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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2007
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Book List in Order: 8 titles



  • When Liza's mother takes away her beloved crayons, her world suddenly goes gray. How does the budding artist repond? She squirts her toothpaste angrily and stomps through mud puddles. Through these acts, Liza inadvertently creates art-and eventually ...



  • Mike's discovery caused an uproar. Astronomers around the globe asked: What is a planet anyway? As a kid, Mike Brown gazed at his poster of the nine planets and wondered: Is there more out there? The hunt was on. This nonfiction picture book tells th...



  •  Every kid dreams of having super powers--Max discovers he really has them! But will he be able to solve the mystery behind Marsh Creek? "Muddy Max takes that eternal struggle between kids and parents---whether to play in or stay out of mud puddl...



  • Big kids Anna and Oliver give young readers the inside scoop on what to expect when a new baby is expected. In a fresh picture book/comic style, Ready, Set . . . Baby offers up a funny, loving, reassuring peek into life as a big brother or sister -- ...



  • Meet Flo, a glacier, as she shows you what the life of a glacier is like in this picture book filled with fun facts, from what glaciers are and how they’re formed to what creatures live there, and more.Glaciers exist on every continent on earth, gr...



  • A mother-daughter story of an adventure-filled search for the amazing aurora borealis.Alix and her mom are fascinated by the nighttime light displays in the sky known as auroras, or northern lights, but being able to see them in person proves to be m...



  • An artful picture book exploration of negative space and the beauty of nothingness. This mindful meditation encourages children to see the world differently.Nothing is really something! What might be hidden in the space around things, and how is that...



  • A fresh picture book of simple but surprising exploration of the art, science, and emotion of color. This mindful meditation encourages children to see the world differently.Colors don’t exist. The sky is not blue. The grass is not green. A vio...




Award-Winning Books by Elizabeth Rusch

A Day with No Crayons
2008 Oregon Book Award -- Children's


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Elizabeth Rusch has published 8 books.

Elizabeth Rusch does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, All About Color, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Elizabeth Rusch, The Planet Hunter, was published in September 2007.

No. Elizabeth Rusch does not write books in series.