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Benita and the Night Creatures (Bilingual Arabic & English)

by Mariana Llanos

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A bedtime encounter with Peruvian folklore

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  • Critical praise

    Praised by The Horn Book Magazine

    Positive critical praise highlights the book’s relatable reading-loving protagonist and its Peruvian-legend-insp...

AlbakiReads Editorial

A bedtime encounter with Peruvian folklore

Benita’s nighttime reading is repeatedly interrupted by figures from Peruvian legend, including the whistling Tunche and the Supay. Yet the would-be frighteners face an unexpected problem: Benita is absorbed in her book and refuses to be scared. Available in Arabic and English, this bilingual edition pairs a comic bedtime premise with folklore-rooted creatures, turning familiar monster imagery into an encounter shaped by Peruvian tradition. The book centers reading itself as Benita’s steady companion while introducing supernatural figures in a deliberately unthreatening context.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children who enjoy bedtime stories with spooky-but-friendly creatures
  • Young readers interested in Peruvian folklore and legends
  • Families seeking Arabic-English bilingual picture-book reading

Themes

Bedtime readingPeruvian folkloreMonstersFearlessnessBilingual reading

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Book overview

"Young book lovers will relate to Benita's devotion to reading and be amused by the friendly night creatures, who are all based on Peruvian legends" - The Horn Book Magazine

Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them! Now available in bilingual Arabic and English, this humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the "scary" out of monsters.

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