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Follow on Google News | Children's Literature Grows DiverseJanuary 27 is Multicultural Children's Book Day, a celebration of diversity
Award-winning author, Karl Beckstrand is from San Jose, Calif., but he has lived in many places—including South America. He speaks Spanish and English and can grasp German, Italian, French, and Portuguese. Two companies published his early works. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, which features black, white, Asian, Hispanic and American Indian characters. “Twenty of our titles have characters of color,” Beckstrand said, “including a Young Adult novel set in Nevada’s silver rush. Our newest book is ‘The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga.’ “My first publisher died the day we were to print my first book," Beckstrand said. "I had to learn the ropes of publishing and marketing." With that lesson and experience with another publisher, Beckstrand has run PremioPublishing.com for more than ten years. Premio Publishing has earned its share of recognition. “Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story” hit number two on Amazon's Hot New Children's Books list and won a 2014 UP Author’s design award. “To Swallow the Earth” is a finalist for the Laramie Award. “She Doesn't Want the Worms - Ella no quiere los gusanos” was in ForeWord Reviews Magazine’s top 10 Best Books of 2011 and featured in School Library Journal. “Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras” consistently ranks in Amazon's top 10 bestselling books for ESL, large print and Spanish children’s titles. “Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids” was praised in Horn Book's blog, and bilingual app/book “Sounds in the House: A Mystery” was given a nod by Kirkus Reviews. “We’re working on a graphic novel and more multicultural/ All published titles can be found via Amazon/Kindle, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble.com/Nook, Brodart, EBSCO, Flipkart, Follett, Gardners, iBooks, Ingram, Inktera, Kobo, Library Direct, Mackin, OverDrive, Quality, SCRIBD and txtr, as well as free ebooks at http://GozoBooks.com. End
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