Bøker av Donald W Kruse

Welcome to Colorville!--a strange but beautiful and peaceful land where everything is bursting with vibrant color: green clouds, yellow sky, red sun,purple grass, pink streets, red, white, and blue houses! Yes, everything in Colorville is bold and bright, except for their jelly beans, which are simply just black. But a boy named Jack is bored with black jelly beans; he craves colorful jelly beans. One day, Jack meets a strange-looking but kindly man named Professor Acka-Acka who comes from a land called No-No-a-Lacka where people have everything they could ever want, except for black jelly beans. Jack joins the professor on a journey inside the professor's capsule earth-drilling machine, travelling through the center of the earth toward No-No-a-Lacka. Along the way, they encounter some scary creatures in a dark, creepy cavern deep beneath the earth and are stopped dead in their tracks. But Professor Acka-Acka is well-prepared for such an emergency, and soon they arrive unharmed in No-No-a-Lacka where all the jelly beans are bursting with color! Jack learns that people who are different can unite and have everything they want or need, IF they share and work together. Readers of all ages will enjoy this fun-filled and sometimes scary story, with page after page of beautiful, full-color illustrations by professional illustrator, Aeryn Meyer. Foreword by Christian author, Marie Armenia (The Audacious Molly Bruno).

"We've been robbed!" is the museum's curator cry, and the opening scene in this hilarious mystery about a museum's missing dinosaur bone. During the night, as the watchman slept, someone sneaked into the museum and stole a humongous dinosaur bone. But who stole it? And how did they do it? And why steal an old bone when there were much more valuable items with gold and jewelry to steal? Mayor Piddlewicks and the police are baffled, as they ponder over clues that were left behind at the crime scene. The mayor decides to hire a "top cop" who promises to catch the thief. Meanwhile the townsfolk are terrified and start locking their doors at night, And then the thief strikes again, leaving behind even more important clues. And this time, the museum's security camera has caught an image of someone obviously dressed in disguise. The mayor then puts two and two together and comes up with a trap for the thief. Bingo! The thief is finally caught! But what was the mayor's trap that led to his capture? And who is the infamous thief?

Uh, oh! Now what's Beebs up to? Fishing? You gotta be kidding! Is it safe for the bumbling, fumbling Beebs to be in a boat, out on a lake? What if he falls overboard? Does he know how to swim? Poor Beebs means well, but he just can't seem to get anything right. Instead of catching a fish, he manages to catch a wig and yanks it right off the head of a lady fisherman who is anchored nearby. Not the best way to make friends! And if that's not enough, Beebs does in fact fall overboard and his young grandson has to rescue him with an oar. And when Beebs finally scrambles back into the boat, he discovers two lake creatures still clinging to him. Later, back at the cabin, things aren't much better for Beebs. Somehow a furious bat has entered the cabin at night and it's up to Beebs to save Grandma and their grandson from the low-flying creature. Finally, after tearing up half the house, Beebs manages to rid the cabin of the flying beast, only to have another forest creature sneek in past him. And this creature can make a BIG stink if he's not treated well. Join the fun and find out what else happens when Beebs goes fishing!

What happens when Beebs, the bumbling, fumbling grandpa, tries to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner? Does he even know how to cook? Whose idea was it to allow Beebs in the kitchen in the first place? Does he even know how to turn on the oven? And what about that crazy turkey? He's not about to let Beebs or anyone else serve him up as Thanksgiving dinner. Oh, no. Not this turkey! This turkey has been around the block and all throughout the house--like a turkey tornado! If Beebs thinks he going to cook this turkey, he had better think again! And then there are Grandma's three hungry and naughty cats, all of whom try to seize the moment for a turkey dinner. But things go terribly wrong when their plans for feasting on fillet of turkey are intercepted by Beebs. What a ruckus! What a fiasco! Will there even be a house left when the tussle is over? And what about that turkey? Did he survive to see another Thanksgiving? Join the fun as Beebs encounters yet another hilarious misadventure!

