Karl Beckstrand is a five-time published author with 21 titles on Amazon.com. Raised in San Jose, California, USA, he received a BA in journalism from BYU and is pursuing an MA in international relations from APU. Since 2004 he has run his own publishing company—producing captivating books, e-books, ad content, and scripts. An engaging guest and consultant, he has experience in media, high tech, film, and public policy. He has lived abroad, been a Spanish/English interpreter, and he enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time). Beckstrand presents ideas to educators, parents, and groups on how to engage learners in Story Creation & Publishing, Finding & Sharing Family Stories, and Healthy Family Activities. He has presented for the Southern Utah Education Conference, Utah Educational Library Media Association, Salt Lake City Book Festival, Utah Humanities Council, Utah Housing Coalition, and the Utah Office of Education (Child Nutrition). He can facilitate panels, workshops, labs, and seminars. Beckstrand's activity books, Spanish & bilingual books, e-book mysteries, and nonfiction stories feature minority characters and have been lauded by the Horn Book blog, School Library Journal, Midwest Book Review, and ForeWord Reviews. His work has appeared in: Barnes & Noble, Border’s Books, Costco, Deseret Book, Nook/Kindle/Kobo/iBooks, The Children’s Miracle Network, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, BioPhotonics Magazine, Papercrafts Magazine, LDS Film Festival, and various broadcasts.