Jon Agee (born 1960) is a children's book writer and illustrator whose work centers around wordplay.
[2] Agee's art style is known for its "trademark blocky ink-and-watercolor illustrations," according to The New York Times.
[4] In its review of Agee's book of 60 illustrated oxymorons called Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp?
[7] The New York Times wrote that "it would be a near miss, if not a minor catastrophe, not to take the calculated risk of treating the whole family to this instant classic.
In 2003, New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz wrote that Agee had thanked him for including his name in a Friday crossword and joked that "he would not be satisfied until his name appeared in a Monday puzzle, the easiest of the week, where every answer is supposed to be familiar to most solvers.