Laughter and twists. Get kid favorites with nods from The Horn Book and School Library Journal (bound in one volume): Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras: A Mystery Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm: It’s Not a Pretty Picture…Book She Doesn’t Want the Worms: A Mystery Kids love cooking with family and finding hidden pictures with Asian, Black, White, Latino, and Indian (from India:) characters—plus picking up some Spanish and online SECRETS (including easy low-sugar dishes for boys and girls ages 4 – 11, Pre-K – 6th grade). LOOK inside! About 1,000 read-aloud words (more with kids’ recipes) by award-winning author-illustrator and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don’t miss his 60 inclusive books), more illustrations by Alycia Mark, Jeff Faerber, and David Hollenbach. Explore more recipes, free ebooks, and elementary classroom lesson plans : KidsWorldBooks (Premio Publishing, worldwide rights, © May 2015) and major book distributors. 8”x10” children’s book with 100 full-color pages available in soft cover or ebook versions (also available as individual language/activity/animal books; ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE). No AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions—just happy multicultural fun! JUV054000, JNF020010, JUV009040, JUV011030, JUV011010, JUV020000, JUV019000, JUV002140, JUV028000, JUV05000; YNPC, JNTS, YFP; (eISBN: 978-1310940736), ISBN: 978-1505693805 She Doesn't Want the Worms. "[T]he highlight of this book was the incredible, fascinatingly grotesque collage illustrations that are at once intense and playful. These images are just so unique, I couldn't stop looking at them. Really, it almost felt like an art book.... fun-to-read."- Dr. Amitha Jagannath Knight "This striking bilingual exploration of a little girl's aversion to all things wiggly works effortlessly on every level...Spanish and/or English--plus a humorous, yet gross, index of bugs...museum-quality, collage-like artwork; this title raises the bar for all children's picture books" - Top ten books for 2011 ForeWord Reviews "Delightful book...humorous rhyming text...bright illustrations" - Ana Rodriguez for School Library Journal 2012 "Funny...Snakes, worms, snails,and scorpions are just a few of the gifts [this] girl refuses to touch. The reader is never sure who is offering [them]...The rhythmic cadence of the text is pleasing to the ear...The illustrations are whimsical with bright colors...I think the best way to judge a children's book is through a child's reaction...Maddox asked me to read the story to him several times." - Anne B. for Readers Favorite Bad Bananas."Bizarrely funny picture book...shows how good bananas go wrong...Salvation appears in the form of banana-based recipes...Delicious...I'll take an appreciative 'mmm' from The Horn Book staff any day." - Katie Bircher, Out of the Box blog, Horn Book Karl Beckstrand is the award-winning author of 19 books and more than 50 online titles. Raised in San Jose, CA, he received a B.A. in journalism from BYU and an M.A. in international relations from APU. A bilingual publisher with traditional and digital publishing experience, Beckstrand speaks about both kinds of publishing. He has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, library and humanities organizations, festivals and schools. He has lived abroad and enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time). Beckstrand's nationally-lauded activity books, Spanish & bilingual books (with pronunciation guide), ebook mysteries, and nonfiction stories feature characters of color and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Deseret Book, Costco, Kindle/Nook/iBooks, Amazon, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, U.S. Congressional Record, and Papercrafts Magazine. http: //GozoBooks.com, https: //www.facebook.com/KarlBeckstrand.AuthorSpeaker, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com