Author : Ofelia Dumas Lachtman, Illustrator : Alex Pardo DeLange, Translator : Alejandra Balestra 
Preschool - 2nd Grade  

Pepita siempre tarde - Pepita Takes Time

Pepita siempre tarde - Pepita Takes Time, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Ofelia Dumas Lachtman, Alex Pardo DeLange, Alejandra Balestra, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9781558853072, $16.95

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Sometimes recently it seems that Pepita just can’t stop dawdling, dragging her heels, poking around, and—well, just plain taking time. So what if she’s a little late to breakfast . . . late to school . . . even late getting back home again? After all, Pepita thinks, that doesn’t hurt anything, does it? But eventually Pepita learns from her best friend Sonya that “taking time” can also mean taking time away from other people and cheating herself.

Pepita's back again! Sometimes recently it seems that Pepita just can't stop dawdling, dragging her heels, poking around, staring off into space, and--well, just plain taking time. But so what if she's a little late to breakfast... late to school.. even late getting back home again? After all, Pepita thinks, that doesn't hurt anything,, does it? But eventually Pepita learns from her best friend Sonya that "taking time" can also mean taking time away from other people andd cheating herself.

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School Library Journal : K-Gr 2-In this third book about the irrepressible Pepita, the girl finds herself in bind after bind due to a tendency to daydream. However, she is unconcerned about her lateness despite repeated complaints from others that it impacts them negatively. It is not until the child gets to school too late to go on a field trip and disappoints both herself and a friend that the lesson begins to sink in. By the narrative's end, Pepita is ready to hustle along, cognizant of the merits of being considerate of others. More than a little didactic, the lengthy text hammers the point home in English and in Spanish. Young readers or listeners will certainly get the point-and long before the recalcitrant Pepita. The full-page, pen-and-ink and watercolor cartoon illustrations are clean and have considerable child appeal, and the small inset designs that separate the English text from the Spanish have a sort of greeting-card charm. Readers who have enjoyed the two earlier Pepita books or who are fans of Jan Romero Stevens's "Carlos" books (Rising Moon) may enjoy this story.

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