Adam Rubin

Adam Rubin is a #1 New York Times best selling author of children's books. Many of his stories feature animals or food and several contain interactive elements. His books have sold over one million copies. Rubin graduated from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis where he studied visual communications and worked as an advertising creative director for ten years before leaving his day job to focus on writing books. Adam also has a background in Improv where he taught classes at iO Theater in Chicago and in New York at the Annoyance Theatre. In addition to writing and improv, he also curates and designs puzzles and magic tricks.

Select bibliography The Human Kaboom, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri, Gracey Zhang, Rodolfo Montalvo, Daniel Gray-Barnett, Marta Altés, and Adam De Souza (Penguin, 2023) Ice Cream Machine, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri, Charles Santoso, Liniers, Emily Hughes, Nicole Miles, and Seaerra Miller (Penguin, 2022) , High Five, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2019) El Chupacabras, illustrated by Crash McCreery (Penguin, 2018) Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2017) Robo-Sauce, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2015) Big Bad Bubble, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Houghton Mifflin, 2014) Secret Pizza Party, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2013) Dragons Love Tacos, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2012) Those Darn Squirrels Fly South, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Houghton Mifflin, 2012) Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Houghton Mifflin, 2011) Those Darn Squirrels, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Houghton Mifflin, 2008) ,

Awards and honors

2020 – Texas Bluebonnet Award (winner) 2018 – The E.B. White Read Aloud Award (honoree)