Adam Rubin is an American 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 designs puzzles, optical illusions and magic tricks, and is a partner and co-owner of Art of Play, a retailer of puzzles, games and magic-related goods, where he serves as director of puzzles and games.
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The Human Kaboom, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri, Gracey Zhang, Rodolfo Montalvo, Daniel Gray-Barnett, Marta Altés, and Adam De Souza (Penguin, 2023) ISBN9780593462393
Ice Cream Machine, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri, Charles Santoso, Liniers, Emily Hughes, Nicole Miles, and Seaerra Miller (Penguin, 2022) OCLC1251766374, ISBN9780593325797
High Five, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2019) ISBN9780525428893
El Chupacabras, illustrated by Crash McCreery (Penguin, 2018) ISBN9780399539299
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2017) ISBN9780525428886
Robo-Sauce, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2015) ISBN9780525428879
Big Bad Bubble, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Houghton Mifflin, 2014) ISBN9780544045491
Secret Pizza Party, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2013) ISBN9780803739475
Dragons Love Tacos, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin, 2012) ISBN9780803736801
Those Darn Squirrels Fly South, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Houghton Mifflin, 2012) ISBN9780547678238
Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Houghton Mifflin, 2011) ISBN9780547429229