Kyla Steinkraus

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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books
  • First Book:
    August 2011
  • Latest Book:
    August 2019
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Book List in Order: 40 titles

  • The Trouble with Trading

    The Trouble With Trading encourages young learners to build reading comprehension skills with grade-appropriate vocabulary, extension activities, and an engaging story. Featuring reading activities and a Comprehension & Extension section, this 24...

  • Camping Out

    Camping Out encourages young learners to build reading comprehension skills with grade-appropriate vocabulary, extension activities, and an engaging story. Featuring reading activities and a Comprehension & Extension section, this 24-page title i...

  • Fish Stories

    Fish Stories encourages young learners to build reading comprehension skills with grade-appropriate vocabulary, extension activities, and an engaging story. Featuring reading activities and a Comprehension & Extension section, this 24-page title ...

  • Ready, Set, Race!

    Ready, Set, Race! encourages young learners to build reading comprehension skills with grade-appropriate vocabulary, extension activities, and an engaging story. Featuring reading activities and a Comprehension & Extension section, this 24-page t...

  • The Tree Fort

    The Tree Fort encourages young learners to build reading comprehension skills with grade-appropriate vocabulary, extension activities, and an engaging story. Featuring reading activities and a Comprehension & Extension section, this 24-page title...

  • In the Doghouse

    Peering Out The Window On A Cold, Snowy Day Jonathan Sees Something In The Doghouse In The Backyard. Only It Can't Be His Dog, Gizmo Because He's Safe And Warm Inside The House. As He Investigates He Finds It Is A Rabbit Trying To Stay Warm. He And H...

  • Money Down the Drain

    Forgetful Wendy Wilson never turns off lights or closes the refrigerator, until her mother explains that wasting electricity is like putting money down the drain, and though the figure of speech helps Wendy remember, it causes some confusion too....

  • Nobody's Watching

    Ernest Elephant loves to wear hats, and has one for every day of the week but Friday, so when he finds money on the playground that he knows belongs to his friend Mike Monkey, he is briefly tempted to keep the money to buy a hat to wear on Friday....

  • Table Wars!

    Table Wars! encourages young learners to build reading comprehension skills with grade-appropriate vocabulary, extension activities, and an engaging story. Featuring reading activities and a Comprehension & Extension section, this 24-page title intro...



  • Case of the Christmas Concert Catastrophe

    Introduce your child to the magic of Christmas and a good “who dunnit” story with The Case of the Christmas Concert Catastrophe kid’s mystery book!Lyra is so excited for the Christmas concert that she has a hard time focusing on anything else -...

  • Case of the Uncrackable Code

    Even though Rocket is the fastest kid in third grade, his dyslexia makes him a slow reader. When he finds coded notes, Rocket knows he needs the help of his friends, the Gumshoe Gang. Together they try crack the secret messages but kind they are stuc...

  • Curious Case of the Ransom Riddler

    The Gumshoe Gang has their next case and it hits close to home. One of their own detectives is missing his RC race car and has to crack the ransom note! Caleb needs his car back in order to compete in the school’s RC race car race on Sunday and he ...

  • Gumshoe Gang Cracks the Case

    Alex is part of the Gumshoe Gang at Watson Elementary and is a science fanatic. He and his friends help solve cases that happen in their school. This time Alex is the one affected by a crime and the case revolves around him. Someone has destroyed his...

  • Mystery of the Turtle Snatcher

    Missing tooth, a hunk of cheese, and white fur are the clues Tully has to solve the latest mystery at Watson Elementary. With the help of the Gumshoe Gang, she sets off to find out who stole CoCo the turtle. But more importantly, why? This latest cas...

  • Apple Pie with Amelia Earhart

    The 32-page book, Apple Pie with Amelia Earhart, introduces young readers to an important historical figure while strengthening their reading proficiency. The fictionalized storyline creates a relatable scenario of meeting a history-defining American...

  • Cookies with Clara Barton

    The 32-page book, Cookies with Clara Barton, introduces young readers to an important historical figure while strengthening their reading proficiency. The fictionalized storyline creates a relatable scenario of meeting a history-defining American and...

  • Dessert with Daniel Boone

    The 32-page book, Dessert with Daniel Boone, introduces young readers to an important historical figure while strengthening their reading proficiency. The fictionalized storyline creates a relatable scenario of meeting a history-defining American and...

  • Sundaes with Harriet Tubman

    The 32-page book, Sundaes with Harriet Tubman, introduces young readers to an important historical figure while strengthening their reading proficiency. The fictionalized storyline creates a relatable scenario of meeting a history-defining American a...

  • Toffee with Thomas Edison

    The 32-page book, Toffee with Thomas Edison, introduces young readers to an important historical figure while strengthening their reading proficiency. The fictionalized storyline creates a relatable scenario of meeting a history-defining American and...



  • Mystery at Camp Kookaburra

    Paisley and her friends are having a great time at camp until some of the campers start seeing mysterious animals in the woods. When Paisley and Ben investigate, they find more than they bargained for. This title includes activities, web sites, and a...

  • Power Play

    When Paisley accidentally blows up her basement lab, she and Ben must find somewhere else to prepare for the science fair. But making things worse, Veronica Stone has become Paisley's own personal bully. Will Paisley be able to make things right? Thi...

