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by Luis F. Sanz (Illustrator), Karl Beckstrand (Author)
"Crosses cultural boundaries.... Lovely exploration...fabulously rich and evocative of the artistry of Shel Silverstein" - M. Condon, Unite for Literacy. Crazy day-of work and play-worn-out Juan "Must sleep!" Tonight he'll dream of dragons...or will he?
"Original...intriguing...entertaining...reader-friendly" - Midwest Book Review. Young and old will identify with this funny, spooky quest for rest. 290 words for reluctant readers (some tongue twisters) by best-selling, award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Arriba up, Abajo down at the Boardwalk-see all of Beckstrand's 60+ multicultural stories). Get this comical bedtime thriller and Utah Book Award finalist today. Kids love the search activity and clever illustrations by Spanish artist Luis F. Sanz (Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story) that aid comprehension and help build vocabulary (especially adjectives) for kids ages 4 - 7, preschool - second grade. #4 in the Mini-mysteries for Minors (multicultural/multilingual) series; stand-alone-previous title not needed. Others in series: Sounds in the House: A Mystery, Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras, She Doesn't Want the Worms; It Came from under the High Chair. Look inside! The perfect length picture book for kids (not too long for adults): 32 full-color pages. 8"x10" soft/hard cover children's book/ebook for wide awake kids; Hispanic child/Latino boy; Spanglish verse. None of our picture books discuss gender or orientation. Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights (c) Aug. 2012) PremioBooks, libraries, and all major distributors. LCCN: 2012914948, GAM020000, JUV011030, JUV010000, JUV028000, JUV019000, JUV054000, hard ISBN: 978-1951599041, soft ISBN: 978-0615692296 (eISBN: 9781301287598)Author Biography
Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 19 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 ebook titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book's blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA (he knows the secret to peeling avocados), he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, nonfiction, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, and wordless, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, https: //GozoBooks.com
