Adam Rex Explained

Adam Rex
Birth Name:Adam Michael Rex
Birth Date:May 16, 1973
Birth Place:United States
Occupation:Author, illustrator
Genre:Role-playing games, children's books
Children:1[1]

Adam Michael Rex[2] (born May 16, 1973)[3] is an American illustrator and author of children's books from Tucson, Arizona.

Career

Adam Rex received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona.[4] He has contributed illustrations to and other fantasy art[5] and has illustrated several children's books. Adam has noted that his history with fantasy drawings initially hurt his entry into children's books.[6] His first books, Tree-Ring Circus and Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, were published in 2006. Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich went on to become a New York Times best seller.

Adam received the Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist in 2005.

His first foray into illustration of children's books, 2003's The Dirty Cowboy, written by Amy Timberlake, received positive reviews, including from The Capital Times, which described Rex's work as "gorgeous... This is his first book, but you wouldn't know it from looking. His artwork has real resonance".[7] The Santa Fe New Mexican wrote, "The consummate skill of Rex's illustrations combines with wit and knowledge of the physical and emotional terrain".[8] The book, which is about a cowboy taking a bath, was banned at W.C. Andrews Elementary School in Texas in 2006,[9] and by the Annville-Cleona School District in Pennsylvania in 2012.[10] The ACLU report on the Texas incident noted that the "Principal did not want this book in the library."

His illustrations of the book The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity, written by Mac Barnett, were reviewed favorably by The Gazettes critic, noting "a lively set of endpapers."[11]

DreamWorks Animation adapted The True Meaning of Smekday into the animated feature film Home (2015), starring Rihanna and Jim Parsons.[12]

Adam Rex cites Douglas Adams (author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) as his biggest influence as a writer.[13]

Bibliography

Novels

  1. Cold Cereal (Feb 7, 2012)
  2. Unlucky Charms (Feb 5, 2013)
  3. Champions of Breakfast (Feb 11, 2014)

As illustrator only

  1. The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity (Oct 6, 2009)
  2. The Ghostwriter Secret (Oct 5, 2010)
  3. It Happened on a Train (Oct 4, 2011)

As writer and illustrator

Role-playing games

Changeling: The Dreaming (White Wolf)

Planescape (TSR)

Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd edition (Wizards of the Coast)

Other

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. 1388889877022875649. MrAdamRex. Oh, thanks! I am married, and have a son.. May 3, 2021.
  2. 973960989484892160. MrAdamRex. @WayzataKLMC @Fangbone It happens a lot. Michael is even my middle name.. 14 March 2018.
  3. 976264201508306944. MrAdamRex. @LebanhcsRennat It is. 21 March 2018.
  4. 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"
  5. Web site: Adam Rex :: Pen & Paper RPG Database. 2007-09-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181611/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=324. 2007-01-09.
  6. Web site: Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex - Interview - Harcourt. https://web.archive.org/web/20061220235653/http://www.harcourtbooks.com/Frankenstein/interview.asp . December 20, 2006 .
  7. Schroeder, Heather Lee (August 15, 2003). "Even adults will hoot at 'Cowboy'", The Capital Times, p. A9.
  8. Harrelson, Barbara (September 7, 2003). "Drawings boost hilarious story about a cowboy's bath", The Santa Fe New Mexican, p. F2.
  9. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928080731/http://www.aclutx.org/files/2006%20Banned%20Books%20Report.pdf . 2007-09-28 . dead .
  10. Web site: A-C: Too dirty . Lebanon Daily News . 2012-04-20 . 2012-04-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430095158/http://www.ldnews.com/ci_20441341/c-too-dirty . 2012-04-30 .
  11. Goedhart, Bernie (June 12, 2010). "For the beach, the car or a rainy day: Once school is out, there's time to read for pure pleasure", The Gazette, p. J8.
  12. News: Rihanna, Parsons lead 'Smekday' vocal cast. June 16, 2013. UPI.com. June 20, 2012.
  13. 976260992962199552. MrAdamRex. @LebanhcsRennat Probably Douglas Adams more than anyone else!. 21 March 2018.
  14. Web site: NCS Reuben Divisional Award Winners. 27 May 2018.

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