Bob Staake

Bob Staake
Born (1957-09-27) September 27, 1957
Los Angeles, U.S.
Nationality American
Known for AuthorIllustrator
Notable work Look! A Book! (2010)
The Donut Chef (2008)
The Red Lemon (2006)
The Orb of Chatham (2005)
Hello, Robots! (2004)

Bob Staake /ˈstæk/ STAK[1] (born September 26, 1957 in Los Angeles[2]) is an American illustrator, cartoonist, children's book author and designer. 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,[3] Staake attended the University of Southern California (1977) on a journalism/international relations scholarship. He interned at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial's Students Press Law Center.

Cartoons and illustration

Artwork by Staake has been published in the Chicago Tribune, Easy Reader, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated Kids, Time, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. His illustrations have appeared in advertising for numerous companies, including American Express, the Cartoon Network, Dr Pepper, Hallmark Cards, Kenner Toys, McDonald's, Nickelodeon, Ralston Purina, Sony and United Airlines.

Starting in 1993, Staake contributed concepts and cartoons to "The Style Invitational", a humor competition at The Washington Post. In 1995, he became a regular contributor to Mad. He created many covers for The New Yorker, beginning with the September 4, 2006 issue.

Staake is noted for using vintage software to create his illustrations. He currently uses Adobe Photoshop 3.0[1] on Classic in Mac OS X.

Books

Staake began as a book illustrator in 1992 when he contributed to Jay Leno's Headlines (Warner Books). In 1998, he wrote and illustrated his first book for children, My Little 1 2 3 Book (Little Simon), a 26-page board book. He followed with numerous books for children, including The Red Lemon, named by The New York Times as one of the ten best illustrated children's books of 2006.

In The Complete Book of Caricature (North Light Books, 1991). Staake explained how a subject's personality is incorporated into a drawing and provided reference materials, along with samples of caricaturists, including David Levine, Mort Drucker and Ralph Steadman. In 1990, 1991 and 1993, Staake wrote and co-edited the Humor and Cartoon Markets series of resource books listing magazines, newsletters, greeting card companies and other publishers who purchase humorous illustrations. In 1996, for The Complete Book of Humorous Art (North Light), he interviewed 20 illustrators, including Gary Baseman, Lou Brooks and Elwood Smith.

Influences

Diane Arbus, Aurelius Battaglia, Mary Blair, Jean Carlu, A. M. Cassandre, Paul Colin, Dr. Seuss, Charles and Ray Eames, Walker Evans, Tibor Gergely, Edward Gorey, Paul Klee, Alvin Lustig, John Parr Miller, Paul Rand, Richard Scarry, Raymond Scott, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck and Grant Wood.[2]

Awards

Bibliography

Authored and illustrated by

  • Trucks Go Pop! (2008) (ISBN 0-316-00510-X)
  • The Donut Chef (2008) (ISBN 0-375-84403-1)
  • This Is Not a Pumpkin (2007) (ISBN 1-416-93353-0)
  • The Red Lemon (2006) ISBN 0-375-83593-8 (2007)
  • Struwwelpeter and Other Disturbing Tales for Human Beings (2006) (ISBN 1-560-97702-7)
  • The Orb of Chatham (2005) (ISBN 1-933-21214-4)
  • Hello, Robots (2004) (ISBN 0-670-05905-6)
  • Little Golden Picture Dictionary (2002) (ISBN 0-307-96035-8)
  • My Little Opposites Book (2001) (ISBN 0-689-83487-X)
  • My Little Color Book (2001) (ISBN 0-689-83486-1)
  • My Little 123 Book (1998) (ISBN 0-689-81660-X)

Authored by

  • The Complete Book of Humorous Art (1996) (ISBN 0-891-34623-6)
  • 1993 Humor and Cartoon Markets (1992) (ISBN 0-898-79559-1)
  • 1991 Humor and Cartoon Markets (1991) (ISBN 0-898-79428-5)
  • The Complete Book of Caricature (1991) (ISBN 0-891-34367-9)

Illustrated by

  • A Fire Truck Named Red (2015) (ISBN 9780374300739)
  • Sputter Sputter Sput (2008) (ISBN 0-060-56222-6)
  • Mary Had a Little Lamp (2008) (ISBN 1-599-90169-2)
  • I'm a Truck (2006) (ISBN 0-375-83263-7)
  • One Hundred Shoes (2002) (ISBN 0-375-92178-8)
  • What Am I? # (2007) (ASIN: B0014DBVA0)
  • Pigs Rock! (2003) (ISBN 0-670-03581-5)
  • Hairy Science (2000) (ISBN 0-448-44095-4)
  • Thumbs up science (2000) (ISBN 0-448-44094-6)
  • Bouncing science (2000) ( ISBN 0-448-44088-1)
  • Shadowy science (2000) (ISBN 0-448-44089-X)
  • Thumbs up science (2000) (ISBN 0-448-44094-6)
  • June's Tune (2000) (ISBN 1-891-32726-7)
  • The Mighty Little Lion Hunter (2000) (ISBN 1-891-32722-4)
  • A Boy's guide to life (1998) (ISBN 0-201-15168-5)
  • A Girl's guide to life (1997) (ISBN 0-201-15167-7)
  • Splish!: A Hands-Free Guide to the Sea Monkeys' Greatest Show (1996) (ISBN 0-689-80815-1)
  • Boing!: A Hands-Free Guide to Tricks, Gizmos & Natural Blunders (1996) (ISBN 0-689-80814-3)
  • True and Tacky II: More Weird Stories from the World's Newswires (1992) (ISBN 0-886-87651-6)
  • Headlines (1992) (ISBN 0-517-08238-1)

References

  1. 1 2 Taaffe, Rachael (March 2011). "Look! A Book-Maker!". Parent & Child Magazine (Scholastic, Inc.).
  2. 1 2 Arber, Jason (2002). "Bob Staake" (interview). Pixelsurgeon. Pixelsurgeon Creative Consultants Ltd.
  3. Corrigan, Dan (May 1, 1998). "Bob Staake: Future of Newspapers Belongs to Visual Artists". St. Louis Journalism Review.
  4. "New York Times Best Illustrated Books of 2006". BookReporter.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  5. "Reuben Award". National Cartoonists Society. National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved 2008-05-24.

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