Podcast – Adam Rex

Today we are thrilled to bring you Adam Rex and his brand of humor. Adam wrote and/or illustrated all the books you like including the New York Times bestselling Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich , the New York Times bestselling School’s First Day of School, and also a number of titles about which the New York Times has been strangely coy.

As the E.B. White saying goes, ““Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested. And the frog dies of it.”

Adam Rex dives into analyzing humor anyway in this snippet from his Picture Book Summit presentation. Whether he’s editing a tweet or creating a new picture book, Adam has a way of making us laugh with his combination of words pictures. Join us as Adam digs down deep into word choice and the rules of humor in creating a funny picture book.

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For more of Adam Rex dissecting a frog (and humor), check out his full Picture Book Summit session “Dissecting the Frog: We’re Going to Try to Analyze Humor, God Help Us” on our Teachable site HERE.

In Adam’s presentation, he gave us an early peek at ON ACCOUNT OF THE GUM. This seriously funny book is available now. Click here to purchase from The Blue Bunny, an independent bookstore owned by Peter H. Reynolds.