About It Came from Under the High Chair: A Mystery (Mini-mysteries for Minors Book 5)
(Humor, Parts of speech) “Brilliant…different…. Teaching at the same time. Fantastic book.” – Amanda Williams, U.K.
A mysterious visitor brings intrigue, excitement, and laughs to a multiracial family.
Elena is a sensible child. Unlike her zany brother Benjamin, she sticks to reason and facts—but not for long. Elena’s practical world tilts thanks, in part, to her baby brother Ivan…and an unusual guest. Kids will love finding “it” and counting its shapes (boys or girls ages 4 – 7, preschool – second grade, ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE).
In Publisher’s Weekly. A picture book thriller of prepositions, interjections, monsters, and heroes—with finding/counting activity, online SECRETS, and vivid illustrations by Jeremy Higginbotham.
The perfect length book for young kids (not too long for adults): 36 full-color illustrations. Get this gross humor book in Spanish, bilingual, hard/soft/ebook versions. Funny monster book with Filipino and Polynesian children/mixed race family and Basset Hound; 800 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by award-winning, best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don’t miss his 60 books).
LOOK inside! Mini-Mysteries for Minors, #4 (standalone—previous title not needed); Explore them all—plus free ebooks and food/environment lesson plans: Sounds in the House, Crumbs on the Stairs, She Doesn’t Want the Worms, Why Juan Can’t Sleep: A Funny Mystery): KidsWorldBooks (Worldwide rights ©April 2019), libraries and major children’s book distributors. 8.5″x8.5″. School/homeschool. No AI or CRT. None of our multicultural kids’ books discuss gender or orientation. LCCN: 2019901686; JUV028000, JUV009080, JUV030080, JUV019000, JUV052000, JUV009030, JUV071000, HUM001000, HUM000000; YFCF, YPCA4, 2ACB; Soft ISBN: 978-1092388207, eISBN: 978-0463227312
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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.