Pepita Meets Bebita

Ruth Behar and Gabriel Frye-Behar ∙ Illustrated by Maribel Lechuga

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Published on Sep 12, 2023 | 40 Pages

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Grades Preschool – 3
Ages 4–8

When dog meets baby, it will take a little time and a lot of love for Pepita and Bebita to become the best of friends.

Welcoming a new baby can be hard, especially when you’re used to being the center of attention! When it’s time for Pepita, the puppy of the family, to meet the brand new bebita, she’s in for a few surprises. What do you mean that Mami is too busy to bounce a ball for Pepita? And Papi seriously can’t find any time to scratch her ears? This new bebita is a bit of a problem....

But along the way, the two will grow to love one another and become a family with even more smiles and heartwarming moments. From award-winning author Ruth Behar and her son, Gabriel Frye-Behar, comes a true-to-life story about adjusting to new additions and embracing change.

"A heartwarming reminder to embrace change." —Kirkus Reviews

"Pepita makes an excellent (and adorable) stand-in for new big siblings of the human variety, who might also be wrestling with the challenges of losing the spotlight and reveling in the reward of a sweet, new, babbling, giggling friend." —The Bulletin

ISBN 9780593566985 (Hardcover)
Published on Sep 12, 2023
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 40
Dimensions 8-1/2 x 11
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: AD510L | Fountas/Pinnell: M

ISBN 9780593566992 (Hardcover Library Binding)
Published on Sep 12, 2023
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 40
Dimensions 8-1/2 x 11
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: AD510L | Fountas/Pinnell: M

ISBN 9780593567005 (Ebook)
Published on Sep 12, 2023
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 40
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: AD510L | Fountas/Pinnell: M

Ruth Behar

Ruth Behar, the Pura Belpré Award–winning author of Lucky Broken Girl, was born in Havana, Cuba, grew up in New York, and has also lived in Spain and Mexico. In addition to writing for young people, her work includes poetry, memoir, and the acclaimed travel books An Island Called Home and Traveling Heavy, which explore her return journeys to Cuba and her search for home. She was the first Latina to win a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, and other honors include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, and being named a “Great Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation. She is an anthropology professor at the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Gabriel Frye-Behar is a Brooklyn-based writer, filmmaker and photographer. He has a BFA in Film & TV Production from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. He currently teaches in the Drama Department at NYU/Tisch. This is his first picture book and he and his wife can’t wait to share it with their own lovely pepita and bebita.