Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book (Stories Without Words)

Two gophers feel the joys—and trials—of golfing (thanks to some crafty critters).

Children can find and name animals as they describe the action on the golf green.

Build kids’ minds! Kids cement vocabulary telling or writing what’s in the pictures—which can prompt the learning of new words.

A colorful early picture book for beginning readers (ages 2 – 6, Pre-K – first grade). Low stimulation for autistic children.

Watch for the squirrel, groundhog, bird, and fish. Get online adventure SECRETS, free ebooks, and lesson plans. #3 in the Stories Without Words (bedtime story) series—explore all four wordless books in a bundle or bound in one (4 Seasons Books for Kids):

Polar Bear Bowler: A Story Without Words (sportsmanship humor)
Big Black Seed: A Book with No Words (gardening)
Butterfly Blink: A Book Without Words (habitat conservation)

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Bedtime peace. The perfect length book for toddlers (not too long for adults): 30 hand-made illustrations by Jordan C. Brun, zero words by best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Bad Banans: A Story Cookbook—don’t miss his 60 multiracial books).

“Hilarious.… Make up a fun story to tell…with the very cute illustrations…. Young children will really love this book.” – Sonja Nishimoto for Sunnie Reviews

Discover this family activity book on rodent athletes today. 8.5″x8.5″. School/homeschool (Fountas & Pinnell GRA: A, DRA: 1). No AI. No CRT, gender, or orientation spiel—just happy multicultural fun! JUV032190, JUV009080, JUV043000, JUV002160, JUV033090, JUV033160, JUV054000, JUV033060, JUV002230; BR-220; YFP, JNTS, 5AX; LCCN: 2020952133; Hard ISBN: 978-1951599096, soft: 978-1951599102, (eISBN: 978-1005586782)

Compulsive smiler Karl Beckstrand is the award-winning and bestselling author/illustrator of 22 multicultural titles and more than 80 e-books (reviews by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book’s blog, School Library Journal, ForeWord Reviews). Beckstrand earned a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a certificate from Film A. Academy. Formerly a technical recruiter in Silicon Valley, Beckstrand’s early work was produced by small publishers (his first publisher died the day they were to print his book!). Since 2004 he has guided Premio Publishing & Gozo Books.

An engaging presenter and workshop facilitator, Beckstrand has experience in high tech, marketing & design, public policy, film & broadcasting. He teaches media at a state college—including TV/radio/film scripts and Web content—and contrasts traditional publishing with digital book publishing. Beckstrand volunteers to teach English to immigrants from around the world. His Y.A. fiction, short stories, kids' e-book mysteries, nonfiction/biographies, Spanish & bilingual books (with ESL/ELL pronunciation guides), and wordless books feature characters of color and usually end with a twist. He has lived abroad, been a Spanish/English interpreter, and speaks on diversity. He enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time).

Beckstrand has presented for SUECON (education conference), Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, California's Capital Book Festival, Utah Educational Library Media Association, Called to Learn conference, Salt Lake City Book Festival, PCI Webinars, Utah Humanities Council, Profnet, Murray City Writer’s Workshop, Utah Housing Coalition, LUW, Midvale City Reading Program, Utah Office of Education, professional groups, and schools. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Border’s, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Kobo, LDS Film Festival, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The Children’s Miracle Network, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, Walmart.com, various broadcasts, and PremioBooks.com. Find: “Karl Beckstrand” on FB, Twitter, KarlBeckstrand.com, and https://karlbeckstrandblog.wordpress.com/