“Dragons Love Tacos” Author Presents New Book for Middle Graders

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences is pleased to present acclaimed children’s author Adam Rubin for a discussion and signing of “The Human Kaboom,” a new story collection for middle-graders.

The event will be Wednesday, March 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Rd, Ellisville, MO 63011.

The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from the Novel Neighbor.

The author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers “Dragons Love Tacos” and “The Ice Cream Machine” returns with another hilarious, irresistible collection of six totally different stories with the same exact name.

Adam Rubin is back with this companion to “The Ice Cream Machine,” inviting you into six thrilling new worlds filled with daring and danger, mystery and mayhem—not to mention explosions! In a swanky New York City hotel, a reclusive guest appears to have spontaneously combusted. On a school field trip to a human anatomy museum in space, two kids try to pull off the greatest prank in history. Somewhere on a deserted island, three siblings try to make a life for themselves after the rest of the planet has been decimated by gigantic rock monsters. And then there's the small, quaint fishing town where a boy visiting his sister stumbles across an ancient curse; the traveling circus where a young girl becomes the assistant to a death-defying human cannonball; and the rugged wilderness where one kid with superpowers just can't seem to find some peace.

Each story is illustrated by a different artist with black-and-white artwork that practically explodes off the page. So put on a helmet and hang on tight, because this unpredictable book will blow you away!

Adam Rubin is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed picture books, which have sold more than five million copies combined. They include “Dragons Love Tacos,” “Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel,” “High Five,” “Gladys the Magic Chicken,” “Secret Pizza Party,” “Robo-Sauce,” the Those Darn Squirrels trilogy, and “El Chupacabras,” which won the Texas Bluebonnet Award. Publishers Weekly called his #1 New York Times bestselling story collection “The Ice Cream Machine” a "madcap middle grade debut." Visit Adam online at adamrubinhasawebsite.com.

Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.