About 4 Funny Mysteries for Kids: Goosebumps, Gross Ghosts & Grammar for Growing Goblins (Mini-mysteries for Minors Book 7):
“Crosses cultural boundaries.… Lovely exploration…fabulously rich and evocative of the artistry of Shel Silverstein.” – M. Condon, Unite for Literacy (Why Juan Can’t Sleep)
Discover best-selling picture books: Sounds in the House, It Came from Under the High Chair, Crumbs on the Stairs – Migas en las escaleras (with Spanish-English pronunciation guide), and Why Juan Can’t Sleep: A Funny Mystery (bound in one volume). Each kids’ mystery has a counting or finding activity (bears, bugs, sounds) and features multicultural characters (for kids 2 – 8 years, preschool – 3rd grade, ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE).
“Comically freaking out…suspenseful without ever getting too intense for younger readers.” – Kirkus Reviews (Sounds in the House). Nothing to fear—there’s only fun here! 118 pages on sharing, friendship, and facing fears; 1,400 spooky words by award-winning author-illustrator and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (additional art by Channing Jones, Jeremy Higginbotham, and Luis F. Sanz). Read all of Beckstrand’s 60 multiracial kids’ books.
LOOK inside! Learn prepositions and get free ebooks, online secrets, and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (Mini-Mysteries for Minors series, Premio Publishing, worldwide rights © July 2022), libraries, and major mystery book distributors. Don’t miss this funny Halloween favorite available in 8”x10” soft cover, ebook, or as individual language/activity books. No AI or CRT. None of our multiracial children’s books discuss gender or orientation. JUV054000, JUV011030, JUV010000, JUV028000, JUV019000, JUV002140, JUV011020, JUV011010, JUV020000; YFCF, YFQ, 5BP-US-H; e-ISBN: 978-1311864079, ISBN: 978-1505690187
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Author Bio:
College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling and award-winning author/illustrator of 30 multicultural/multilingual titles and more than 65 ebooks. He’s lived abroad and interned for a Massachusetts publisher and for Congress in D.C. He earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations and conflict resolution, and a broadcast/film certificate. He’s been a technical recruiter in Silicon Valley, a Stanford Hospital chaplain, a Spanish interpreter for Angel Flight (aviator nonprofit), and a rock band front man. He’s won multiple publishing awards, including a 2016 International Book award for his Y.A. western survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, and his works have been lauded by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity—not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Since 2004, he has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, self-help, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters—and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Kobo, Papercrafts Magazine, Everand, Target, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart, and KidsWorldBooks.