"I wish I could say this without using words, but I can't draw like Bob Staake. "Bob Staake's wordless story brings a tear to your eye, a lump to your throat, and finally, a glow to your heart." Françoise Mouly, Art Editor, The New Yorker In his hands, geometric shapes poetically take on some of childhood's big themes - tenderness, longing, and loss."
If you remove the book wrap you'll discover a second cover - a grayscale bird's eye view of midtown Manhattan and Central Park South, with the bluebird floating above the clouds. The manufacturer of the school room clock is "Icarus." This was the name of my 3rd grade teacher at Washington School in Redondo Beach, CA. The teacher in the classroom writes her name on the blackboard as "Mrs. In my Cape Cod studio, I began thinking about the book and created a cover concept sketch showing a solitary bird amidst a sparse, almost abstract, New York skyline. The bird seemed as curious about me as I was about him, and on the train back to Massachusetts I wondered if I could craft a story about a bird wordlessly interacting with a young child. In particular, I noticed a cat bird that seemed to hop along the grass and fly along with me as he made his way through the park.
"The story was inspired by a Spring walk I took through Central Park in 2002 and the many birds I encountered along the way. and so many moreīLUEBIRD By Bob Staake Svhwartz & Wade - Random House 2013 ISBN 10: 0375870377 BLUEBIRD - by Bob Staake - Schwartz & Wade / Random House - 2013
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