Bob Staake's guest appearances

Bob Staake

Escape From Illustration Island

2014 National Book Festival Podcast

National Book Festival 2014 Webcasts

Knock on Wood

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Liza Donnelly

Louisa Lim

Peter Zeranski

David Sibley

Theodore Taylor III

Billy Collins

Cokie Roberts

Carla Hall

Anne Hillerman

Nina Khrushcheva

Meg Medina

Kai Bird

Kate DiCamillo

Elizabeth McCracken

JJ Abrams

OwlTail

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Bob Staake. Bob is an illustrator, author and New Yorker cover artist for some of their most well-known and iconic covers.  We discuss his unlikely start into the illustration world and some of the inner workings of how New Yorker covers come to be.  We also discuss his passion for cartooning, writing children's books and much more.   You can find out more about Bob at his website: www.bobstaake.com On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...   The winning caption for New Yorker contest #800  Finalists for contest #802  Current New Yorker Contest #804 Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Bob Staake. Bob is an illustrator, author and New Yorker cover artist for some of their most well-known and iconic covers.  We discuss his unlikely start into the illustration world and some of the inner workings of how New Yorker covers come to be.  We also discuss his passion for cartooning, writing children's books and much more.   You can find out more about Bob at his website: <a href="http://www.bobstaake.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bobstaake.com</a>  On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...   The winning caption for New Yorker contest #800  Finalists for contest #802  Current New Yorker Contest #804 Send us questions or comments to :   Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Episode 61 - Bob Staake

Rowan interviews author/illustrator Bob Staake about his origins as an artist, his hometown and his method in creating art that can be enjoyed and appreciated by all ages.Cover art designed by Carmela Davies.

Rowan interviews author/illustrator Bob Staake about his origins as an artist, his hometown and his method in creating art that can be enjoyed and appreciated by all ages. Cover art designed by Carmela Davies.

Bob Staake Knocks on Wood

Aug. 30, 2014. Bob Staake appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.Speaker Biography: Bob Staake is a nationally acclaimed illustrator and children's book author. With an extensive list of publications and design clientele such as Time, McDonald's, Vanity Fair, Nickelodeon, American Express and countless others, he is known as one of the nation's most successful illustrators, able to charm nearly any audience with his wide variety of work. Staake has designed many memorable covers for The New Yorker; his cover commemorating Barack Obama's election was ranked by Time as No. 1 in its list of 10 top Magazine Covers of 2008. He has written or illustrated, or both, more than 60 books, including "The Donut Chef," "Bluebird," "Bugs Galore," "Pets Go Pop" and "The Red Lemon," which won The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award. His latest work, "My Pet Book" (Random House), follows the story of a boy and the unusual pet of his dreams-not a cat or dog, but a trusty book. Staake's crisp illustrations, signature style and extraordinary knack for design made him the ideal choice to create this year's poster and art for the National Book Festival. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6441

Aug. 30, 2014. Bob Staake appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Bob Staake is a nationally acclaimed illustrator and children's book author. With an extensive list of publications and design clientele such as Time, McDonald's, Vanity Fair, Nickelodeon, American Express and countless others, he is known as one of the nation's most successful illustrators, able to charm nearly any audience with his wide variety of work. Staake has designed many memorable covers for The New Yorker; his cover commemorating Barack Obama's election was ranked by Time as No. 1 in its list of 10 top Magazine Covers of 2008. He has written or illustrated, or both, more than 60 books, including "The Donut Chef," "Bluebird," "Bugs Galore," "Pets Go Pop" and "The Red Lemon," which won The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award. His latest work, "My Pet Book" (Random House), follows the story of a boy and the unusual pet of his dreams-not a cat or dog, but a trusty book. Staake's crisp illustrations, signature style and extraordinary knack for design made him the ideal choice to create this year's poster and art for the National Book Festival. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6441" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6441</a>

Bob Staake: 2014 National Book Festival

Jennifer Gavin from the Library of Congress speaks with Bob Staake, poster artist for the 2014 National Book Festival on August 30 in Washington, D.C.