What happens when Beebs, the bumbling, fumbling grandpa, takes Grandma and his grandson on a camping trip deep in the wilderness? Aren't there bears in those woods? Does Beebs know what he's doing, or what he's getting himself into? What happens when he tries to pitch a tent? Or when he meets a porcupine on a one-way tree? Somehow he manages to build a campfire without setting the woods on fire. But sitting around a campfire at night, listening to a scary ghost story, is the last thing Beebs needs. Join the fun and the laughter as Beebs faces one misadventure after another.

The Ghost of Wolverine Forest is a scary chapter book for brave young adult readers (ages 10 and up), designed specifically with reluctant readers in mind. This is the first book in the Ghost of Wolverine Forest trilogy. Brief chapters announced by run-on scary tag introductions and bracketed by regular spooky, scary black and white illustrations help keep reader interest high. Dramatic and action packed, The Ghost of Wolverine Forest is sure to excite, interest, scare, and intrigue its young adult readers. Twenty years ago, young Tommy Hansen stepped into the Wolverine Forest with camera in hand to take pictures of wildlife. But he never came out ... alive. Police found his bones and his camera, and when they developed the film, a horrific creature and an old haggard woman were in one of the photos. The snarling creature appeared to be closing in on Tommy, and the old woman in the background was smiling. Twenty years later, 11-year-olds Brad and Sarah enter the forest, riding double on an all-terrain vehicle, or quad. Deep inside Wolverine Forest, they get lost and run out of gas and are forced to spend the night. Huddling next to their campfire, they're suddenly interrupted by someone (or something) that will change their lives forever! The Ghost of Wolverine Forest makes an ideal Halloween gift (or a gift for any occasion) for the young adult in your life, a gift which will contribute to their overall education beyond the scary entertainment function.

On an island of tropical splendor, with an endless supply of food and fresh water, lives a society of primive people whose members make their homes in tree huts built hiogh above the forest floor. But below this beautiful treetop paradise, live the earthshaking, man-eating predators of the island---the Spinosaurs. These monsters, with their bone-crushing jaws, roam the island after dark in search of food. In addition to the savage Spinosaurs, this gentle society is suddenly threatened from someone with their midst who is planning a violent takeover. Only Troy recognizes the threat. Can Troy save his family, his girlfriend, his loved ones, and---indeed---the entire community? Visit exotic and dangerous Spinosaur Island and find out!

"That's NOT A Pickle! Part 4" is the fourth book in the 7-book "Pickle" series by Donald W. Kruse. In this fun and hilarious story, Frank volunteers to help his sister, Alice, loose weight. With his pet frog, Dill, and his two pet mice, Finky and Fickle, Frank (and company) cheerfully coach Alice and give her lots of advice on how to loose weight. At first, it's pure drudgery for Alice. But somehow she finds the fortitude to stick with Frank's outrageous weightloss program, until one day she discovers she has lost all her weight! Alice is now one happy camper---slim, trim, and radiant. Unfortuantely for Frank and his pets, they have found that lost weight and now the tables have turned! Now Alice is the weightloss coach and diligent taskmaster, and Frank and his pets have become her stooges. Told in verse with full-color illustrations througout, "That's NOT A Pickle! Part 4 will delight and entertain readers and listeners ages 4 and up. Includes an inspirational Foreword by fitness guru, Richard Simmons.

That's NOT A Pickle! is the first book in a series of seven about a boy and his pet frog, both of whom love pickes as much as Popeye loves spinach! In fact, the boy meets the frog in a pickle jar and they become best friends. The boy decides to use the friendship to entertain/scare his disagreeable sister who happens to be frog-phobic. All's fair in pickle jars and frog fairs! This story exemplifies the spontaneous joy of living and teaches young kids the wonderful joy of reading. Written in catchy verse, and illustrated throughout with humorous, colorful illustrations, this story will keep kids ages 3 and up entertained and happy for hours. Phyllis Diller and Jerry Lewis loved it ... and so will YOU!