- Adam Rex
Infobox Writer
name = Adam Rex
caption = Adam Rex in 2007
birthdate = birth date and age|1973|5|16|mf=y
birthplace =Dayton, Ohio ,United States
deathdate =
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occupation = Illustrator, author
genre =Children's books
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website = http://www.adamrex.comAdam Rex is an American
illustrator and author of children's books living inPhiladelphia , PA.Career
Adam Rex received a
Bachelor of Fine Arts from theUniversity of Arizona . [http://www.ironicsans.com/2006/09/interview_with_adam_rex.html Ironic Sans: Interview with Adam Rex, illustrator and author of "Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich" ] ] He has contributed illustrations to and otherfantasy art [ [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=324 Adam Rex :: Pen & Paper RPG Database ] ] and has illustrated several children's books. Adam has noted that his history with fantasy drawings initially hurt his entry into children's books. [http://www.harcourtbooks.com/Frankenstein/interview.asp Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex - Interview - Harcourt ] ] His first books, "Tree-Ring Circus " and "Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich " were published in 2006. "Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich" went on to become aNew York Times Best Seller . Another picture book "Pssst! " and the illustrated novel "The True Meaning of Smekday " were published in 2007.Adam received the
Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist in 2005."
The Dirty Cowboy ", written byAmy Timberlake and illustrated by Adam Rex, was banned at W.C. Andrews Elementary School in Texas in 2006. The book was removed from school shelves. The ACLU report noted that the "Principal did not want this book in the library." The book is the story about a cowboy taking a bath. [http://www.aclutx.org/files/2006%20Banned%20Books%20Report.pdf]Bibliography
Illustrations only
* "
The Dirty Cowboy " (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, August 8, 2003)
* "" (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, September 14, 2004)
* "Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-Comin'! " (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, March 24, 2005)
* "" (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 14, 2005)
* "" (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, September 12, 2006)
* "" (Knopf Books for Young Readers, September 12, 2006)Story and illustrations
* "
Tree-Ring Circus " (Harcourt Children's Books, June 1, 2006)
* "Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich " (Harcourt Children's Books, September 1, 2006)
* "Pssst! " (Harcourt Children's Books, September 1, 2007)
* "The True Meaning of Smekday " (Hyperion, October 2, 2007)
* "Frankenstein Takes the Cake " (Harcourt Children's Books, September 1, 2008)Notes
External links
* [http://www.adamrex.com Adam Rex's personal page]
* [http://www.smekday.com/ "The True Meaning of Smekday" official site]
* [http://rettstatt.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/yauthor-to-yauthor-interview-with-adam-rex/ Chris Rettstatt's Interview with Adam Rex]
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