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Bluebird

By Bob Staake
Illustrated by Bob Staake

By Bob Staake
Illustrated by Bob Staake

By Bob Staake
Illustrated by Bob Staake

By Bob Staake
Illustrated by Bob Staake

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Hardcover $17.99

Apr 09, 2013 | ISBN 9780375870378 | 4-8 years

Ebook $7.99

Apr 09, 2013 | ISBN 9780375989049 | 4-8 years

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    About Bluebird

    “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.

    About Bluebird

    “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.

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    Also by Bob Staake

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    I Can Be Anything!
    Can You See Me?
    The Book of Gold
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    About Bob Staake

    Bob Staake’s 2006 Golden Book The Red Lemon was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. His 2008 Golden Book The Donut Chef received glowing reviews from The Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. In addition to… More about Bob Staake

    About Bob Staake

    Bob Staake’s 2006 Golden Book The Red Lemon was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. His 2008 Golden Book The Donut Chef received glowing reviews from The Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. In addition to… More about Bob Staake

    About Bob Staake

    Bob Staake’s 2006 Golden Book The Red Lemon was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. His 2008 Golden Book The Donut Chef received glowing reviews from The Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. In addition to… More about Bob Staake

    About Bob Staake

    Bob Staake’s 2006 Golden Book The Red Lemon was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. His 2008 Golden Book The Donut Chef received glowing reviews from The Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. In addition to… More about Bob Staake

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Apr 09, 2013 | 40 Pages | 11 x 9-1/2 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780375870378

    Category: Children’s Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Apr 09, 2013 | 40 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780375989049

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    Praise

    Starred Review, Booklist, April 15, 2013:
    “Staake works out an impressive range of emotion… Without use of a single word, this book raises all kinds of simple profundities for kids to question, ponder, imagine, and discuss.”

    Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, February 25, 2013:
    “…believers and skeptics alike will find something deeply impressive and moving in this work of a singular, fully committed talent.”

    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2013:
    “Like nothing you have seen before.”

    Awards

    New York Times Notable Book WINNER

    Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year WINNER

    Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College Children’s Book of the Year SELECTION 2014

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