Adam Rex

Adam Rex

Adam Rex has written at least 50 books. Their most popular book is The True Meaning of Smekday with 33 saves with an average rating of 4.14⭐.

Author Bio

Adam Rex is the author and illustrator of more than forty books for kids.

These include New York Times bestselling picture books like Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and School’s First Day of School, (with illustrator Christian Robinson). His work has been adapted for film and television.

He’s won some awards, including the Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children’s Literature and the National Cartoonists Society Book Illustration Award. His debut novel was shortlisted for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.

He used to make art for games like Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. Sometimes he still does.

He lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his dog, son, and wife.

The True Meaning of Smekday

#1 of 1 in Smek

2007 • 33 Readers • 423 pages 4.1

Chu's Day

#1 of 3 in Chu

Chu's Day
ByNeil Gaiman

2013 • 24 Readers • 30 pages 4.1

Half-Minute Horrors

Half-Minute Horrors
ByHolly Black,Joyce Carol Oates,+37 more

2009 • 16 Readers • 160 pages 3.4

Case of the Mistaken Identity

#1 of 3 in The Brixton Brothers

2009 • 11 Readers • 208 pages 3.2

Chu's First Day of School

#2 of 3 in Chu

2014 • 11 Readers • 30 pages 3.4

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

2017 • 10 Readers • 48 pages 4

Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story

2010 • 9 Readers • 324 pages 3

Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich

2006 • 6 Readers 4.3

Why?

Why?
ByAdam Rex

2019 • 4 Readers 5

School's First Day of School

2016 • 4 Readers • 40 pages 3.5

Unlucky Charms

Unlucky Charms
ByAdam Rex

4 Readers 3

Nothing Rhymes with Orange

2017 • 4 Readers 4

Cold Cereal

#1 of 1 in The Cold Cereal Saga

Cold Cereal
ByAdam Rex

2012 • 3 Readers • 432 pages 3

Star Wars

Star Wars
ByAdam Rex

2018 • 3 Readers • 48 pages 4.3

XO, OX: A Love Story

2017 • 3 Readers • 32 pages

Smek for President!

#2 in Smek Smeries,

2015 • 3 Readers • 245 pages 4

Gladys the Magic Chicken

2021 • 3 Readers 5

On Account of the Gum

2020 • 3 Readers • 56 pages 5

The ghostwriter secret

#2 of 3 in The Brixton Brothers

2010 • 2 Readers • 240 pages

It happened on a train

#3 of 3 in The Brixton Brothers

2011 • 2 Readers • 290 pages

A Little Like Waking

2023 • 2 Readers • 316 pages

Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

2023 • 1 Reader 4

How This Book Was Made

2016 • 1 Reader • 44 pages

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50 Magic: the Gathering Player's Guides

Magic the Gathering: Saviors of Kamigawa Player's Guide
ByWizards of the Coast,Randy Buehler Jr.,+1 more

2005 • 1 Reader • 23 pages

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50 Magic: the Gathering Player's Guides

Magic the Gathering: Betrayers of Kamigawa Player's Guide
ByWizards of the Coast,Henry Stern,+2 more

2005 • 1 Reader • 23 pages

Cover 2

50 Magic: the Gathering Player's Guides

Magic the Gathering: Shadowmoor Player's Guide
ByWizards of the Coast,Mike Turian,+1 more

2008 • 1 Reader • 50 pages

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50 Magic: the Gathering Player's Guides

Magic the Gathering: Guildpact Player's Guide
ByWizards of the Coast,Mike Turian,+1 more

2006 • 1 Reader • 43 pages

El Día de Playa de Chu

#3 of 3 in Chu

2015 • 1 Reader • 32 pages 3

Cold cereal

Cold cereal
ByAdam Rex

1 Reader 3

Champions of breakfast

1 Reader 3

Smek for president!

1 Reader 5

Pssst!

Pssst!
ByAdam Rex

1 Reader

Star Wars: Are You Scared, Darth Vader?

2018 • 1 Reader 3

Pluto Gets the Call

2019 • 1 Reader • 48 pages 4

Unstoppable

Unstoppable
ByAdam Rex

2020 • 1 Reader • 56 pages

Happy Smekday oder der Tag, an dem ich die Welt retten musste

#1 of 1 in Smek

2007 • 1 Reader • 443 pages

Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life

#1 of 1 in Been There, Done That

Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life
ByMike Winchell,Julia Alvarez,+19 more

2015 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

Frankenstein Takes the Cake

2008 • 1 Reader • 48 pages 2

Are You Scared, Darth Vader?

Are You Scared, Darth Vader?
ByAdam Rex,Star Wars

2018 • 48 pages

Lucy Rose: Busy Like You Can't Believe

#3 of 3 in Lucy Rose

2006 • 178 pages

Lucy Rose: Big on Plans

#2 of 3 in Lucy Rose

2005 • 178 pages

Křup!

#1 of 1 in The Cold Cereal Saga

Křup!
ByAdam Rex,Lenka Uhlířová(Translator)

2012 • 333 pages

Konečně doma

#1 of 1 in Smek

Konečně doma
ByAdam Rex,Veronika Volhejnová(Translator)

2007 • 336 pages

Tree-ring circus

Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

#1 of 3 in Lucy Rose

2004 • 137 pages

Moonday

Moonday
ByAdam Rex

School's First Day of School

2008 • 40 pages

Chu's First Day of School Board Book

#2 of 3 in Chu

2014

El día de Chu

El día de Chu
ByNeil Gaiman,Adam Rex

2015 • 32 pages