Adam Rubin
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Adam Rubin is one of roughly one hundred authors whose work was selected by the Montessori-certified teachers at Creative Minds Montessori for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list — 120 books chosen across four reading stages, from first lap-reads to first chapter books. The selected book was chosen for how precisely it meets children at a real developmental moment. This recognition cannot be bought: no author or publisher paid to appear on our lists, and we take no commission on any book sale.
About Adam Rubin
Adam Rubin's life as an author began with Those Darn Squirrels; Dragons Love Tacos went on to become his most popular book. He has published fifteen books, seven of them national bestsellers.
Many of them, this one included, were illustrated by his friend Daniel Salmieri. His El Chupacabras — written in a blend of Spanish and English — won the Texas Bluebonnet Award in 2020.
Also by this author: Those Darn Squirrels · Dragons Love Tacos 2 · El Chupacabras
Official website: www.adamrubinhasawebsite.com
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.