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Adam Lehrhaupt is the award-winning author of Warning: Do Not Open This Book!, Please: Open This Book!, Chicken in Space (A six book series: Book 2 Chicken in School lands June 20, 2017), I Will Not Eat You and the upcoming I Don't Draw, I Color (March 21, 2016), Wordplay (July 2017), Idea Jar (Fall 2017), and This is a Good Story (Spring, 2018). He has traveled to six continents, performed on Broadway, and lived on a communal farm. He firmly believes that opening a book is a good thing, even if there are monkeys in it. Adam currently lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, with his wife, two sons, and two bizarre dogs. Follow Adam on twitter and Instagram @lehrhaupt for the occasional brilliant thought or picture, and at adamlehrhaupt.co ...more

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	Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Matthew Forsythe (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 1,828 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Will Not Eat You by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Scott Magoon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 1,065 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Please, Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Matthew Forsythe (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 951 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Shahar Kober (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 730 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idea Jar by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Deb Pilutti (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.59 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Don't Draw, I Color! by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Felicita Sala (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sloth Went by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Benson Shum (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 321 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book's Big Adventure by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Rahele Jomepour Bell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.99 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken in Mittens: A Playful Winter Picture Book About Imagination and Adventure for Children (Ages 4-8) (I Can Read Level 1) by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Shahar Kober (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken in School by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Shahar Kober (Illustrator) 3.45 avg rating — 272 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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