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Winner of the sff elementarymiddle grade category of the cybils. He is the illustrator of neil gaimans wonderful new picture book, chus day. The true meaning of smekday, written and illustrated by. Hmm sounds a lot like judging a book by its cover to us. Feb 12, 2015 in 2007, disney hyperion published the true meaning of smekday by adam rex. Rex has such a nice grasp of small tender moments amidst a world gone haywire, its a pity the book wasnt pared down significantly. He also illustrated the brixton brothers series, billy twitters and his blue whale problem. When her mom started telling everyone about the messages aliens were sending through a mole on the back of. His other books include the true meaning of smekday, which was made into the animated hit movie home.
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