Born and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, Charles Samuel Addams was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. Some of his recurring characters became known as the Addams Family, and were subsequently popularized through books, movies, and other adaptations.
Celebrate the life and works of Charles (Chas.) Addams by reading one of the library’s many books by and about the famous cartoonist.
Adult Readers
Addams, Charles. Addams and Evil ā¦ (1947). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. Black Maria (1960). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. Charles Addams Favorite Haunts (1946). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. Chas Addams Half-Baked Cookbook: Culinary Cartoons for the Humorously Famished (2005). Hoopla eBook
Addams, Charles. Creature Comforts (1981). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. Drawn And Quartered; The Return of a Classic (1942). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. The Groaning Board (1964). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. Happily Ever After (2006). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. Monster Rally. (1950). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. My Crowd (1970). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. Nightcrawlers (1957). Local History Collection
Addams, Charles. The World of Chas Addams (1991). Local History Collection
Cox, Stephen. The Addams Chronicles: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Addams Family (1991). Adult Nonfiction
Davis, Linda. Chas Addams: A Cartoonistās Life (2006). Adult Nonfiction
Young Readers
West, Alexandra. The Addams Family: Meet the Family (2019). Juvenile Easy Collection
West, Alexandra. The Addams Family: A Frightful Welcome (2019). Juvenile Easy Collection
