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| Born | Adam Michael Rex May 16, 1973 United States |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator |
| Genre | Role-playing games, children's books |
| Children | 1 [1] |
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Adam Michael Rex [2] (born May 16, 1973) [3] is an American illustrator and author of children's books from Tucson, Arizona.
Adam Rex received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. [4] He has contributed illustrations to Magic: The Gathering 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.[ citation needed ]
Adam received the Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist in 2005.[ citation needed ]
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." [9]
His illustrations of the book The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity, written by Mac Barnett, were reviewed favorably by The Gazette's 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]
Changeling: The Dreaming (White Wolf)
Planescape (TSR)
Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd edition (Wizards of the Coast)
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