About She Doesn’t Want the Worms!: A Mystery – with Online Secrets (Mini-mysteries for Minors Book 3):
“Delightful book…humorous rhyming text…bright illustrations” – Ana Rodriguez for School Library Journal. A STEM book about a mixed race girl who responds to some unusual gifts—that happen to be alive.
Top 10 Best Books of 2011 “Works effortlessly on every level…museum-quality, collage-like artwork; this title raises the bar for all children’s picture books” – ForeWord Reviews. Kids love to find the hidden pictures of creepy crawlies (revealed in online extras; ages 3 – 7, preschool – second grade; Easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE).
Who’s giving worms anyway? Learn multiple nouns; vivid images of insects, reptiles, a cat, and a bat aid language comprehension. The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 24 full-color illustrations. 180 words in verse for reluctant readers (double for bilingual) by best-selling, award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Great Cape o’ Colors—see all of Beckstrand’s 60+ multicultural books), illustrated by David Hollenbach. Look inside!
Get this gross bug book with bi-racial child (and some mammals) in Spanish or bilingual versions (8″x10″ hard/soft cover, also an ebook). #3 in the Mini-mysteries for Minors series (stand-alone; previous titles not needed). Other mysteries: Crumbs on the Stairs – Migas en las escaleras, Sounds in the House – Sonidos en la casa, Why Juan Can’t Sleep, It Came from Under the Highchair.
Modern nursery rhyme by Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights © 2011) PremioBooks, libraries, and all major distributors. None of our picture books discuss gender or orientation. JUV002140, JUV011020, JUV011010, JUV019000, JUV020000, JUV028000, JUV054000, eISBN: 9781301963423, physical book ISBN: 978-0615492780
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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.