Welcome to Bobville: City of Bobs

PreS-Gr 2–Ahhh, Bobville, the place where happiness is dependent on consistency. Here everyone looks the same, behaves the same, and even dreams the same dreams. And they like it that way. Then one of the Bobs of Bobville wakes up a little later than the other Bobs, changes his name and his manner of thought and dress and gets kicked out of town. No worries, Bruce (formerly Bob) has found his own people outside of Bobville, and lives happily ever after. Not so for the Bobs. They have built a wall to keep themselves safe from not-Bobs, though the appearance of safety doesn’t guarantee happiness. There are lots of books lately about celebrating differences and condemning intolerance. This title is a carefree addition to the canon that is simply a celebration of how silly it would be for us all to be the same. Even Staake’s gray- and black-striped Bobs have an individuality that makes their sameness plausible, and his characteristic digitized, airbrushed geometrics are as fresh as ever.