Bad children's books by bob staake

Gackley cleverly takes books classic covers and turns them into unforgettable, edgy, politically incorrect parodies that speak to the bad little kid in all of us. In this poetic picture book with environmental themes, illustrated by awardwinning artist bob staake, two young families in two very different parts of the world each plant a tree. Bad little childrens books, twisted new covers for old books. Orb of chatham by bob staake meet your next favorite book.

Bluebird by bob staake meet your next favorite book. In september 2016 bob staake released under the pseudonym arthur gackley a book of childrens book covers for adults entitled bad little childrens books. Funny photos, funny videos, awesome art and design. Oct 04, 2016 on the same note, thes golden books were meant to buoyantly teach the kids a lesson or two. Bad little childrens books a bob staake gallery youtube. Dec 27, 2016 bad little childrens books a bob staake gallery duration. Give titles to these bob staake picture books the red lemon symphony. So bad little childrens books fits right into the market. If you are a great childrens book illustrator and have illustrated so many good childrens books as bob staake has, i guess there comes a time when that little.

When i used the pseudonym of the fictitious arthur c. Some of the books were so outrageous, comedian bob staake s made lets hurry or well miss the public lynching parody cover to bring light to the era. Sep, 2012 essentially based on children s books gone wild, bob staake s gallery titled bad little children s books recreates lovable adolescent storybooks that were popular during the 1940s to 1960s into indecent visual parodies. He recently unveiled on his website 26 examples of bad childrens books, aka. Bob staake imagines some childrens books that might not be so. Satire, humor and visual parody of classic childrens books from the 1940s through 1960s.

On his page of bad children s books, staake gives his artistic skill a dark twist to contrast the innocence and bright colors of children s book covers with decidedly offcolor jokes. In addition to his work with random house, bob s titles include mary had a little lamp bloomsbury, look. Few present day illustrators convey energy with more goofy retro zeal than bob staake, and he puts his skill to full use in cars galore, a madcap paean to the improbable possibilities of the automobile. Essentially based on children s books gone wild, bob staake s gallery titled bad little children s books recreates lovable adolescent storybooks that were popular during the 1940s to 1960s into indecent visual parodies. The author andor illustrator of more than 50 books, including many wellknown titles for children, bob staake knows that reading is crucial for childrens mental health. The touching story of loneliness and friendship is what put it top of my list. He was holding donald crews freight train, and bob staake s my little abc book was open next to him on the sofa. On the same note, thes golden books were meant to buoyantly teach the kids a lesson or two. Initially, american publisher abrams books issued a statement defending the book, but then ceased the publication after the authors request. Instead of continuing with his good work, the massachusettsbased book illustrator felt like doing something else. Bob staakes bad childrens books rebecca joines schinsky oct 3, 2012 the author andor illustrator of more than 50 books, including many wellknown titles for children, bob staake knows that reading is crucial for childrens mental health. Bob staake, visual parody of classic children s books, spoof, classic children s books, books, livres, livre, if tommy was jewish, violin, music, violon, 40s, 50s, 60s, us children, children, dadais. This is intended for four to eight year olds be prepared for emotional discussions following a first reading. Bad little childrens books by bob staake bizarre books.

Jan 05, 20 on his page of bad childrens books, staake gives his artistic skill a dark twist to contrast the innocence and bright colors of childrens book covers with decidedly offcolor jokes. Book of kidlit parodies isnt just offensive, its bad. Having worked on numerous covers of good childrens books, it looks like bob staake got possessed with a little bit of the devil. Staake created a series of hilarious hypothetical golden books that parody the whimsical covers of the 40s, 50s and 60s. A lonely and sad little boy is befriended by a blue bird. Bob staake s wordless book has become one of those amazingly powerful works that conveys more in 40 pages than most 100page chapter books.

This tyranny of pleasantries seems to have finally made one such author snap, though. Mar 16, 2012 bad children s books by bob staake nsfw april 16, 2019. Awardwinning cartoon art, humorous illustration, comic imagery and digital design. Abc learning aaron and gaylas alphabet book reading duration. Bob staake s bad children s books the author andor illustrator of more than 50 books, including many wellknown titles for children, bob staake knows that reading is crucial for children s mental health. Not surprisingly, a train, a dinosaur, a robot and a bee can all be found in the abc book. Professional literature for librarians, fake pulpstyle book covers for titles such as circ girls are easy and i left the disaster plan on my desk. Humour illustrator bob staake has a nice little satirical project going on with bad little childrens book, where classic 1940s1960s childrens books take on rather inappropriate titles like lets hurry. Bad childrens books by bob staake nsfw juxtapoz magazine. If you are a great children s book illustrator and have illustrated so many good children s books as bob staake has, i guess there comes a time when that little devil starts to work and you feel like doing something else.

