About Us

Bob Books’ Mission

Helping children love to learn.

Our mission is to provide all children with books and related materials that will develop in them a love of learning and reading.

Bobby & John Maslen

Author & Illustrator

Bobby and John Maslen developed the Bob Books, while Bobby was a teacher of 3 to 5-year-olds at a private school in Portland, Oregon. After many years of self-publishing, Scholastic became Bob Books’ publisher in 1995.

 

Lynn Maslen Kertell

Managing Partner, Bob Books Publications, LLC
Managing Partner, Bob Books New Initiatives, LLC

Lynn Maslen Kertell became a Managing Partner at Bob Books Publications, LLC in 2007. She handles new product development, publisher liaison, and is the author of the two newest sets of Bob Books. Please contact her regarding new product ideas, marketing, permissions and donations.

You may email her directly at: Lynn@BobBooks.com