Ofelia Dumas Lachtman

Ofelia Dumas Lachtman was born in Los Angeles of Mexican-immigrant parents. She is the author of several bilingual picture books, including Big Enough/Bastante grande (Pinata Books, 1998), and five other books in the Pepita series: Pepita Packs Up/Pepita empaca (Pinata Books, 2005); Pepita Finds Out/Lo que Pepita descubre (Pinata Books, 2002); Pepita Takes Time/Pepita, siempre tarde (Pinata Books, 2000); Pepita Thinks Pink/Pepita y el color rosado (Pinata Books, 1998); and Pepita Talks Twice...See more

Ofelia Dumas Lachtman was born in Los Angeles of Mexican-immigrant parents. She is the author of several bilingual picture books, including Big Enough/Bastante grande (Pinata Books, 1998), and five other books in the Pepita series: Pepita Packs Up/Pepita empaca (Pinata Books, 2005); Pepita Finds Out/Lo que Pepita descubre (Pinata Books, 2002); Pepita Takes Time/Pepita, siempre tarde (Pinata Books, 2000); Pepita Thinks Pink/Pepita y el color rosado (Pinata Books, 1998); and Pepita Talks Twice/Pepita habla dos veces (Pinata Books, 1995). See less