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Tricia Tusa

Tricia Tusa
Photograph by a bird in a tree in the Luxembourg gardens in Paris.

Tricia Tusa

Tricia Tusa has illustrated numerous acclaimed picture books, including In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck, Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden by Edith Pattou, and the New York Times bestsellers The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania of Jordan and Fred Stays with Me by Nancy Coffelt. She lives with her family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Maebelle's Suitcase has won an award
May 25, 2013
It's Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones! will be released on March 19, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
Mar 19, 2013
It's Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones! is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Mar 19, 2013
Jan 12, 2013
Jan 11, 2013
Jan 10, 2013
The Problem with the Puddles will be released on June 07, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jun 07, 2011
The Problem with the Puddles is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 07, 2011
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The Problem with the Puddles has won an award
May 06, 2010
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Stay Away From the Junkyard! has won an award
Aug 22, 2009
The Problem with the Puddles is now available in Hardcover
Feb 24, 2009
The Problem with the Puddles is now available in eBook
Feb 24, 2009
The Problem with the Puddles will be released on February 24, 2009 in Hardcover
Feb 24, 2009
The Problem with the Puddles is now available in Hardcover
Feb 24, 2009
The Problem with the Puddles will be released on February 24, 2009 in eBook
Feb 24, 2009
The Problem with the Puddles is now available in eBook
Feb 24, 2009

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School Library Journal, February 15, 2013
...the pops is Mrs. Jolly Bones. Perfectly living up to her name, this collaboration between Warren Hanson and Tricia Tusa may inadvertently teach kids the days of the week, but it’s also just as likely to teach them stranger lessons, like the fact that...
Tahoe Daily Tribune, December 11, 2012
...? Janell Cannon; ?Dogku,? Andrew Clements and Tim Bowers; ?Fred Stays With Me!,? Nancy Coffelt, and Tricia Tusa; ?Max Talks to Me,? Claire Buchwald and Karen Ritz; ?Oh, Theodore!,? Susan Katz and Stacey Schuett; ?Not Afraid of Dogs,? Susanna Pitzer and...
PRWeb, November 12, 2012
...kids and start the conversation relating to their lives: A Meal of the Stars by Dana Jenson and Tricia Tusa Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman Big Book of My World by Kali Stileman GEM by Hollie Hobbie Huck Runs Amuck! by Sean Taylor...
PRWeb, October 24, 2012
...friend to guess his pretend identity all strengthen communication. A Meal of the Stars by Dana Jenson and Tricia Tusa Disney Princess Enchanted Cupcake Party Game by Wonder Forge Dr. Seuss Fun Machine by Wonder Forge FitzIt by Gamewright Flapz by Blue...
School Library Journal, August 14, 2012
...s probably why books like Higher Higher by Leslie Patricelli have been for the very young set while Tricia Tusa’s Follow Me has looked at other aspects of swinging entirely (colors, etc.). The best attempt at the genre was probably Joe Cepeda’s The...
Toledoblade.com, July 29, 2012
...objects on each page. A MEAL OF THE STARS: POEMS UP AND DOWN. By Dana Jensen. Illustrated by Tricia Tusa. Houghton Mifflin. $16.99. The author's note states, "Dear reader: each of these poems either starts at the top and goes down OR starts at the...
Tahoe Daily Tribune, December 11, 2012
...? Janell Cannon; ?Dogku,? Andrew Clements and Tim Bowers; ?Fred Stays With Me!,? Nancy Coffelt, and Tricia Tusa; ?Max Talks to Me,? Claire Buchwald and Karen Ritz; ?Oh, Theodore!,? Susan Katz and Stacey Schuett; ?Not Afraid of Dogs,? Susanna Pitzer and...
Digital Game Developer, November 12, 2012
...kids and start the conversation relating to their lives: A Meal of the Stars by Dana Jenson and Tricia Tusa Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman Big Book of My World by Kali Stileman GEM by Hollie Hobbie Huck Runs Amuck! by Sean...
PRWeb, November 12, 2012
...kids and start the conversation relating to their lives: A Meal of the Stars by Dana Jenson and Tricia Tusa Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman Big Book of My World by Kali Stileman GEM by Hollie Hobbie Huck Runs Amuck! by Sean Taylor...
School Library Journal, August 14, 2012
...s probably why books like Higher Higher by Leslie Patricelli have been for the very young set while Tricia Tusa’s Follow Me has looked at other aspects of swinging entirely (colors, etc.). The best attempt at the genre was probably Joe Cepeda’s The...