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The Red Lemon (Nature and Our Environment) Paperback – Picture Book, August 7, 2012

by Bob Staake (Author, Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 144 ratings
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Farmer McPhee isn't ready for what he's about to discover among his cherished bright yellow fruits . . . a red lemon! Readers young and old will delight in the deliciously vibrant world that acclaimed author-illustrator, Bob Staake, has created. Now available as an affordable Dragonfly paparback!
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    8 x 0.16 x 10 inches
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    August 7, 2012
  8. ISBN-10
    030797846X
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0307978462
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About the Author

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 his work with Random House, Bob's titles include Mary Had a Little Lamp (Bloomsbury), Look! A Book! (Little Brown), and Cars, Galore (Candlewick).

In addition to his work in children's publishing, Bob's illustrations have also been seen on several popular New Yorker covers, including the 11/17/08 "Reflection" cover that is officially the most popular New Yorker cover of all time. In 2008, Bob was the recipient of Time magazine's 2008 Best Magazine Cover award.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dragonfly Books; Illustrated edition (August 7, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 030797846X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0307978462
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 5 years, from customers
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.16 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 144 ratings

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In a recent online interview, Drawn.ca suggested that "to say Bob Staake is just an illustrator is like saying 'The Beatles' were just a bunch of musicians; the title doesn't do the artist justice."

One of the nation's most prolific illustrators, his clients have included The New Yorker, TIME, McDonald's, Vanity Fair, Amtrak, Young & Rubicam, American Express, Sony, United Airlines, Nickelodeon, Sports Illustrated For Kids, Ralston Purina, Hallmark Cards, Kenner Toys, US News and World Report, Fortune, The Washington Post, AT&T, Sega, TWA, Dr.Pepper, The Chicago Tribune, Good Humor, Warner Books, Kellogg's, Cartoon Network, Turner Broadcasting, The Wall Street Journal, AOL/Time Warner, Forbes, Simon and Schuster, The Ren and Stimpy Show, MAD, USA Today, Children's Television Workshop, Blockbuster Video, The Walt Disney Company, Anheuser-Busch, Doubleday, Klutz Press, Hershey's, Target Stores, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Fleishman-Hillard, DMBB, and countless others.

Staake's November 17, 2008 cover of The New Yorker entitled Reflection commemorating Barack Obama's election as the nation's first African- American president was named by TIME as #1 in their list of 10 Top Magazine Covers of 2008 dubbing the image "beautifully rendered" and "simply spectacular" -- in fact, it is the most popular New Yorker cover of all-time according to The New Yorker Store.

He has authored and/or illustrated over 75 books, including The Donut Chef, Bluebird, Bugs Galore, Hello Robots, Look A Book, This Is Not A Pumpkin, Pets Go Pop, and others. The New York Times named his book 'The Red Lemon' one of the 10 Best Illustrated Books of 2006.

Staake's children's books have been translated into over 12 languages around the world

In 2014, Staake starred in a national TV commercial and ad campaign for Intel. The commercial also featured animated characters from Staake's My Pet Book that seemed to fly off the pages.

He lives and works in Chatham, Massachusetts in a 200-year-old house on the elbow of Cape Cod.

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Camille D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Easy Read
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2022
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I liked the story line. I also really enjoyed the illustrations.
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Review Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
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Our kid read this over and over and now we bought another copy for our nephews. I like it, it's a great book with a good lesson.
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GreenUp
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book with simple but fantastic illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020
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This is one of my favorite books to read to my 3 and 6 year olds. It has a really nice flow, is interesting, and the illustrations are so fabulous. I highly recommend!
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Ladybird gem
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Bob Staake’s Illustrations!
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022
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Bob Staake has such a great illustration style. It’s something great for kids and adults alike.
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Veggi Jessi
5.0 out of 5 stars Great little book
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2016
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Great little book, cute rhymes, cute story. my son, who just turned 3, has it memorized and "reads" it to us everyday. Farmer McPhee runs the lemon orchard, one day finds a lemon that is red instead of yellow and throws it, it grows into a grove of red lemon trees that produce sweeter fruit than their counterpart and, "now people travel cross oceans and seas to eat the sweet fruit from the red lemon trees"
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N. Gillispie
5.0 out of 5 stars There's SO much you can take away from this simple story!
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2021
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I am going to use this book in a lesson about author's, character's and reader's points of view but it is also going to make great science connections for us (because the red lemon is tossed to an island where it establishes a new colony. We've talked about biodiversity and adaptations.). It is also a wonderful lesson in accepting differences and the benefits of being your own kind of lemon! ;-)
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Ehab H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Bob Staake books
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2016
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Love the Bob Staake books. He's one of my kids' favorite authors. His books are fun, flow really well, and the rhyming isn't forced. The pictures are great and my kids and I really enjoy reading his books together. This is one we could read over and over again and neither I, nor my kids, ever get sick of it.
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abj
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2023
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Great Illustrations. The ending was a liitle surprizing(what happened 200 years later thanks to the red lemon).
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KSharma
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for kids
Reviewed in India on March 10, 2019
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My 2.6 year old son simply luves this book. And I read like 4 times in a day and still he continues enjoying listening to it
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