A mysterious visitor brings intrigue, excitement, and laughter to a biracial family.

Full text & pronunciation guide in Spanish & English

Finding & online SECRETS

Prepositions chart

Dyslexic-friendly type

Explore this funny picture book of monsters, heroes, and a dog. Elena is a sensible child. Unlike her zany brother Benjamin, she sticks to reason and facts—but Elena’s practical world has tilted thanks, in part, to her baby brother Ivan…and an unusual guest.

Kids love finding “it,” counting its shapes, and learning parts of speech (girls or boys ages 4+, Pre-K – 7th grade).

“Brilliant…teaching at the same time. Fantastic book.” – Amanda Williams, U.K.

In Publisher’s Weekly. 36 illustrations by Jeremy Higginbotham, 800 read-aloud words (double for the bilingual book) by best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand—don’t miss his 60 multiracial stories.

LOOK inside! Discover this gross grammar book in hard/soft/ebook, Spanish-only, or English-only, versions. Get all six bilingual thrillers in a bundle—plus online SECRETS and free classroom lesson plans:

   Arriba Up, Abajo Down at the Boardwalk: A Book of Opposites

   Crumbs on the Stairs – Migas en las escaleras: A Mystery

   Sounds in the House – Sonidos en la casa

   She Doesn’t Want the Worms – Ella no quiere los gusanos

   Great Cape o’ Colors – Capa de colores

Each with pronunciation guide: KidsWorldBooks (standalones; Mini-Mysteries for Minors series, worldwide rights/derechos mundiales ©July 2019), libraries, kids’ book distributors, bibliotecas, escuelas y librerías).

Libro misterioso para niños de 4 años en adelante; obtenga los seis libros bilingües para niños (títulos arriba). 8.5"x8.5" children’s book with Filipino and Pacific Islander/mixed-race characters. School/homeschool ESL/ELL/EFL/ESOL/ESE. No AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions—just happy multicultural fun! LCCN: 2019901686; JUV028000, JNF020030, JUV009080, JUV052000, JUV030080, JUV009030, JUV052000, JUV071000, JUV019000, HUM001000, HUM000000; YFCF, YPCA4, 2ACB; Hard ISBN: 978-1732069664, soft ISBN: 978-0692220993, (eISBN: 978-0463454855)