Bob Staake

writer, illustrator, cartoonist

Known for his ecclectic sense of graphic design, Bob Staake's illustrations and images appear in everything from magazines to books, animation to greeting cards, advertising to newspapers, cereal boxes to CD-ROM games. He has authored and/or illustrated over 40 books, including *Headlines* (written by Jay Leno, illustrated by Staake), *The Complete Book Of Caricature* and *The Complete Book Of Humorous Art *(both authored by Staake). *The New York Times* named Staake's *The Red Lemon* one of the 10 best illustrated books of 2006. Staake lives and works in Chatham, Massachusetts in a 200-year-old house on the elbow of Cape Cod.