Bob Staake

Este sorprendente álbum ilustrado ofrece, tras su aparente sencillez, un emotivo y profundo acercamiento a temas tan universales como la soledad, la amistad y la muerte. Asimismo, presenta un acercamiento a uno de los problemas sociales mas preocupantes de nuestro tiempo: el acoso escolar. Es la historia de un chico retraido y timido que hace amistad con una pequeña ave. Esta ultima se convierte en una peculiar aliada del chico y lo ayuda a salir a superar sus problemas. Una historia sin palabras cuya elocuencia conmueve y fascina

Las mascotas pueden ser de muchos tipos. Hay perros, gatos, canarios, pericos, hamsters y serpientes. Sin embargo, el protagonista de este libro, un niño muy inteligente y vivaz, tiene la mascota más curiosa que hay en el mundo. Se trata de un libro, un pequeño y simpatico libro rojo. Todas las tardes, el pequeño le pone una correa a su libro y lo saca a pasear al parque. Esto hace que toda la gente se fije en el y lo mire extrañado. El popular escritor e ilustrador Bob Staake, autor de Pajaro azul (publicado en Oceano Travesia) vuelve a poner todo su talento e ingenio al servicio de un album ilustrado lleno de gracia, colorido e inteligencia. En este caso, estamos ante un emotivo homenaje al libro y a la lectura.

Considerado por The New York Times como uno de los libros infantiles más notables de 2013 y recomendado por la American Booksellers Association, este sorprendente álbum ilustrado ofrece, tras su aparente sencillez, un emotivo y profundo acercamiento a temas tan universales como la soledad, la amistad y la muerte. Asimismo, presenta un acercamiento a uno de los problemas sociales mas preocupantes de nuestro tiempo: el acoso escolar. Es la historia de un chico retraido y timido que hace amistad con una pequeña ave. Esta ultima se convierte en una peculiar aliada del chico y lo ayuda a salir a superar sus problemas. Una historia sin palabras cuya elocuencia conmueve y fascina.

Bob Staakes tale of a whale of a friendship! Something big had come ashore. It seemed to have a tail.Pixie now was staring at . . . a giant washed-up whale! Pixie Picklespeare lives on a tiny island where theres no one to play with . . . until a friendly whale washes ashore. With Pixies help (sort of), Beachy is soon back in the water, where the two play marvelous games. However, Beachy knows he must migrate to be with other whales. As he disappears into the deep, Pixie feels that shes lost her dear friend forever. But when he returns months later, Pixie learns that at special times of the year, she and Beachy will be together again!

"One of The Best Picture Books of 2022. A story of choice and perseverance...an excellent example of why we can never resist a book by Bob Staake."Read Brightly An extremely inspiring story about lifes twists and turns that will have universal appeal.School Library Journal, starred reviewPerfect for a new generation of path-forgers, this buoyant picture book from an award-winning author and New Yorker cover artist is a hip new take on the graduation book.With an exclusive bonus print from Bob Staake inside the jacket.On this playfully illustrated journey with Bob Staake, children and adults alike will discover an encouraging truth: our path through life is not only challenging and beautifulit is all our own to discover and invent. "You will walk. You will walk along a well-worn path that many people have takenand long before you." So begins this inspirational journey over gentle, grassy hills, through fields of wildflowers, over raging rivers, up steep mountains, and even through a dark, chilly cave. When it splits in two, you will have to decide what to do nextand youll create a path thats unique to you.

Award-winning 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. Young Isaac Gutenberg isnt a curious boy . . . that is, until he meets an old shopkeeper who tells him about The Book of Gold. This special book, hidden somewhere in the world, holds all the answers to every question and turns to solid gold when opened. Isaac is determined to find the bookit will make him rich! He opens many books in his search, but quickly closes them when they dont turn to gold. That changes one day when he opens a book, looks at the page, and a question pops into his mind. From then on, he reads every word. Time passes and Isaac ages, but he still scours dusty attics and flea markets, crisscrossing the world, searching for The Book of Gold. This sweeping picture book asks important questions: Is searching for knowledge better than having it? How important is curiosity? And what makes a life meaningful?

A charming Beginner Book about a lovablebut sometimes hard to seelizard by award-winning illustrator Bob Staake!This bright, cheerful early reader about a giant lizard hiding in unlikelyand un-lizard-likeplaces combines Staakes trademark high-energy graphic style with the classic appeal of Dr. Seuss, P. D. Eastman, and Robert Lopshire!Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 37.

Award-winning author-illustrator Bob Staake has created a rollicking picture book about a boy and his most unusual pet! Most pets are cats and dogs, but what happens when a boy wants a different kind of pet, one that doesnt meow or bark? Bob Staakes exuberant tale of a little boy and the pet of his dreams will appeal to anyone whose best friends are . . . books! Books make the perfect pets, the boy decides, and chooses a bright red one. When it goes missing, a lively adventure is in store for readers who love a happy ending. Soon kids everywhere will wish for a pet book of their very own.This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.

In this tasty tale, a baker hangs out his sign on a small street, and soon the line for his donuts stretches down the block. But its not long before the competition arrives and a delectable battle of

In this paneled picture book, join a small girl on her hilarious and surprising search for her lost cat--and watch as she helps her neighbors, who have also lost their pets, along the way!Where, oh where is Kitty? Shes not upstairs... not in her litter box... not at her food bowl. Hmm...Theres only one thing to do: find this lost cat.As the cats owner roams town in hopes of finding her pet, she discovers shes not the only one missing their beloved animal. Theres also a lost dog...a lost bird...even a lost giraffe!Join the search party in this almost wordless story that celebrates helping our neighbors and gently reminds us that what is lost can always be found.

"Like nothing you have seen before," raves Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. In his most beautiful and moving work to date, Bob Staake explores the universal themes of loneliness, bullying, and the importance of friendship. In this emotional picture book, readers will be captivated as they follow the journey of a bluebird as he develops a friendship with a young boy and ultimately risks his life to save the boy from harm. Both simple and evocative, this timeless and profound story will resonate with readers young and old. Bob Staake has been working on this book for 10 years, and he believes it is the story he was born to write.

In this thought-provoking tale reminiscent of Seuss, Farmer McPhee finds a red lemon in his orchard and cries, "Its red as a stop sign! Its red as a rose! I cant have red lemons where yellow fruit grows! Imagine a world where lemonades red? Where once-yellow cupcakes are crimson instead?" As he tosses the red lemon across the water, he cant imagine that it will land on a small island, sprout a seed, and someday bring forth an orchard of lemon trees...where people will travel to from all over, to try the red lemons that are "six times as sweet!"

Award-winning author-illustrator Bob Staake has created a rollicking picture book about a boy and his most unusual pet! Most pets are cats and dogs, but what happens when a boy wants a different kind of pet, one that doesnt meow or bark? Bob Staakes exuberant tale of a little boy and the pet of his dreams will appeal to anyone whose best friends are . . . books! Books make the perfect pets, the boy decides, and chooses a bright red one. When it goes missing, a lively adventure is in store for readers who love a happy ending. Soon kids everywhere will wish for a pet book of their very own.

A shape-shifting lizard becomes anything he wants in this funnyand empoweringBeginner Book by award-winning illustrator Bob Staake!The giant lizard star of Bob Staakes Beginner Book Can You See Me? is backand this time, instead of changing colors, hes changing shapes. (Very un-lizard-like shapes, including a robot on a dairy cow, a surfboard for a whale, and a one-eyed, green-headed monster!) Whats more, Staakes charming lizard shares an empowering "You can do it!" message with young readers.Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 37.