How do you get gum out of your hair—a pair of scissors? Butter? The cat? Call your aunt, she'll know what to do. She doesn't? Try the fire department! With each page turn, this situation—relatable to any family—grows stickier and more desperate.
About Adam Rex
Adam Rex is the author and illustrator of more than forty books for kids. His work has been adapted for film and television. He’s won some awards, including the Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children’s Literature and the National Cartoonists Society Book Illustration Award. His debut novel was shortlisted for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. He used to make art for games like Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. Sometimes he still does. He lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his cat, dog, son, and wife. His website is www.adamrex.com/
Activities & Links
- Watch a trailer for this book from the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMlWhWsRhu8&t=38s
- See how gum is made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j893F1Mgoo4
- Ideas on how to remove gum from hair: https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/46690/how-to-get-gum-out-of-hair/
- Storytime with Suzanne reads this book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_X8aV-ZCV8
- If you want more books about problem solving try Stuck by Oliver Jeffers or The Frazzle Family Finds a Way by Ann Bonwill and Stephen Gammell.
- If you want more work by Adam Rex check out Chu’s First Day of School by Neil Gaiman
(Harper, 2014) and Nothing Rhymes with Orange.
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