***New York Times-*bestselling author David Sedaris offers a hilariously twisted take on selfishness and greed in this picture book featuring funny (and demented!) illustrations by New Yorker artist Bob Staake that will delight readers and parents alike.* Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewAn Amazon Best Book of the Year So FarAn Amazon Best Book of the Month**This selfish sister only thinks of herself, and she wants it all—even her brother’s kid...

**"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 life’s 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 ...

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? She's not upstairs... not in her litter box... not at her food bowl. Hmm...There's only one thing to do: find this lost cat.As the cat's owner roams town in hopes of finding her pet, she discovers she's not the only one missing t...

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 doesn’t meow or bark? Bob Staake’s 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 liv...

A charming Beginner Book about a lovable—but sometimes hard to see—lizard by award-winning illustrator Bob Staake!This bright, cheerful early reader about a giant lizard hiding in unlikely—and un-lizard-like—places combines Staake's 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 t...

Centipede has one hundred feet. One hundred feet means one hundred shoes. How in the world does Centipede choose shoes? This Math Reader clearly demonstrates the concepts of pairs and multiple sets, all in simple, rollicking, rhythmic text and with bright, graphic illustrations.

Look out below! Let your creativity soar as toys of all shapes and sizes squeak, zip, and whirl across the page.If you’re game, open up the world’s wackiest toy chest, where anything and everything can turn into nonstop, action-packed fun. Once again, Peter Stein’s playful verse and Bob Staake’s uproarious illustrations come together in an explosion of color and whimsy, while imagination takes center stage as the best toy of all. Toys Galore is one playground you won’t want to miss...

A shape-shifting lizard becomes anything he wants in this funny—and empowering—Beginner Book by award-winning illustrator Bob Staake!The giant lizard star of Bob Staake's Beginner Book Can You See Me? is back—and this time, instead of changing colors, he's 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!) What's more, Staake's charming lizard sha...

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 doesn’t meow or bark? Bob Staake’s 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 liv...

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 isn't 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 ...

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 it's not long before the competition arrives and a delectable battle of the bakers ensues.

Truck-loving preschoolers will love reading about Dusty the Snowplow and his very important job!I'm a snowplow. When you see me comin', you know that means the snow is comin' . . . and probably lots of it!Young boys and girls will love hearing all about how snowplows spread the salt and clear the roads in this awesome tale narrated by the snowplow himself! This Little Golden Book is illustrated by award-winning children's book author/illustrator Bo...