bob staake thriftbooks. Little, brown and company, 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. Bob staake is an awardwinning illustrator who has authored andor illustrated close to 50 books, including look. Dog eared and sticky fingers, im all about childrens books. The donut chef, a childrens choice book awards finalist. Stuff that can be found of when you know where to look. Staake takes a few wrong turns and a makes few awkward rhymes over the course of the story, but his premise and illustrations make these easy to over look. The second zany seekandfind adventure from thirteentime new yorker cover artist bob staake in a groundbreaking diecut picture book format. Bob staake is something of an illustration veteran, with 42 books to his name and. It has an original doodle from the year of publication. 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. Artist bob staake has a followup to his terrific kids book, look.
Bob staake is the author of many childrens books, including the donut chef, look. Now open up this crazy book, grab a seatand have a look. 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. The book ends with a rhyme and a foldout page that ask readers to start all over again and find 1 cow, 2 bicycles, 3 pigs, and so on until they reach 12 red books. Staakes whimsical text challenges readers to find objects in the pictures, and the book concludes with a giant foldout rocket. 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 all books authored by bob staake, including the red lemon deluxe golden book, and the donut chef a golden. The red lemon, a 2006 new york times best illustrated book. Bob staake has authored andor illustrated more than fortytwo books, including the red lemon, a new york times. From a music note to a teeny red boat, a blue kangaroo to a robot or two, there are endless things to discover in this zany followup to look. See all books authored by bob staake, including bluebird, and the red lemon deluxe golden book, and more on. Look another book by bob staake these two books are seek and find books like wheres waldo that are great for preschoolers.
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