Bob staakes 2006 golden book the red lemon was a new york times best illustrated childrens book of the year. Staake has authored or illustrated more than 60 nontwisted childrens books and 17 new yorker covers. He also knows that humor is crucial for adults sanity. Artist bob staake decided to put a humorous spin on the titles and covers of some classic children s books for his new series entitled bad little children s book. Bob staake bad childrens books if you give a cyclops a kitten. Jan 08, 20 bad childrens books january 8, 20 the author andor illustrator of more than 50 books, including many wellknown titles for children, bob staake knows that reading is crucial for childrens mental health. Bob staake is a prolific author and illustrator of childrens books.

Im a truck little golden book kindle edition by shealy. Bob staake s 2006 golden book the red lemon was a new york times best illustrated childrens book of the year. Politically incorrect childrens books by bob staake. Bob staake bad little childrens books bizarre beyond belief magazine. They have been translated into over 12 languages around the world. Children s books american illustrator, cartoonist, author and designer, bob staake, has some fun with classic childrens books and turns them into something quite dark. Sep, 2012 from crushing titles like mommy needs to go to detox and dead whales dont wave back, hit the thumbs for a detailed look at the entire collection of bad little children s books by bob staake. More visual parody of classic childrens books by bob staake. Children will find this both troubling and uplifting. Author and illustrator bob staake has been altering vintage children s books covers to create his twisted series, bad little children s books. Staake has authored or illustrated more than 60 nontwisted children s books and 17 new yorker covers. Bad little childrens books a bob staake gallery satire, humor and visual parody of classic childrens books from the through my lola was living in a room. Bob staake has created a series of satire, humor and visual parody of classic children s books from the 1940s through 1960s.

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Juxtapoz surreal and absurd history by paco pomet june 15, 2015. Three months after release blogger kelly jensen at book riot critiqued the humor book for propagating racist stereotypes. Sep 11, 2012 author and illustrator bob staake has been altering vintage childrens books covers to create his twisted series, bad little childrens books. 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. Youve gotta love a guy who has had work published in the new yorker and doesnt take himself too seriously to have some fun, evenespeciallywhen it. Bob staake bad childrens books apr 16, getting offended can be such a fun feeling, especially when its art and humor where no one is spared. Although not all children s books are stuffed with rainbows and lollipops, especially the french ones, most kids book authors tend to stick with the relentlessly sunnier side of things. Herere a few faux book covers from illustrator and author bob staake from a series called bad little childrens books. Gackley creates hysterical parodies of children s book covers from more innocent times. 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. Not quite your average childrens book titles something cool. Billed as kidlit parodies, shameless spoofs, offensively tweaked covers, the rather hefty volume is a childrens book for adults in. Bob staake illustrator, designer, creator, children s book author.

Those vintage, educational childrens books from the wwii era that were essentially a beginners propaganda have gotten updated for the rightnow times and mixed with a whole lot more evil. 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. Bob staake imagines some childrens books that might not be so good for kids. Dead whales cant wave back and many more bad childrens books. Childrens books american illustrator, cartoonist, author and designer, bob staake, has some fun with classic childrens books and turns them into something quite dark. Bob staake is the author andor illustrator of more than 50 kids books. Bob staakes bluebird is one of my favorite picture books of the year. Funny shit hilarious funny stuff funny animal pictures funny animals animal memes little golden books vintage children s books vintage cat. Bad little childrens books by illustrator bob staake. The combination of mr staake s off kilter drawings and peter steins. Veteran childrens book illustrator bob staake has broken bad, conjuring up a treasure trove of kids books that kids may or may not benefit from reading. Each of the books in their original form provide a light read for young children and offer wholesome messages. Subversive, disturbed, twisted, but full of humor if you are a great childrens book illustrator and have illustrated so many good childrens books as bob staake has, i guess there comes a time when that little.

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