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Trisha Speed Shaskan
Trisha Speed Shaskan has written over 40 books for children, including the picture book Punk Skunks and Q & Ray graphic novel series, both illustrated by her husband and children’s book author and illustrator, Stephen Shaskan. For the past 20 years, she has taught a variety of creative writing classes to students at every level from kindergarten to graduate school. She has also been a literacy coach, run a tutoring program, and worked in a children’s library. Shaskan is an energetic teacher and presenter who loves to visit schools and libraries and share her passion for learning, creativity, books, and writing. Shaskan holds an MFA in creative writing. She currently teaches writing classes to children at The Loft Literary Center. She lives in Minneapolis with Stephen.
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The Itty-Bitty Witch (Two Lions, 2019)
Q & Ray: Case #3: Foul Play at Elm Tree Park, illustrated by Stephen Shaskan (Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group, 2018)
Q & Ray Case #2: Meteorite or Meteor-Wrong?, illustrated by Stephen Shaskan (Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group, 2018)
Q & Ray Case #1: The Missing Mola Lisa, illustrated by Stephen Shaskan (Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group, 2017)
Punk Skunks, illustrated by Stephen Shaskan (HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2016)
Truly, We Both Loved Beauty Dearly! The Story of Sleeping Beauty as Told by the Good and Bad Fairies (Picture Window Books, 2014)
Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten!: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as told by The Wolf (Picture Window Books, 2011)
Seriously, Cinderella is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as told by the Wicked Stepmother (Picture Window Books, 2011)
Writer’s Toolbox: How to Write a Graphic Novel (Picture Window Books, 2011)
The Brass Family (Picture Window Books, 2011)
The Percussion Family (Picture Window Books, 2011)
The Woodwind Family (Picture Window Books,2011)
The String Family (Picture Window Books, 2011)
The Keyboard Family (Picture Window Books, 2011)
What’s the Difference Between a Tortoise and Turtle? (Picture Window Books, 2010)
What’s the Difference Between a Porpoise and Dolphin? (Picture Window Books, 2010)
If you were a Plural Word (Picture Window Books, 2009)
If you were a Capital Letter (Picture Window Books, 2009)
If you were a Times Sign (Picture Window Books, 2009)
If you were a Minute (Picture Window Books, 2009)
If you were a Divided-By Sign (Picture Window Books, 2009)
If you were a Plus Sign (Picture Window Books, 2008)
If you were a Minus Sign (Picture Window Books, 2008)
If you were a Fraction (Picture Window Books, 2008)
Fair Game (Picture Window Books, 2008)
Green Park (Picture Window Books, 2008)
I am an Octopus: The Life of a Common Octopus (Picture Window Books, 2008)
I am a Sea Horse: The Life of a Dwarf Sea Horse (Picture Window Books, 2008)
If you were a Contraction (Picture Window Books, 2008)
If you were a Compound Word (Picture Window Books, 2008)
Betty and Baxter’s Batter Battle (Picture Window Books, 2008)
The Fairies’ First Flight (Picture Window Books, 2008)
If you were an Alliteration (Picture Window Books, 2008)
If you were Onomatopoeia (Picture Window Books, 2008)
Ava the Angelfish (Picture Window Books, 2008)
Lucy’s Magic Wand (Picture Window Books, 2008)
Princess Bella’s Birthday Cake (Picture Window Books, 2007)
This is Anna (Picture Window Books, 2007)
Camden’s Game (Picture Window Books, 2007)
Marconi the Wizard (Picture Window Books, 2007)
The Three Princesses (Picture Window Books, 2006)
The Treasure Map (Picture Window Books, 2006)
Another Pet (Picture Window Books, 2006)
Titles published under the pseudonym Claire Clark:
The Calendar: How Long is a Day? (Picture Window Books, 2012)
The Calendar: How Long is a Month? (Picture Window Books, 2012)
The Calendar: How Long is a Week? (Picture Window Books, 2012)
The Calendar: How Long is a Year? (Picture Window Books, 2012)
