About Crumbs on the Stairs: A Mystery (Mini-mysteries for Minors Book 2):
Where are the crumbs coming from? Why are there crumbs on the stairs? Who is dropping crumbs everywhere?! A Hispanic child leads a counting search for the crumb culprit.Build kids’ minds today! Children value learning question words (interrogatives), bear finding, and online SECRETS.Bedtime peace. The perfect length picture book for young kids (not too long for adults): 24 pages, 95 words in verse for reluctant readers (ages 2 – 6 years, preschool – 2nd grade) written and illustrated by best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand.Discover book #2 in the Mini-Mysteries for Minors series (standalones). Explore all four in a bundle—plus free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: Sounds in the House – Sonidos en la casa It Came from Under the High Chair Why Juan Can’t Sleep: A Funny MysteryKidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights © 2011), libraries, and major children’s book distributors.“Fabuloso! Fun and colorful.” – Vanessa Abernathy.LOOK inside! 8”x10” full-color kids’ book on the gift of sharing; vivid images aid language comprehension for any age. Homeschool easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE, ESL/ELL/EFL, Lexile 450-500, YBLC, CJBG, 2ACB. No AI. No CRT, gender, or orientation spiel—just happy multicultural fun! JUV009130, JUV033080, JUV011030, JUV033180, JUV009030, JUV033160, JUV039200, JUV040000, JUV033060. ISBN: 978-0977606535, (eISBN: 978-1301432615, Spanish: 978-0615443058)
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Author Bio:
College media instructor Karl W. Beckstrand is the best-selling author/illustrator of more than thirty multicultural/multilingual titles (60 ebooks—reviews by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal). Raised in San Jose, California, he has lived abroad and earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations & conflict resolution, and a broadcast & film certificate. Since 2004, he has run Premio Publishing. He’s won multiple publishing awards, including a 2025 Global Book Award for nonfiction and an International Book Award for his Y.A. western novel, To Swallow the Earth. Beckstrand loves volleyball and singing (in rock bands or choirs). His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, immigrant biographies, self-help, Spanish/bilingual, and STEM books feature ethnic characters—and usually end with a twist.