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Apr 23, 20 bob staake has been working on this book for 10 years, and he believes it is the story he was born to write. Chatham artist bob staake is world famous for his eclectic work, including awardwinning new yorker cover illustrations, bestselling childrens books and washington post illustrations. Artists can make a lookbook as a richly visual way to share and promote their work in a lowkey fashion to prospective customers and collectors. The lookbook may tell a story when the images unfold as the book is flipped through. But he blends this with his distinctive, sophisticated approach to color and texture to make his. It rhymes, its colourful, its about looking and it uses the format of a book as a platform for play. It is, on the other hand, probably very unusual to find an illustrator voted by his class most likely to succeed, as mr. The book beautifully begins from the cover with the little bluebird flying through the end pages, the title page, and onto the spread above where it takes interest in the small boy of the story. And when you finish, another list sets you off to hunt through the pictures again. This is a bright and funny search and find book, aided with diecuts to reveal a few choice items from each spread. Bob staake has long been one of my favorite illustrators. Oct 14, 2015 lets look at bluebird by bob staake, 20. My boys, ages 3 and 5, cannot get enough of bob staake s look a book and look. Mar 28, 2012 artists can make a lookbook as a richly visual way to share and promote their work in a lowkey fashion to prospective customers and collectors.

The best books on playful books for children five books. The new york times named staake s the red lemon one of the ten best illustrated books of the year. His book the red lemon won a new york times best illustrated childrens book award in 2006. Mar 03, 2011 my boys, ages 3 and 5, cannot get enough of bob staake s look a book and look.

There are fun references for adults, too look for the bukowski delicatessen or the honeybaked haggis store. Illustrator bob staa ke, to give an example, illustrated the cover of his class yearbook. He has also written and illustrated over 20 childrens books, including this is not a pumpkin and the red lemon. Bob staake books list of books by author bob staake. There are fun references for adults, too look for the bukowski delicatessen or. Bluebird, bob staake, random house, booktrailer youtube. Bob staake, the cape cod artist behind the new yorkers. It has an original doodle from the year of publication. A charming beginner book about a lovablebut sometimes hard to seelizard by awardwinning illustrator bob staake. Hes done a lot of covers for the new yorker, as well as a bunch of terrific kids books.

This bright, cheerful early reader about a giant lizard hiding in unlikelyand unlizardlikeplaces combines staakes trade. His pipko tabac poster art gives a nod to constructivism through its use of simple geometric elements and sans serif type. 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. My boys, ages 3 and 5, cannot get enough of bob staakes look a book and look. Illustrator bob staake on dark humor, new yorker covers. Illustrator, designer, and author bob staake creates work in a wide range of styles, depending on the story he needs to tell. Artist bob staake has a followup to his terrific kids book, look.

Official facebook fan page for illustrator, author and graphic designer bob staake. 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. There are few books that have been as fun for me to create as look. Staake s whimsical text challenges readers to find objects in the pictures, and the book concludes with a giant foldout rocket. Drawn went so far as to write in this 2006 interview, to say that bob staake is just an illustrator is like saying the beatles were just a bunch of musicians. Bob staake is an awardwinning illustrator who has authored andor illustrated close to 50 books, including look. A bluebird befriends a lonely boy and risks its life to protect him in a city park in bob staakes latest picture book, bluebird. He regularly produces new yorker covers, childrens books, a weekly washington post style invitational contest drawing, and humorous illustrations for a. Our priority and focus is our customer its as simple as that. Our goal is to provide a special place for readers. Bobs awardwinning work appears in publications like the new yorker, the. A book on industrial design from 1935 to 1965 by paul johnson, a biography on the poster artist a.

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. 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. Bob staake is an incredible commercial artist and childrens book illustrator. Look another book is a fairly large book ideal for lying on your tummy on the floor and looking at the pictures. If you look carefully, you can spot the seville brothers barber shop hiding in a very. This bright, cheerful early reader about a giant lizard hiding in unlikelyand unlizardlikeplaces combines staake s trade. Go on a crazy seekandfind adventure in this new picture book from awardwinning artist bob staake. Jul 06, 2015 thats a generous offer indeed, but the prospect of arranging twoway postage can be daunting. 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.

Arts business institute promote your art with a lookbook. His book the red lemon won a new york times best illustrated childrens book award in 2006 show more. Apr 11, 20 a bluebird befriends a lonely boy and risks its life to protect him in a city park in bob staakes latest picture book, bluebird. 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. Thats a generous offer indeed, but the prospect of arranging twoway postage can be daunting. Illustrator, designer, and author bob staake creates work in a wide range of styles, depending on. 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. I try to find a way to really, really boil down and distill a big, complex issue into the most simple image that i. 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. Graphic design also helped define the look of the decade, with publications like the face.

It could feature shots of an artists studio process, and present the finished work as well. 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. Mondays with mira bob staake look another book youtube. See more ideas about bob, illustration and new yorker covers. This is essentially an ispy sort of book, but created with more pizazz. Sep 17, 2015 bob staake is an awardwinning illustrator who has authored andor illustrated close to 50 books. By bob staake published 2011 by little brown art cafe. Artist and illustrator bob staake will give talk arts. Best of all, as he writes at his site, his books range from the goofy and silly to the thoughtprovoking and mysterious. Bob staake has been working on this book for 10 years, and he believes it is the story he was born to write. His work is also featured on the covers of the new yorker and in the pages of the washington post. 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.