Tumblebaby - by Adam Rex (Hardcover)

About the Book

"A sleeping baby rolls out of the house and across the nation on a series of larger-than-life adventures"--

Book Synopsis

Boss Baby meets Forrest Gump in this madcap adventure starring one very intrepid and very asleep baby.

It's evening and Baby is asleep. Momma and Dad set up Baby's crib, but leave the door unlocked. Most babies scoot, flop, and roll their way to sleep. But this Baby? This Baby tumbles right out the door! Down the street they go, past the neighborhood, gathering debris on the way.

Still asleep, the tumbling Baby keeps a steady pace, rolling and rolling from one adventure to the next. Tumblebaby tumbles through a pack of coyotes and becomes their king; around the country saving the day in various cities; and all the way up Everest, winning Olympic Gold, sparking a historic chain of events. Eventually, Tumblebaby tumbles home, well-traveled, well rested, having changed the whole world, eyes closed all along.

A tall tale with a sweeping, laugh-out-loud narrative, penned by expert humorist Adam Rex and illustrated with Audrey Helen Weber's singular and wholly uninhibited art, Tumblebaby invites young readers to twist the narrative on their earliest years in this whole new mythology about who we are, where we come from, and where we've been.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Review Quotes

★ "Rex is at his quirky best here, blending inventive charm with his signature playfulness and goofy sophistication for an offbeat fable to be relished over and over."--Booklist, Starred Review

"[A] unique and timeless addition to children's literature."--BookPage

"A quirky, imaginative tall tale for adventurous young readers unafraid of stretching their vocabularies, this is recommended as an additional purchase for the humor section."--School Library Journal

"[A] fantastical tale."--The Horn Book

"A satisfying tumble through the imagination."--Kirkus Reviews

"Amid a fantastical, intentionally meandering plotline that embraces going where the wind blows, the story's gonzo energy hurtles forward like a train."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Adam Rex is the author and illustrator of more than forty books for kids. These include New York Times bestselling picture books like Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, School's First Day of School, and Chu's Day (with author Neil Gaiman). 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 dog, son, and wife.

Audrey Helen Weber is an author, artist and illustrator living in Western Massachusetts. They are the author of On the Day the Horse Got Out, The Wind & the Clover, and Year Round. Their artwork has also appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times Book Review and the New Yorker online.