Bob Staake

In this delicious tale, a baker hangs out his shingle 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 battle of the bakers ensues.

A boy's search for the perfect pet leads him to the bookstore, where he finds a bright red book that becomes his best friend.

Easy-to-read, rhyming text invites the reader to search for items on a different theme on each page, while celebrating the wonder of a picture book.

Once upon a time, a man named Barack Obama ran for president of the United States. On the night of his victory, he made a very important announcement ... his daughters would get a puppy!

A giant lizard takes a colorful approach to blending in with his surroundings and hiding from a group of children.

"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 beautiful--it is all our own to discover and invent. You will walk. You will walk along a well-worn path that many people have taken--and long before you. So begins this inspirational journey over gentle, grassy hills, through fields of wildflowers, over raging rivers, up steep mountains,...

Explains why an object that looks like a pumpkin and can be moved like a pumpkin is not a really a pumpkin. On board pages.

Simple text reveals the benefits of planting a single tree, both to those who see it grow and to the world as a whole.

"A sturdy, long-hauling 18-wheeler navigates wheel-popping obstacles, from potholes and slimy cliffsides to duck crossings and alien space rockets, to make an important delivery in time"--

"A young boy has his heart set on a brand-new toy fire truck, so he is disappointed when he gets his grandfather's rusty old fire truck, Red, instead. But working together, the boy and his grandfather patch Red right up while Grandpa tells his grandson all about the adventures he had with Red when he was a boy"--