Karl Beckstrand 
Why Juan Can”t Sleep 
A Mystery?

‘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 © Aug. 2012) Premio Books, libraries, and all major distributors. LCCN: 2012914948, GAM020000, JUV011030, JUV010000, JUV028000, JUV019000, JUV054000, hard ISBN: 978-1951599041, soft ISBN: 978-0615692296 (e ISBN: 9781301287598)