The Red Jacket

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

Bob the Seagull is a loner. A drifter. An isolationist of sorts. But all that changes when he’s gifted a red jacket!

*A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!

Perfect for fans of Jory John and Pete Oswald's The Bad Seed and Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back, comes a hilarious debut!

Bob loves his red jacket.

The red jacket makes him feel swanky cool.

The red jacket makes other seagulls notice him and even speak to him.

But when a wave washes it away, will Bob lose his cool and his newfound friends, too? Bob Holt’s spare text and humorous artwork come together perfectly in this charmingly humorous tale about a seagull who learns a lesson or two about style and confidence.

About the Author

Bob Holt has been drawing since childhood and had a long career as an illustrator at Hallmark Cards. You probably know him as the co-creator of hoops&yoyo, the pink cat and green bunny, or for his love of french fries. The Red Jacket is Bob the human’s fifth swanky cool book for children—and no, he is not related to Bob the Seagull. Bob and his wife live in Kansas City, Missouri far away from any beach. They have two daughters, two cats and one mortgage that won’t leave home. You can visit Bob online at www.bob-holt.myportfolio.com.