Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids - Paperback

by Jeff Faerber (Illustrator), Karl Beckstrand (Author)

Banana characters try wild stunts in a cautionary kids' tale with simple dishes, including banana muffins, smoothies, cookies, and pancakes.

What's the cure for "I'm bored" disease? A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruisers.

7 easy, yummy low-sugar recipes (more online)
Fun family time
African-American child
Free lesson plans

"Bizarrely funny." - The Horn Book

The perfect length book for children (not too long for adults): 24 hand-illustrated pages by Jeff Faerber. It's clever, hands-on fun for boys and girls (4 - 10, preschool - 5th grade). 320 words-before recipes-by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don't miss his 60 multicultural books).

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Discover laughter and learning activities at KidsWorldBooks (Worldwide rights (c) Juneteenth 2011), libraries, and major cookbook distributors.

STEM book/children's snack book with Hispanic and Black characters; 8"x10" full-color fruit book for reluctant readers; classroom/homeschool. No AI. No CRT, gender, or orientation spiel-just multiracial happiness! LCCN: 2010910826; JUV050000, JUV011010, JUV033160, JUV033190, JUV081000, JUV032140, JUV033120, JUV054000, JUV020000; ESL, YNPC, YBG, JNTS; Hard ISBN: 978-0977606542, Soft ISBN: 978-0977606511 (ebook: 978-1452415598)

Author Biography

Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 18 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 e-book titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, 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. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, http: //PremioBooks.com