Adam Scheibe

Adam Scheibe studied illustration at the American Academy of Art, Chicago and studied animation and graduated from Columbia College, Chicago. He is a full-time artist who enjoys realism drawing and painting in watercolors, chalk pastels, and pencil.

He lives in a 100-year-old home in Albany Park, a neighborhood of Chicago, with his wife, Shara. He loves architecture and travelling the world. He enjoys collecting and playing vintage board games. In his spare time, he takes care of his garden and chases pesky squirrels out of his apple tree.

The Hungry Polar Bear is his debut as a children’s book illustrator.