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.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Smek

Smek is a 1-book series first released in 2007 with contributions by Adam Rex.

#1
The True Meaning of Smekday

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

The Cold Cereal Saga

The Cold Cereal Saga is a 1-book series first released in 2012 with contributions by Adam Rex.

#1
Cold Cereal

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Lucy Rose

Lucy Rose is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Katy Kelly and Adam Rex.

#1
Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me
#2
Lucy Rose: Big on Plans
#3
Lucy Rose: Busy Like You Can't Believe

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Been There, Done That

Been There, Done That is a 1-book series first released in 2015 with contributions by Mike Winchell, Julia Alvarez, and Karen Cushman.

#1
Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life

Series

3 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Chu

Chu is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Neil Gaiman.

#1
Chu's Day
#2
Chu's First Day of School
#3
El Día de Playa de Chu

Series

3 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Brixton Brothers

The Brixton Brothers is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Mac Barnett.

#1
Case of the Mistaken Identity
#2
The ghostwriter secret
#3
It happened on a train

Series

50 released books

Authored 0% of series

Magic: the Gathering Player's Guides

Magic: the Gathering Player's Guides is a 50-book series with 50 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Wizards of the Coast, Brian Schneider, and Devin Low.

Series

1 primary book0 released books

Authored 0% of series

Smek Smeries,

Smek Smeries, is a 0-book series first released in 2015 .