the humor book for propagating racist stereotypes. The subsequent online outcry led Staake to request that his publisher, Abrams Books, cease printing the book. The National Coalition Against Censorship, whose Board of Directors currently includes Abrams president and CEO Michael Jacobs, issued a statement in support of the book: “We support Abrams’ decision to publish this, or any other book, even if it offends some readers. We urge the company not to accede to pressure to withdraw the book, but to stand for the proposition that it is the right of authors to write as they choose and of individuals to decide for themselves what to read.” Abrams clarified in a statement that they were only ceasing future printings of the book in order to honor the author's request and would not otherwise have intervened. Influences Diane Arbus, Aurelius Battaglia, Mary Blair, Jean Carlu, A. M. Cassandre, Paul Colin, Dr. Seuss, Charles and Ray Eames, Walker Evans, Tibor Gergely, Edward Gorey, Paul Klee, Alvin Lustig, John Parr Miller, Paul Rand, Richard Scarry, Raymond Scott, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck and Grant Wood. Awards New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books Award (2006) National Cartoonists Society, Reuben Award, Best Cartoonist in the Division of Newspaper Illustration (1997) Bibliography Authored and illustrated by Bad Little Children's Books (2016) () Trucks Go Pop! (2008) () The Donut Chef (2008) () This Is Not a Pumpkin (2007) () The Red Lemon (2006) (2007) Struwwelpeter and Other Disturbing Tales for Human Beings (2006) () The Orb of Chatham (2005) () Hello, Robots (2004) () Little Golden Picture Dictionary (2002) () My Little Opposites Book (2001) () My Little Color Book (2001) () My Little 123 Book (1998) () Authored by The Complete Book of Humorous Art (1996) () 1993 Humor and Cartoon Markets (1992) () 1991 Humor and Cartoon Markets (1991) () The Complete Book of Caricature (1991) () Illustrated by A Fire Truck Named Red (2015) () Sputter Sputter Sput (2008) () Mary Had a Little Lamp (2008) () I'm a Truck (2006) () One Hundred Shoes (2002) () What Am I? # (2007) (ASIN: B0014DBVA0) Pigs Rock! (2003) () Hairy Science (2000) () Thumbs up science (2000) () Bouncing science (2000) ( ) Shadowy science (2000) () Thumbs up science (2000) () June's Tune (2000) () The Mighty Little Lion Hunter (2000) () A Boy's guide to life (1998) () A Girl's guide to