Adam Rex

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  • Bibliography:
    28 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2006
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Cold Cereal Saga

1 - Cold Cereal (Feb-2012)
2 - Unlucky Charms (Feb-2013)
3 - Champions of Breakfast (Feb-2014)

Smek

1 - The True Meaning of Smekday (Oct-2007)
2 - Smek for President! (Feb-2015)

Multi-Author Series List

Star Wars

Are You Scared, Darth Vader? (Jul-2018)

Book List in Order: 28 titles

  • Tree-Ring Circus

    In a quiet little lea, several miles out of town, a tree grows. It becomes home to sparrows, chipmunks, a whopping big bee . . . a runaway clown? Two poodles? An ape? Wait a minute. . . .
    In his quirky but realistic style, Rex creates the greatest...

  • Pssst!

    A child, a visit to the zoo, animals--sounds like good, simple all-American fun. But there’s something different about this zoo. These animals want things. Unusual things. What will they do with them?     Laughs, jokes, and surprises abound in ...

  • The True Meaning of Smekday

    Smek - 1

    The hilarious, genre-bending novel from bestselling author Adam rex that inspired the blockbuster feature film Home -- fully illustrated with "photos," drawings, newspaper clippings, and comics sequences.When twelve-year-old Gratuity ("Tip") Tuc...

  • Fat Vampire

    Doug Lee is undead quite by accident--attacked by a desperate vampire, he finds himself cursed with being fat and fifteen forever. When he has no luck finding some goth chick with a vampire fetish, he resorts to sucking the blood of cows under cover ...

  • Will

    in Guys Read: Funny Business

    Will’s got it rough. He’s practically the only kid in school who hasn’t found out that he’s a wizard or a vampire or the child of a Norse god. But when a supervillain takes over the school and all the kids with powers are gone, it’s up to W...

  • Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich

    Being a monster isn't all frightening villagers and sucking blood. Monsters have their trials, too. Poor Frankenstein's cupboard is bare, Wolfman is in need of some household help, and it's best not to get started on Dracula’s hygiene iss...

  • Cold Cereal

    The Cold Cereal Saga - 1

    Cold Cereal Facts Serving size 1 chapter Number of servings 40 Primary human characters 3 Scottish Play Doe, aka Scottpossible changeling Erno Utz genius Emily Utz supergenius Magical creatures at least 3 Mick Leprechaun (or Clurichaun) Harv...

  • Frankenstein Takes the Cake

    Jam-packed with sight gags, sly jokes, ghoulish cartoons, and spoofing, Frankenstein Takes the Cake is a great way to celebrate Halloween and "trick" kids into reading poetry. Dubbed a "fiendishly funny picture book" by Family Fun magazine, this foll...

  • Unlucky Charms

    The Cold Cereal Saga - 2

    Have you seen me? Name: Scottish Play Doe Age: 11 Last seen with twins Erno and Emily, their gargantuan housekeeper, Biggs, and an accountant named Merle Lynn who claims to be a scientist from the future or something, "Scott" is suffering from a...



  • Moonday

    What do you do when the moon lowers itself into your backyard? When mornings are replaced by perpetual night, and people sigh-sleep in their eyes. What do you do when the tide comes in, and all the neighborhood dogs won't stop howling? You...

  • Champions of Breakfast

    The Cold Cereal Saga - 3

    When we last left our kid heroes, Emily had managed to halt Queen Titania's fairy invasion by closing a rift in the time-space continuum, thereby trapping Scott, Mick, and her other friends in the magical other-England known as Pretannica. But time i...

  • Smek for President!

    Smek - 2

    In this much anticipated sequel to The True Meaning of Smekday, Tip and J.Lo are back for another hilarious intergalactic adventure. And this time (and last time, and maybe next time), they want to make things right with the Boov. After Tip and J....

  • School's First Day of School

    It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him? The school has a r...

  • XO, OX: A Love Story

    Dear Gazelle, For some time now I have wanted to write a letter to say how much I admire you. You are so graceful and fine. Even when you are running from tigers you are like a ballerina who is running away from tigers. I think that what I'm tr...

  • Nothing Rhymes with Orange

    We all know nothing rhymes with orange, but how does that make Orange feel? Well, left out, obviously! When a fruit parade gets together to sing a song about how wonderful they are -- and the song happens to rhyme -- Orange can't help but feel lik...

  • Are You Scared, Darth Vader?

    Star Wars

    Darth Vader isn't scared! Nothing can scare Lord Vader. Right?...

  • Why?

    "[Adam] Rex delivers a storytime home run -- hilarious, heartfelt, instructive, and interactive." -- Booklist, starred review

    A sweet and appealing tale for anyone familiar with the universal tendency of young children to always ask WHY? When...

  • Pluto Gets the Call

    Pluto gets a call from Earth telling him he isn’t a planet anymore, so he sets out on a journey through the solar system to find out why in this funny and fact-filled romp that’s perfect for fans of The Scrambled States of America.Pluto loves bei...

  • Unstoppable

    A read-aloud gem about teamwork and togetherness from New York Times bestselling author Adam Rex!If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Well, what if the answer was: ALL OF THEM! When a bird narrowly escapes the clutches of a hungry cat,...



  • On Account of the Gum

    On Account of the Gum is a book about how the best intentions lead to some of the worst (and funniest) ideas!Serious humor abounds in this story about one kid's hilarious misadventures with gum, and the cumulative buildup of stuff stuck in hair.From ...

  • Digestion! The Musical

    The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body meets Hamilton in this hilarious picture book about the most basic process of the human body: digesting food! Candy's made it. She's finally here: the human body! This intrepid sweet treat meets each of the...

  • Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

    Every family has its special aunt: the cool aunt, the wacky aunt, the scary aunt. But this family has ALL THE AUNTS. Shhh, listen. Do you hear that?Oh no. Oh dear. Oh . . . my . . . godmother. They've traveled on planes, in taxis, and acros...

  • A Little Like Waking

    You’ve Reached Sam meets The Good Place in this deeply-felt, surreal and fully illustrated love story about a girl, a boy, a dreamer, and a dream from best-selling and award-winning author Adam Rex.Zelda is stuck in a dream. A very strange dream, w...

  • The Story of Gumluck the Wizard

    Meet Gumluck the Wizard, the star of a new chapter book series by the inimitable Adam Rex!This is a story about magic, if you like that kind of thing. It is also a story about a ghost with amnesia, an unpopular fairy, an ungrateful little town, and a...

  • The Story of Gumluck and the Dragon's Eggs

    The story of Gumluck continues! Introducing the second installation in a laugh-out-loud and critically acclaimed chapter book tale from New York Times bestselling author Adam Rex.Readers, be warned! This book contains three precious eggs, one co...

  • Tumblebaby

    Boss Baby meets Forrest Gump in this madcap adventure starring one very intrepid and very asleep baby.It’s evening and Baby is asleep. Momma and Dad set up Baby’s crib, but leave the door unlocked. Most babies scoot, flop, and roll their way to s...

  • Echo

    New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Adam Rex has created a funny and timely conversation starter about how dull life might be if everyone always agreedEveryone always agrees with Junior, including the mysterious voice from across the va...

  • The Story of Gumluck and the Heroes

    The story of Gumluck continues! From New York Times bestselling author Adam Rex, this acclaimed, laugh-out-loud series is perfect for young fans of magic, wizardry, and the special alchemy of friendship.A hero fights for what is right! A he...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Adam Rex has published 28 books.

The next book by Adam Rex, The Story of Gumluck and the Heroes, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Adam Rex, Tree-Ring Circus, was published in June 2006.

Yes. Adam Rex has 2 series.
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