Look a book bob staake

Bob staake books list of books by author bob staake. Go on a crazy seekandfind adventure in this new picture book from award winning artist bob staake. In addition to his work with random house, bob s titles include mary had a little lamp bloomsbury, look. Staake s whimsical text challenges readers to find objects in the pictures, and the book concludes with a giant foldout rocket. Young children will view the orange gourd in parts and as a whole on open pages in this playful board book that of course concludes with a very expressive jackolantern. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. House, bobs titles include mary had a little lamp bloomsbury, look. An allyoucaneat buffet of images greet readers in staake s interactive seekandfind book, a companion to look. No matter how you look at it, this pumpkin is not a pumpkin. His newest picture book, my pet book, perfectly presents staake s wacky sensibilities and his colorfully crowded world while expressing the joys of books and reading at the same time. Feb 01, 2011 bob staake has long been one of my favorite illustrators. Sure you get the directions, but so much more, and the writing is at least ten times funnier than you would expect. These are precious items that are passed down from an adult.

But he does much more, bringing readers colorful and engaging books particularly engaging in the case of this years look. Inside the studio with bob staake, the book of gold. And be sure to check out more authors and illustrators featured in our inside the studio column. Extensive sketches, doodles, color tests, rejected covers and final book spreads are shown and discussed.

Official facebook fan page for illustrator, author and graphic designer bob staake. Bob staakes 2006 golden book the red lemon was a new york times best illustrated childrens book of the year. The donut chef, a childrens choice book awards finalist. See this beautiful modern take on the i spy book called look. 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. Look another book is a fairly large book ideal for lying on your tummy on the floor and looking at the pictures. 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. The text in seekandfind books usually is just there to tell you what to seek. Bob staakes 2006 golden book the red lemon was a new york times best. The red lemon, a 2006 new york times best illustrated book.

Im a bit annoyed that all these people have been having so much fun for so long without me, but, on the other hand, i am glad that i finally made it to the party. He makes books that are not only fun for kids but fun for parents too. Bob staake is an awardwinning illustrator who has authored andor illustrated close to 50 books, including look. Then once the kids get older it would still appeal to them because they can actually play the hidenseek part of the book. There are fun references for adults, too look for the bukowski delicatessen or the honeybaked haggis store. Bob staake has definately become one of my most favorite children authors.

By bob staake published 2011 by little brown art cafe. In a crazy underwater scene, there is a mailbox for a household named neptune. This months illustration for mad by bob staake, may 2017 bob, comic books. They have been translated into over 12 languages around the world.

A book bob staake a fun seekandfind book with a cheerful rhyme and bright, detailed illustrations. The audience also has a chance to see failed bob staake picture books that never saw the light of day and for good reason. Bob staake has long been one of my favorite illustrators. His work is also featured on the covers of the new yorker and in the pages of the washington post. In his lively and humorous slide presentation, staake will regale guests with an overview of his career and his process in creating an exciting and wideranging body of work. 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.

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. Diecuts on every page draw readers into each themed. Once again a seekandfind, more images of every kind. Settings differ and objects abound in this playful game book. Mommy set up the camera, gave makenzie the book and she took over from there. Bobs awardwinning work appears in publications like the new yorker, the. Endless possibilities for story telling in this amazing book from bob staake have a look youll be hooked. In addition to his work with random house, bobs titles include mary had a little lamp bloomsbury, look. 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. When i was a kid growing up in the 60s, i realized that i read books by looking at the pictures and that i learned just as much about my world by getting lost in a books imagery. Bob staake if you look carefully, you can spot the seville brothers barber shop hiding in a very busy midtown manhattan scene.

Bob staake s 2006 golden book the red lemon was a new york times best illustrated childrens book of the year. Bob staake is an incredible commercial artist and childrens book illustrator. Artist bob staake has a followup to his terrific kids book, look. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. 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. Staakes whimsical text challenges readers to find objects in the pictures, and the book concludes with a giant foldout rocket.

The second zany seekandfind adventure from thirteentime new yorker cover artist bob staake in a groundbreaking diecut picture book format. See all books authored by bob staake, including bluebird, and the red lemon deluxe golden book, and more on. Diecuts on every page draw readers into each themed scene and invite them t. If you look at all my picture books, each is a little different from the previous. The new york times named staake s the red lemon one of the ten best illustrated books of the year. Staake ventures into i spy territory with a set of big spreads teeming with tiny random objects, beaming children and silly cartoon figures, all rendered in a retro silkscreen style. His book the red lemon won a new york times best illustrated childrens book award in 2006.

Bob staake is currently considered a single author. Hes done a lot of covers for the new yorker, as well as a bunch of terrific kids books. Unique, behindthescenes glimpses into his most notable books are a part of this presentation. 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. 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. Diecut circles provide sneak peeks of objects on the preceding.