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Donald W Kruse
Beebs, the bumbling, fumbling grandpa, tries to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. But that goofy turkey tornado is not about to let Beebs or Grandma’s three hungry and naughty…
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The bumbling, fumbling Beebs goes fishing and falls overboard. His young grandson saves him, along with two lake creatures. Finally, Beebs catches something, but not a fish! What is it…
When YOU were a kid, were you ever slapped or punched in the face … by an adult? Everyday? Hopefully not, but unfortunately there are thousands of kids out there…
Jasper And The Haunted House! is the 3rd book in the Jasper series. After helping a little old lady cross the street, Officer Jasper is called to a crime scene…
A quiet and pleasant family vacation of fishing, swimming and relaxing was anticipated by the Nelson family at their northwestern Wisconsin lakeside cottage. Greg Nelson, at 17, bickered with his…
Just when they thought it was safe to return to the Wolverine Forest park area for a leisurely picnic, 12-year-olds Brand and Sarah are interrupted by a passerby’s dog chasing…
This is the 4th story in the Jasper series. Officer Jasper is on routine patrol at night when he encounters a very frightened crow standing in the street, frantically flapping…
Thats’s NOT A Pickle! Part 5 is the 5th book in a series of 7. Frank and his friends are at the park, playing baseball. His neighbor little Betsy-Sue arrives…
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…
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…
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This is a hilarious mystery about a museum’s missing dinosaur bone. Who stole the bone? And why take an old bone when there were so many valuable items to steal…
Petunia, a young skunk, discovers she and her family were created with an odor issue. She finds the odor offensive and decides she absolutely refuses to go through life as…
Little Leroy hates taking a bath, so he vows he won’t take one until he’s 90 years old! Mom and Dad are upset, but what can they do? First, they…
Jasper is back! He learned his lesson when he served jail time for stealing the museum’s dinosaur bone, and now he’s completely rehabilitated. Mayor Piddlewicks has shown mercy to Jasper…
Who are Waldo, Blue, and Glad Max? Waldo is an old man who lives in an old, creepy house in the woods with his two pets: a cat named Max…
A hilarious story about a 10-year-old boy who receives for his 5th birthday a most unusal present from his great aunt. Imagine the boy’s surprise and delight when he unwraps…
A little boy is awakened in the middle of the night by a noise he hears on his roof. When he goes outside to investigate, he discovers a strange, goofy…
What happens when Beebs, the bumbling, fumbling grandpa, goes on a camping trip with Grandma and their grandson deep into the wilderness? Aren’t there bears in those woods? And what…
How do you fail show-and-tell? One boy fails it time after time. He tries too hard to impress his classmates, which only leads to chaos and the boy being sent…
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…
A little girl named Dolly is living with her dad in a dilapidated old house. Her dad is poor and out of work. Dolly’s clothes are tattered and worn. Thus…
Did you ever have a boring hot summer? Nothing to do, and no way to beat the heat? Well, you’re not alone. One summer day, this little boy was hot…
Featuring a foreword by Phyllis Diller, That’s NOT A Pickle! Part 7 is the latest volume in the delightful, rhyming softcover Pickle picturebook series, ideal for readers and listeners ages…
That’s NOT A Pickle! Part 2 is the second book in the Pickle series of seven stories about a boy and his pet frog, both of whom are addicted to…
Every day in the jungle, the singing parrot, Polly Dardon, sits atop her tree, singing the most beautiful songs for all the jungle animals to hear. The happy animals gather…
Join Buck the one-eyed pig, Tweet the parakeet, and Mack the worm in their search for gold on Farmer Pete’s farm. After searching the barn, the field, the orchard, the…
A little boy wants to teach his pet chicken how to dive. The chicken is one smart cookie and he knows how to swim, but he just can’t get a…
A boy and his chinchilla go to the park to play, but a big bully and his terrible pet gorilla become the fun police and put a kabosh on any…
Harry and Mary start out on a warm, sunny day, walking along an old gravel road that leads out of town. They’re busy collecting beautiful, glittering rocks, adding them to…
Mrs. Stark loves her friendly little dog Pee-Pee Harley. Every day they take walks together in the local park. But Pee-Pee Harley has a wetting problem, as his name suggests…
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…
A little girl finds herself bored and lonely when her best friend goes on vacation for a couple of weeks. So what to do? Her mom takes her to the…
That’s NOT A Pickle! Part 3 is another hilarious and unforgettable adventure between a boy named Frank and his pet frog named Dill. In this third story in the series…
A sweet little girl has a most unusual pet who loves to go shopping. But taking this unruly little fellow to the store could end up in disaster, which is…
Teenagers Brad and Sarah are sitting in a rowboat, fishing on Wolverine Lake. Suddenly an underwater UFO bursts through the surface directly beneath them, dumping them into the water. As…
A little girl rides her tricycle to the corner drugstore to buy some gum, But on her way home, she encounters a traffic light at the intersection which won’t turn…
It’s Saturday morning on a hot summer day. A little boy sits home alone, as his mom and dad are out shopping. They’ve just moved into their new home and…
No Thanks, Simon! is the hilarious yet heartwarming story about a toddler named Simon who makes Dennis the Menace look like a choirboy. But he’s only two years old—how bad…
Blitz and Blatz are two very wealthy brothers who forget to share their good fortune with those less fortunate. In a word, they’re selfish. But suddenly they’re forced from their…
When a teacher asks her class to finish the following sentence: If I ever go to the moon …, it sparks one little boy’s imagination and propels him into a…
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…
After trying to fill the gas tank on his lawn mower so he can mow the lawn, Framk and his pet frog, Dill, and his two pet mice, Finky and…