  • Spacing Out

    Paisley is convinced life exists on other planets, but she must prove it! Join Paisley and Ben as they build a spaceship and rocket into space. This title includes activities, websites, and a spotlight on women in science. Paired to the nonfiction ti...

  • This Place Is a Zoo

    In This Place Is a Zoo, readers will join Paisley as she tries to stop whoever is sabotaging the fundraising event to save the zoo. Character-driven storylines in the Paisley Atoms series feature Paisley Atoms, a fifth grader with a penchant for all ...

  • Under the Sea

    In Under the Sea, readers will join Paisley as she embarks on a dangerous undersea adventure to stop pirates from looting the ancient sunken ruins of Atlantis.

    Character-driven storylines in the Paisley Atoms series feature Paisley Atoms, a fif...

  • Pastel de manzana con Amelia Earhart

    Fiona is having a rotten day. She is ready to quit her school’s model rocket club after a classmate tells her girls can’t build rockets. Things start to look up when Amelia Earhart stops by the family’s Sweets Shop and whisks Fiona and her brot...

  • Area 51

    Readers of this book will investigate the facts and compare the data provided in the fascinating text and compelling infographics, and then decide for themselves what's really going on at Area 51. Catch readers' attention with these striking hi/lo bo...

  • Atlantis

    Readers of this book will investigate the facts and compare the data provided in the fascinating text and compelling infographics, and then decide for themselves if the Atlantis mystery is real. Catch readers' attention with these striking hi/lo book...

  • Cake Pops with Rosa Parks

    Introduce your child to storytelling and activist Rosa Parks through the fun fiction story Cake Pops with Rosa Parks.What did Fiona Finley learn when they met Rosa Parks? Read about this Civil Rights pioneer and her story in this informative fiction ...

  • Crop Circles

    Readers of this book will investigate the facts and compare the data provided in the fascinating text and compelling infographics, and then decide for themselves what's really going on with crop circles. Catch readers' attention with these striking h...



  • Cupcakes with Sally Ride

    The Sweets Shop always gets special customers, but when Sally Ride comes to visit, Fiona and Finley go on a special trip -- into outer space! Finley and Fiona have a blast, but there’s more to learn on this epic journey than they expected. Includes...

  • Pastries with Pocahontas

    Fiona and Finley travel to the 1600s with Pocahontas to see her forest home. Pocahontas wants to help the troubled English settlers in Jamestown, but trouble is brewing. Pocahontas’ father, Chief Powhatan, has captured one of the Englishmen. Can Po...

  • Strudels with Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony takes Fiona and Finley to the 1870s, where the kids learn that women can’t vote yet. But Susan B. Anthony has a plan! Includes extensive back matter with biography, further reading, and author interview....

  • Cheesecake with Frederick Douglass

    Join Fiona and Finley as they meet Fredrick Douglas and travel back in time with him. They experience his escape from slavery and observe how he became a leader in the fight to end slavery. Includes comprehension questions, a writing prompt and other...

  • Cherry Pie with Daisy Bates

    Introduce your child to storytelling and the Civil Rights Movement through the fun fiction story Cherry Pie with Daisy Bates.What did Fiona and Finley learn about when they traveled back in time to the Civil Rights Movement? Learn more about this his...

  • Holidays and Traditions

    Every culture has their own traditions, customs, and festivals, but some are especially unique. From Christmas trees decorated with spider webs to a festival dedicated to a monkey’s delicious dinner, these really weird, totally true holidays and tr...

  • Case of the Stinkies

    Something strange is happening at Dragon Elementary. Teachers are whispering, Principal Knight is extra sweaty, and someone swears something was flying above the playground! Ava and Gabby Danger are on the case! Readers in grades 1-4 will help the gi...

  • Fishing for Clues

    When the king’s lucky fishing hat goes missing, so does his luck. Everything is going wrong! But Ava and Gabby Danger are on the case. Readers in grades 1-4 will help the girls and their friends, princes from a neighboring kingdom, follow the clues...

  • Froggy Fiasco

    The Ava and Gabby Danger: Ninja Princess Detectives collection features princesses who love martial arts and solving mysteries in their castle, their classroom, and beyond in the Kingdom of Klue. This 5-book collection for readers in grades 1-4 inclu...

  • Hot Diggity Dog Gone

    A prized puppy is missing, but ninja princess detectives Ava and Gabby Danger are on the case! Readers in grades 1-4 will help the girls follow the clues and put their thinking crowns on to solve the mystery. Can they find the little champ before the...



  • Palace Puzzler

    Ava and Gabby can’t wait for Klue Kingdom’s annual Taekwondo Tournament at the palace. To celebrate, Ava bakes their sensei her special chocolate chip cookies. But everything goes wrong when Sensei Suki gets sick! Was the cookie dough tainted? Or...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kyla Steinkraus has published 40 books.

Kyla Steinkraus does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Hot Diggity Dog Gone, was published in August 2019.

The first book by Kyla Steinkraus, The Trouble with Trading, was published in August 2011.

No. Kyla Steinkraus does not write books in series.
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