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Welcome to Bobville

Welcome to Bobville

City of Bobs

by Jonah Winter and Bob Staake
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/12/2020

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Here's a timely, hilarious picture book, with Seussian appeal! In Bobville, everyone is named...yup, Bob...and everything is exactly the same-until one Bob decides he'd like to be a Bruce.

Welcome to Bobville, home to people only named Bob! In Bobville, the Bobs eat the same food, wear the same clothes, watch the same movies, and have the same hobbies. They agree on everything-ESPECIALLY that they don't like anyone who isn't named Bob. The Bobs go about their Bob ways, until one day, to the surprise of the entire city, one resident decides he wants to do things a little differently, and live as Bruce.

In response, the Bobs build a wall to keep Bruce, and anyone else who dares to be different, out of the city. But Bruce doesn't mind - it turns out the diverse world outside of Bobville is actually very beautiful. In this timely picture book, bestselling author Jonah Winter and acclaimed illustrator Bob Staake explore how exclusion and walls breed intolerance, and how being different and open-minded enriches our lives and the world.

ISBN:
9780593122723
9780593122723
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-12-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Random House Children's Books
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
40
Dimensions (mm):
287x226x10mm
Weight:
0.46kg
Jonah Winter

Jonah Winter has written more than thirty highly acclaimed books for children, including the recently published The Sad Little Fact and Elvis is King. His other books include The Secret Project, which received five starred reviews; Mickey Mantle- The Commerce Comet; Lillian's Right to Vote, which received four starred reviews; and You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!, called "inspired" by the New York Times Book Review. Booklist called his most recent publication Thurgood "a memorable portrait of a legal giant" in a starred review.

Bob Staake

Bob Staake is an award-winning children's book author/illustrator who has written and illustrated several books for Random House, including Bluebird; The Red Lemon; and The Donut Chef. He has illustrated many Little Golden Books including I'm a Truck; I'm a Monster Truck; and Robots, Robots Everywhere!

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