Adam Wallace Books
Adam Wallace is an Australian author known for his humorous and engaging children's books, including the popular 'How to Catch' series. His works often feature rhymes, adventure, and themes of imagination and teamwork.
Known for: How To Catch A Gingerbread Man, How to Catch a Leprechaun, How to Catch a Mermaid, How to Catch a Monster, How to Catch a Snowman, How to Catch a Turkey, How to Catch an Elf, How to Catch the Easter Bunny
Books by Adam Wallace
How To Catch A Gingerbread Man
In this festive children's picture book, a group of clever kids set out to catch a runaway Gingerbread Man who escapes from the pages of a storybook. Using imaginative traps and holiday cheer, the sto...
How to Catch a Leprechaun
A mischievous leprechaun is on the loose, and children set clever traps to try to catch him before he escapes. This playful picture book celebrates creativity and imagination through rhyming text and ...
How to Catch a Mermaid
A young girl dreams of meeting a mermaid and devises clever traps to catch one, using creativity and imagination in her seaside adventure. The story celebrates curiosity, friendship, and the magic of ...
How to Catch a Monster
A fun and imaginative children's picture book where a young boy faces his fears and discovers that the monster in his closet might not be so scary after all. Through humor and creativity, the story en...
How to Catch a Snowman
In this playful children's picture book, a group of kids set out to catch a snowman who has come to life. Through rhyming text and colorful illustrations, the story follows their imaginative traps and...
How to Catch a Turkey
A humorous children's picture book in which a group of kids tries to catch a runaway turkey in their school before the Thanksgiving play begins. The story combines rhyming text with lively illustratio...
How to Catch an Elf
A humorous Christmas picture book where a clever elf narrates how he avoids being caught by children who set traps on Christmas Eve. The story follows the elf’s adventures as he helps Santa deliver pr...
How to Catch the Easter Bunny
In this lively children's picture book, readers join a playful adventure to outsmart the elusive Easter Bunny. Through rhyming text and colorful illustrations, the story follows clever traps and imagi...
Key Insights from Adam Wallace
When the Story Comes to Life
The tale begins inside a cheerful library setting, a place where stories are meant to stay on their shelves—until our Gingerbread Man decides to defy those rules. In *How to Catch a Gingerbread Man,* the first spark of magic bursts from the moment he jumps out of his storybook pages. It’s an image f...
From How To Catch A Gingerbread Man
The Kids Take Up the Challenge
When the Gingerbread Man dashes away, the children in the story react exactly how kids in real life would—with curiosity and determination. They don’t just watch him vanish; they leap into action, pooling their ideas to catch this quick and clever cookie. Narratively, this section is the heart of...
From How To Catch A Gingerbread Man
The Mischievous Leprechaun Takes the Stage
From the very first page, the leprechaun announces himself as a prankster who has seen many traps and outsmarted them all. He’s not an evil creature, but a sly one whose joy lies in avoiding capture. I wanted him to embody the spirit of playful cunning, the kind that teases yet inspires children to ...
From How to Catch a Leprechaun
The Children’s Creative Traps and St. Patrick’s Day Anticipation
The children, determined and bubbling with excitement, prepare their traps ahead of St. Patrick’s Day. This section captures that delicious tension between hope and uncertainty, the same feeling that comes before any adventure. As an author, I wanted readers to feel that sense of contagious creativi...
From How to Catch a Leprechaun
The Dream and the Ocean’s Call
It all begins with a girl and a dream. The sea is her favorite place — vast, alive, gleaming with possibilities. She’s heard stories of mermaids, those mysterious creatures who are part of both legend and ocean. But she doesn’t just want to hear stories; she wants to see one for herself. Standing on...
From How to Catch a Mermaid
Building the First Trap
The first trap is born from excitement and hope. She runs home, gathers seashells, ribbons, shiny stones — anything that sparkles under sunlight and might entice a mermaid, who surely must love beautiful things as much as she does. There’s a joy in this collect-and-create process. To her, crafting i...
From How to Catch a Mermaid
About Adam Wallace
Adam Wallace is an Australian author known for his humorous and engaging children's books, including the popular 'How to Catch' series. His works often feature rhymes, adventure, and themes of imagination and teamwork.
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Adam Wallace is an Australian author known for his humorous and engaging children's books, including the popular 'How to Catch' series. His works often feature rhymes, adventure, and themes of imagination and teamwork.
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